Who We Are

The Athabasca Watershed Council (AWC), is a registered charity and not-for-profit organization formed in August 2009. We collaborate with academia, industries, environmental and stewardship groups, government at various levels, communities, Indigenous peoples and citizens to provide timely and credible information about the Athabasca River watershed.

Our Vision

The Athabasca watershed is ecologically healthy, supporting resilient communities and a sustainable economy.

Our Mission

To demonstrate leadership and facilitate informed decision-making in the Athabasca watershed by bringing stakeholders and Indigenous peoples together to achieve our shared vision.

Our Values

Water and Ecological Health:

Inclusivity and consensus decision-making:

Accountability:

Working Towards our Vision

We are working to achieve our vision by:

Download our brochure to explore our work and understand our cause at a glance.

About Our Logo

The Athabasca Watershed Council logo was created and donated to the Council by Nona Foster, in February 2010. Nona described her work as follows:

“The Athabasca River, as a major River system, starts in the mountains, at Jasper (my native ancestors lived there). The River is influenced by different terrain, forests, prairie, low lands, running north to Athabasca Lake in northern Alberta. It was used as a trade route and by the Native people. I hoped to express this with the drop of water, mountains, forest, river and feathers. Athabasca is an anglicized Cree word meaning ‘grass or reeds here and there’.”

Board of Directors and Committees

Water For Life Strategy

The AWC is one of eleven designated Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils (WPACs) working in partnership with the Government of Alberta toward achieving the goals of the Water For Life Strategy.

The Goals:

Read more about the Water For Life Strategy.

Support Our Work

Help us govern, educate and inform, engage, adapt and integrate in order to achieve resilient communities, healthy aquatic ecosystems, reliable supplies, shared knowledge and supported stewardship throughout the Athabasca watershed. We can’t do it without you!