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Participate in planning the Future of The Waterton Biosphere Reserve
The Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association would like to invite you/your organization to participate in the development of a cooperation plan which will guide the future work and direction of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve through 2018.  This includes discussion on current WBRA projects along with plans for future initiatives. 

You can contribute to the cooperation plan in the following ways:
Join us at a Cooperation Planning Forum:
January 28, 2015 Heritage Inn, Pincher Creek
OR January 29, 2015 Tanner Senior Centre, Cardston
The forums will be held from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm with a light lunch provided. 
RSVP required
AND/OR
Complete a questionnaire
(submit at the forum, via mail, or complete online at http://tinyurl.com/wbracoopplan)
Click here for printable version
You might also be interested in The Cooperation Planning Backgrounder which contains updated information on the plan and coming events.
If you or your organization would like to join in the discussion and help determine the future direction of Waterton Biosphere Reserve, please let us know at:
Carnivores and Communities
In a two part series Canadian Cattlemen magazine featured "Carnivores and Communities" and the Southwest Alberta Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project.
 
Part 1: We've got grizzlies ! ... at it takes a community to keep them at bay 
Part 2:  Getting a grip on grizzly bear populations
Large Carnivores - Always an interesting discussion. 

On November 12th and 13th The Waterton Biosphere Reserve Carnivore Working Group held public meetings in the M.D. of Pincher Creek, Cardston County and the M.D. of Ranchland. With approximately 150 attendees in total, the Carnivore Working Group addressed concerns from area residents and hosted discussion regarding what the future may hold for the management of large carnivores in southwestern Alberta. 

One significant finding presented at the meetings is new data which suggests that southwest Alberta's residents are right; the number of grizzly bears in this neck of the woods is significantly higher than what previous reports suggest .... Read the full article
Other News
Striking Balance Series Demo
Meet Jen Jenkins  Communications Coordinator for the WBRA
We are pleased to welcome Jen Jenkins to our team.  Jen is a local rancher, who will now be helping the WBRA with things such as this newsletter, Facebook and web updates; 
along with other communication and outreach activities. If you or your organization have news or events you would like to see shared in upcoming newsletters please feel free to email Jen, she would be happy to hear from you. 
Whats up in the World 
of Biosphere Reserves ?
 
Waterton Biosphere Reserve is going to be part of a national television documentary series on Biosphere Reserves called Striking Balance.  For more details visit the website
Coming Events

WBRA Cooperation Planning Forums 
January 28th & 29th, 2015 (details in article above) 

NCC Eat and Greet
10th Annual Eat & Greet, hosted by the Waterton Park Front, the Nature Conservancy of Canada; is on February 6th, 2015, at the Twin Butte Hall.  The evening will begin at 5pm with a complementary supper and then some presentations. 
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Box 7, Pincher Creek, AB  T0K1W0 
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