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Green Days
Ensuring
special places
are preserved
for generations
to come
BY JASLEEN MAHIL PHOTOS STEVE GLEN
ince 1970 the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has protected 455,000 hectares of Alberta’s land and water.
NCC, a national non-profit organization, partners with individuals, corporations, Indigenous communities and governments to protect and steward natural regions.
Through donations, purchases and conservation agreements, NCC acquires properties to preserve them. Conservation projects around the Edmonton region include Beaver Hills, Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary and Bunchberry Meadows.
8 LEGACY IN ACTION
“It’s kind of in this transition area between the aspen parkland and boreal forest.”
— Sean Feagan
