Alberta’s government is investing $3.5 million to help make the province more naturally flood and drought resilient and improve water quality.

Watersheds are areas of land that drain rainfall and snowmelt into steams, rivers and lakes which, in turn, help support healthy communities and ecosystems. Each year, the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program works to increase the natural capacity of Alberta’s watersheds to reduce the intensity, magnitude, duration and effects from flooding and droughts.

This year, Alberta’s government is providing $3.5 million to fund 22 projects in rural and urban communities through the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program. The funding is helping restore riverbanks and wetlands, protect streambanks and improve natural drainage among other projects.