ALUS Pincher Creek assists farmers & ranchers in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek to create projects that deliver ecosystem services, such as cleaner air & water, carbon sequestration, erosion control, flood & drought mitigation, pollinator & wildlife habitat. Projects for farmers and ranchers available through ALUS Pincher Creek include riparian pasture establishment, alternative watering systems, native species conservation and restoration, wetland, lake, and streambank protection & enhancement, and others.Located in southwest Alberta, the M.D. of Pincher Creek is part of the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, which also encompasses portions of northwestern Montana and southeastern British Columbia along the Continental Divide. The Crown of the Continent landscape is recognized for its distinctive geography of mountains, valleys, rolling foothills and prairie. It’s also abundant with wildlife, including deer, elk, mountain sheep and goats, as well as grizzly and black bears, cougars, and wolves. Incredibly, over half the flora species of Alberta are represented. The community of the M.D. of Pincher Creek shares its land and water with many neighbours who will be engaged through the efforts of ALUS Pincher Creek, including the Kainai (Blood) and Piikani (Peigan) First Nations to the northeast and south, and Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park directly south. ALUS Pincher Creek’s mission will be to work with the agricultural community to help farm and ranch families continue to steward the lands and waters they call home. The community is committed to an understanding of farming and ranching as coexisting with natural communities. Guided by a local Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC), which is majority comprised of local agricultural producers, the ALUS model ensures that projects are determined at the local level to address the community’s environmental and economic priorities.

Concluded term as NAISMA Past-President at the NAISMA Virtual Conference October 2020. Elected President at the 2018 UMISC-NAISMA Conference in Rochester, MN, and served the standard one year term until the 2019 NAISMA-NYISRI Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. Nominated as President-Elect at 2017 NAISMA Conference. Served as Secretary-Treasurer after nomination at 2016 NAISMA Conference. Elected Director for Alberta at 2015 NAISMA Conference. Also have served or currently contribute on several NAISMA committees: Weed Free Forage & Gravel, Mapping & App Standards, Early Detection & Rapid Response (EDRR), and Marketing & Outreach, including promotion of Play Clean Go (2011-present). Previously served as Alberta Director for the NAWMA (North American Weed Management Association) Board of Directors from 2004 - 2008. Active Member of the organization since 1997.

Collaborative solutions to ecological challenges through reasoned consideration, inclusive discussion, and practical grassroots action. Proven track record of inspiring staff, stakeholders of varied perspectives, and the public to constructively and cooperatively develop productive land and water management strategies, with an eye to ecosystem health and function.

Verify species submitted to the EDDMapS system from Alberta locations. Correspond with submitters and local authorities to follow up on invasive species that are verified and regulated by Alberta legislation.https://www.eddmaps.org/alberta/

Certified Pesticide Applicator Trainer under Alberta Ministry of Environment & Parks and Lakeland College (Vermillion) Pesticide Applicator Certification Program. Clients have included:Banff National Park (Parks Canada)Waterton Lakes National Park (Parks Canada)Elk Island National Park (Parks Canada)Alberta Ministry of Environment & ParksAll Terrain Vegetation Services Inc.Valley Vegetation Control ServicesSSCM, Inc. Vegetation ControlTimberline Vegetation ManagementLonsbury Applications Ltd.City of Medicine HatMedicine Hat Public School DivisionLethbridge CountyCardston CountyCypress CountyVulcan CountyWheatland CountyCounty of Forty MileBlood Tribe Lands DepartmentMunicipal District of AcadiaMunicipal District of WIllow CreekMunicipal District of TaberMunicipal District of PIncher CreekMunicipal District of FoothillsMunicipal District of Willow CreekNature Conservancy of CanadaSpecial Areas 2, 3, and 4 (Alberta)Village of RaymondPincher Creek Golf Club