Living well with our environment starts with understanding it. Learning about the wildlife around us, how to coexist respectfully and avoid conflict, strengthens both our community and the natural world we depend on. We share this knowledge through stories, articles, social media, community gatherings, and hands-on learning with schools, engaging adults, families, and especially young people as stewards of the future.
We bring awareness to life by working closely with local schools, giving presentations, supporting student art and science projects, and sharing stories about the wildlife that lives alongside us. From WildSmart tips and road signage to social media, articles, newsletters, and community events, we meet people where they are with practical, accessible information. We’re also growing our website into a trusted, go-to resource for the community.
Explore our work, and if you feel inspired, reach out and discover how you can get involved.
We protect what we love. When we understand the natural world around us, why it matters and what it needs to stay healthy and whole, we’re better equipped to care for it. Learning, celebrating, and taking proactive steps today is the best way to ensure that what makes this place special can be enjoyed tomorrow and for generations to come.
Discover inspiration in past school projects and help nurture the next generation of wildlife advocates.
An area structure plan is the “blueprint” for the community’s development: the how, where, what, and when of development. The condi>ons set in the plan will affect our wild spaces, wildlife, local character and sense of community for years to come.
The Provincial Government is targeting communities, including Bragg Creek, to become tourist hubs. The Calgary Metropolitan Regional Board has idenified our area as a “growth node”. Regional canary tales clearly show us that the land (water, ecosystems, wildlife, forests) cannot be all things to all people all of the time. The question then is: how can we protect what makes our area special for the proverbial seven generations? To that end, BCW believe the ASP should, at a minimum, include:
A “Natural Asset Management Plan” (NAMP) that will align Rocky View County’s corporate asset management process in support of our natural features.
A comprehensive “Management Plan” or “Road Map” mirroring the NAMP, which would bring together approaches and policies supporting human activities, such as tourism, transportation, and development, by being nature-first (i.e. regenerative)
The only opportunity to comment on the draft ASP ended on January 19th, 2026. Several stakeholders requested a second review of the next version of the ASP due to numerous corrections needed and amendments requested. We do not know if this second opportunity will be offered to the community. If this fails, the ASP will be presented to the RockyView Council for approval in the coming months.
