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Camrose Wildlife and Greenspace Stewardship ProjectAbout the CWGSP | History and Vision of the CWGSP | Supporters, Committee Members and ContactsPurple Martin Project | Summer Program | News |
About the CWGSP
The wildlife and greenspace in Camrose makes our city unique and beautiful. We enjoy the gifts greenspace provide, however, we must equally put the effort into conserving greenspace so that everyone can enjoy it for years to come.
The beautiful greenspace of the Camrose Creek Valley
The CWGSP stands for the Camrose Wildlife and Greenspace Stewardship Project. The supervisory committee hires a summer coordinator every summer to promote effective wildlife and greenspace management and to provide related interpretive programs for the community.
2005 Greenspace Inventory Map for Camrose
Each summer, we conduct a survey of Purple Martins, our flagship species. Every year, more breeding Purple Martin pairs are making Camrose their home. The majority of the more than 90 Purple Martin houses around the city are privately owned. Of these, the CWGSP has erected about ten specially-designed (and successful!) martin houses, each taken care of by dedicated community members. Stay tuned for how productive the nest boxes are next year. Make sure you search the sky for these beautiful songbirds!
Purple Martins, the projects flagship species
Each summer, we offer a wildlife and greenspace education series. Please join us every Tuesday night at 7 pm at the Stoney Creek Centre for a lecture or walk on topics such as bats, snakes, songbirds, native flowers, and much more. You won’t want to miss out!
Children at one of our educational programs on owls
The CWGSP supports the City of Camrose initiative to prepare a Municipal Greenspace Plan, which is planned for the fall of 2007 and into 2008. We encourage you to become involved in this important planning process.
Outreach to the community through the local newspapers. Provided by The Camrose Canadian.
The CWGSP is a finalist for a 2007 Alberta Emerald Award, in the Community Group category. The Emerald Awards recognize the highest level of environmental achievement in Alberta.