2024 Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop – Beyond Conservation: Connecting Communities for Resilience in the Northern Great Plains (Shelby, MT)
2024 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop - Shelby, MT
2024 Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop – Beyond Conservation: Connecting Communities for Resilience in the Northern Great Plains (Shelby, MT)
2023 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop - Swift Current, SK
2023 Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop – Native Grasslands:Carbon, Culture and Conservation (Swift Current, SK)
Transboundary Grassland Partnership Workshop Agenda
Jurisdictional Slideshow
December 6, 2023
Considerations for Restoration – Mike Schellenberg, Living Labs Central Prairies
The Bird-friendliness Index – Ian Cook, Birds Canada
2022 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop - Medicine Hat, AB
2022 Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop
A New Chapter for Grassland Conservation
November 15th – 16th, 2022
Medicine Hat, AB
The 7th annual Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop took place on November 15-16, 2022 in Medicine Hat, AB. There were just over 60 participants who attended in-person as well as between 30-40 participating virtually.
November 15, 2022 – Day 1
Jurisdictional Updates:
November 15 – Recorded Session including:
- Central Grasslands Roadmap – Christian Artuso(Canadian Wildlife Service) and Tammy VanCauteren(Bird Conservancy), Alvin First Rider(Blood Tribe Land Management)
- JV8 – John K. Pattison Williams
- Prairie Habitat Joint Venture – Barry Robinson
November 16, 2022 – Day 2
Local Presentations:
- Laura and Mark Hoimyr – Grazing and Recovery: Finding a Balance
- Neal Wilson, Antelope Creek Ranch – Targeted Grazing of Crested Wheatgrass
- Tricia Kimmel – Kimmel Ranch – Turner, Montana
- Marika Sherman – Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association – “Using Reverse Auctions for Restoration on Native Grasslands”
If you were able to participate in-person or virtually, please give us your feedback by filling out this short survey. These surveys help us to continually improve these events.
2022 TGP Workshop Feedback Survey
AGENDA (click to open)
2021 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop - Virtual
2021 Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop
Global Vision : Local Action
The 2021 TGP Workshop was held online. For those that missed it or those that need to view the sessions again they are recorded and can be found below.
AGENDA
Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 – Global Vision
Welcome, Transboundary Grasslands Partnership (TGP) History and Present – Kevin Ellison, TGP Chairperson
Central Grasslands Roadmap – A Collaborative Conservation Strategy
Tammy VerCauteren, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and Christian Artuso, Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada)
The science and technology behind USDA NRCS’s first–ever grassland biome conservation framework – Dirac Twidwell, University of Nebraska
Prairie Partnerships: The Pan–Canadian Approach to Transforming
Species at Risk Conservation – Rachel Turnquist, Conservation Coordinator, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 – Local Action
Welcome
Montana: Ranching, Conservation and Communities – A Winning Team! – Martin Townsend, Ranchers’ Stewardship Alliance
Saskatchewan: Conservation Challenges of Native Grasslands in Southwest Saskatchewan – Diego Steinaker, South of the Divide Conservation Action Program
Alberta: Grassland Capital X: A Conservation Market Pilot
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Thursday, October 21st, 2021 – Indigenous Perspectives
Welcome
Montana: The Path Back: Bison Restoration at Fort Peck Reservation in Montana, Dennis Jorgenson, Bison Program Manager, World Wildlife Fund and Northern Great Plains Program and Jonny BearCub Stiffarm, Fort Peck Tribes
Saskatchewan: Witaskîwin (Allyship) Through Conservation
Philip Brass, Anishnabek / Nêhiyewak Artist, Hunter and Ceremonial Knowledge Carrier from the Peepeekisis Nêhiyewak Nation and Kristen Martin, Assistant Conservation Science Coordinator, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Alberta: Iinnii Rematriation Bio Monitoring
Alvin First Rider, Environmental Technician, Blood Tribe Land Management and Justin Bruised Head, Blood Tribe Land Management
2020 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop - Regina, SK
In 2020, SK PCAP combined two workshops: the 7th Native Prairie Restoration and Reclamation Workshop and the 5th Transboundary Grassland Workshop, They took place February 25-27, 2020 at the Ramada Plaza, Regina, SK.
The theme was The Big Picture: Planning and Partnerships. The workshop included plenary sessions, interactive panel discussions, break-out sessions, hands-on case studies, speed dating case studies, trade show and poster session. The full suite of presentations during the Native Prairie Restoration and Reclamation portion of the workshop can be found on the SK PCAP website.
Jurisdictional Updates:
- Jurisdictional Update: Saskatchewan – Carolyn Gaudet
- Jurisdictional Update: Montana – Kevin Ellison
- Jurisdictional Update: Alberta – Sasha Harriott
Presentations:
- From Conflict to Collaboration – Katherine Arbuthnott
- Chronic Wasting Disease – Trent Bollinger
- Policy Instruments and Incentives – Jeremy Pittman
2018 (Dec) Transboundary Grasslands Workshop - Lethbridge, AB
Connecting the Dots
December 4th Presentations
- Bill Dolan – Going Forward: Sustaining a Transboundary Partnership
- Livio Fent – State of the Prairie
- Anne Smith: Remote Sensing Tools in Grasslands
- Jurisdicational Update: Montana – Kevin Ellison
- Jurisdictional Update: Alberta – Sasha Harriott
- Jurisdictional Update: Saskatchewan – Diego Steinaker
- MULTISAR – Katheryn Taylor and Kristen Rumbolt Miller
- Megan Van Emon – Rangeland Drought Resilience
- Keynote Speaker: Dan Johnson – Jungle in the Grass
Presentations with Audio
- Bill Dolan – Going Forward: Sustaining a Transboundary Partnership
- Anne Smith – Remote Sensing Tools in Grasslands
- Megan Van Emon – Rangeland Drought Resilience
- Katheryn Taylor and Kristen Rumbolt Miller – MultiSAR
- Livio Fent – State of the Prairie
- Sasha Harriott – Alberta Jurisdictional Update
2018 (Feb) Transboundary Grasslands Workshop - Glasgow, MT
Transboundary Grasslands Conservation: Challenges and Solutions
Photo By Jane Lancaster
The 3rd Transboundary Grasslands Workshop took place on February 13-15, 2018 in Glasgow, MT. The workshop was a great success with participants attending from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana. Thanks to everyone that attended.
