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Celebrating 10 Years of Land Conservation


in & around Mountain View County, Alberta

Since 2013 Legacy Land Trust has worked with private landowners to conserve thousands of acres of boreal forest, wetlands, native grassland, and working farms and ranches.


Join us to celebrate these conservation successes!


Saturday October 21
1-4 pm

Water Valley Arts & Wellness Foundation

in the Historic Water Valley School

Water Valley, AB

SW corner of the intersection of Hwy 579 and Range Road 52.

This free event features a Special Program along with
Displays * Refreshments * Door Prizes

1:00 – 1:30

Doors open. View displays and enter the draw for door prizes. Mingle with Legacy’s Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers. Buy a copy of our 2024 calendar, Worth Conserving.

1:30 – 2:00

Ethan Collister is a Calgary singer/songwriter. An accomplished guitarist, Ethan has performed across Canada and produced six albums of original material. His songs draw from a lifetime of travel and adventure, from working as a forest fire lookout in Northern Alberta to hiking the Himalayas in India. 

He enjoys spending time at Owl Ridge, his family’s land southwest of Water Valley. Owl Ridge is Legacy Land Trust’s only conservation easement property in the Water Valley area.

2:00 – 3:00

Join us for a program that will share the history of Legacy Land Trust Society, highlight achievements over the last 10 years and celebrate Conservation Easement (CE) donors.

3:00 – 4:00

Enjoy refreshments. Visit with Conservation Easement Donors, Legacy Board members and Executive Director, Rebecca Nielsen. Chat with Ron Reist, our Mountain Bluebird Trail Monitor, and Shannon Weseen, our Tribute Trail Monitor, about local bluebirds.

For more information about this event, contact Legacy’s Executive Director Rebecca Nielsen.

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