Grazing and Riparian Management

Red Deer County provides information and resources to producers, on managing their pastures, their native range, and their riparian areas, for maximum productivity and maximum environmental health. Often with other organizations we host information sessions and field days. We conduct "Riparian Health Assessments" and "Range Health Assessments" with and for interested producers. In addition, Red Deer County has some "try-before-you-buy" units, including an off-stream watering system and electric fencing materials. Farmers and ranchers can borrow these to try them out.

What's a Riparian Area? It's the area around or along a water body, between the water and the uplands. It's usually got wetter soils, and plants that are adapted to those wet soils.

For information, please contact the County's Conservation Coordinator.