- 2018 Workshop Agenda
- TGP Work Plan Notes
- Transboundary Grasslands Partnership Workshop 2018 Notes
- 2018 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop Survey Responses
Presentations:
- Montana programmatic candidate conservation agreement with assurances
- Climate challenges facing northern grasslands and ranching
- Beef Breakout Slides
- PCF 2016-2017 Annual Report
- State and Change of Land Cover in the Grassland and Parkland Regions of Alberta: An Analysis from 1984 to 2016 – Ron McNeil, Alberta Prairie Conservation Forum
- Grassland Ownership Trends and Community Resilience – Julia Haggerty, Montana State University
- Climate Challenges Facing Northern Grasslands and Ranches – Paul Stoy, Montana State University
- Identification, Challenges & Opportunities in Wildlife Connectivity Across the Northern Great Plains Region
- Bringing Community and Conservation Together in Montana – Leo Barthelmess, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance
- The Matador Ranch Grassbank: Conservation and Collaboration- Charlie Messerly, The Nature Conservancy,
- Cows and Fish: Lessons Learned From Supporting 25 years of Proactive Riparian Stewardship – Norine Ambrose, Cows and Fish
- Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances – Catherine Wightman MT FWP
- New and Emerging Solutions – Annie Carlson, FarmLink
- Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park’s Grassland Initiative
- Great Plains Grassland Assessment – Kevin Barnes/Sean Fields/Casey Stemler, USFWS Prairie Pothole Joint Venture
- Science brief: Modeling Grassland Bird Habitat Relationships across the Transboundary Region
- Blackfoot Process Slide
- 2018 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop Video – produced by the Montana Bureau of Land Management
2017 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop - Swift Current, SK
Developing Transboundary Capacity for Community-based Prairie Conservation
The second Transboundary Grasslands Workshop was a great success. The workshop was held in Swift Current, Saskatchewan on January 11 -13, 2017.
Thanks to everyone who participated.
- AGENDA:Developing Transboundary Capacity for Community based Prairie Conservation
- 2017 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop Summary Report
- 2017 Transboundary Workshop Survey Results
Presentations:
January 11th, 2017
- Kainai Ecosystem Protection – Marsha Heavy Head
- SK Treaty Four – Nature Conservancy Canada Learning the Land Program – Jennifer McKillop
- Bison Conservation and Treaty Hunting – Gordon Vaadeland
- Iitaapiskoo – Roy Fox
January 12th, 2017
Conservation Efforts by Communities
- Ranchers Stewardship Alliance in SK – Orin Balas
- Ranchers Stewardship Alliance in MT – Kelsey Molloy
- Sustainable Canada Association in SK and AB – Randy Stokke
- Conservation Districts in MT (Jenifer Anderson and Jeff Pattison)
- Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association – Jeff Bectell
Sustainable Beef Roundtables
- Canadian Sustainable Beef Roundtable – Monika Hadarits
- American Sustainable Beef Roundtable – Nancy Labbe
Species At Risk
2016 Transboundary Grasslands Workshop - Elkwater, AB
The first Transboundary Grasslands Workshop was held on January 19-20th in Elkwater, AB. The workshop was successful at bringing together government and non-government agencies, landowners and academia to discuss transboundary grassland initiatives across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana.
Workshop Objectives:
- Become familiar with the broad scope of work and accomplishments of large landscape conservation trans-boundary collaboratives.
- Review the status of existing trans-boundary grassland initiatives with focus on successes, challenges and outcomes.
- Discuss existing jurisdictionally-based environmental, land use and natural resource management priorities and challenges.
- Identify potential topics where new or enhanced trans-boundary collaboration may result in better outcomes.
Workshop Materials:
- Transbounday Workshop Summary
- Transboundary Workshop Agenda
- Workshop Outcomes Summary
- Transboundary Participant List
- Transboundary workshop contact list
- Speaker Biographies
Workshop Survey:
- Transboundary Workshop Survey
- Transboundary Workshop Survey Summary
- Grassland Initiatives – Click on this link to see grassland initiatives. Please feel free to make edits where there are items missing.
Presentations:
- Lines in the Grass – Bill Dolan
- Grassland Conservation – Karen Raven
- Grassland Conservation – Kayla Balderson-Burak
- Protected Areas:Interprovincial Park Story – Peter Swain
- NGO Landscape Conservation Efforts – Jeff Nelson
- NGO Landscape Conservation Efforts – Kelly Williamson
- The Northern Sagebrush Initiative – Joel Nicholson
- Erasing Political Boundaries of Watersheds – Tim Romanow
- Large Landscape Conservation: Holistic Approaches – Ian Dyson
- Invasive Weeds – Kelly Cooley
- Biocultural Diversity in Large Landscape Conservation on the Great Northern Plains – Paulette Fox
- Innii Initiative: The Return of the Buffalo – Video