Wetland Centre at Evergreen Park strategic planning workshop

The Evergreen Learning and Innovation Society (ELIS) and Ducks Unlimited Canada’s National Boreal Program (DUC) are collaborating to establish a Wetland Centre at Evergreen Park, located in the County of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The Wetland Centre will be an outdoor, hands-on centre that can be used for wetlands related training, research, and industry demonstrations. Learn more about the Wetland Centre project here.

The success of the Wetland Centre depends on the involvement of potential users like you. We invite stakeholders to join us for a free full-day workshop on April 24, 2019 to help inform strategic planning.

Why should you attend?

This is your opportunity to get involved early and to help shape the future of the Wetland Centre. Participants will…

• Learn about the plans for the Wetland Centre project and opportunities to get involved
• Interact with other participants from a range of sectors to discuss potential ideas and uses for the Wetland Centre
• Generate ideas for conducting new research, demonstrations, training, and other wetlands programming at the Wetland Centre
• Provide input that will inform the future direction and activities of the Wetland Centre
• Learn about boreal wetlands, meet the project leads, and take part in a tour of the Evergreen Centre

Preliminary agenda

9:00 – 9:15 – Opening remarks and workshop overview

9:15 – 9:45 – Opening table top discussions

9:45 – 10:15 – Introduction to the Evergreen Learning and Innovation Society, the Evergreen Learning and Innovation Centre and Ducks Unlimited Canada’s National Boreal Program

10:15 – 10:30 – Coffee break

10:30 – 11:00 – Introduction to the Wetland Centre project

11:00 – 12:00 – Round table session #1 – Focus on current wetland challenges, gaps, and opportunities

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 – Round table session #2 – Focus on potential Centre activities (e.g., training, research, demonstrations and other at participants request)

2:00 – 2:45 – All participant interactive activity and closing comments

2:45 – 3:00 – Break and head to Evergreen

3:00 – 4:00 – Tour of the Evergreen Learning and Innovation Centre

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in the intersection of boreal wetlands and resource management in Alberta’s boreal should consider attending this workshop. We envision the Wetland Centre as a location for demonstrations, education and training, research, and more, but we want to hear your needs and ideas. We welcome anyone who is interested in learning more and contributing ideas, including:

• Industry
• Government
• Indigenous communities
• Researchers
• Contractors and consultants
• Educators
• NGOs and associations
• Anyone else!

Workshop deliverables

• Proceedings from the workshop will be distributed to participants and will include summaries of the day’s discussions.
• Proceedings will be used to guide the direction and activities of the Wetland Centre, inform the development of the Wetland Centre strategic plan, and identify opportunities for further engagement.

Where can I find more information?

For more information about the Wetland Centre project or about this workshop please contact:

Angie Kuysters – Wetland Centre Project Manager

Incremental Forest Technologies

Angie (at) iftech.ca

Thank you to our workshop sponsor

This workshop is hosted by