Tannas Conservation Services is proud to welcome Cory Olson Msc P.Biol. to our team. Cory will be involved in wildlife surveys, environmental planning and development of the research program for Glenbow Ranch Provinical Park Foundation. Cory has a unique skill set with a specialization in bats and birds. 

Tannas Conservation Services is proud to welcome Natalie Leask to our team. Natalie has been in charge of native plant propogation at Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds for the past three years and will be continuing to give her expertise in plant propagation for both TCS and ESRS going forward. 

Natalie Leask 

TCS is proud to be part of the team that has been awarded an Award of Merit for boreal forest restoration on a former land treament facility.

​	Firm:     Tetra Tech Client: Newalta Corporation Location: Drayton Valley, Alberta Sub Consultants: Aquaterra Environmental Consulting Inc.; Tannas Conservation Services Ltd.; Saskatchewan Research Council; Woodlands North Inc.; Access Laboratories Inc.

Tannas Conservation Services is proud to welcome Ashley Easton PAg., Katrina Lukianchuk MSc., and Darin Sherritt MSc. BIT. to our team.

Ashley will be involved in reclamation projects, vegetation, soils, and wetland assessments. In addiont Ashley will be involved in the development of the research program for Glenbow Ranch Provinical Park Foundation. 

 Katrina is an experienced wildlife biologist and is involved in our windfarm monitoring work and widllife surveys across all projects. 

Darin is an experienced vegetation ecologist and has worked on numerous projects across the environmental industry in Alberta. 

Award for Planning Excellence
2019
Project Name: City of Calgary Ephemeral & Intermittent Streams Project
Company: Intelligent Futures, Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Tannas Conservation Services Ltd., Landwise Inc., The City of Calgary

The City of Calgary Ephemeral & Intermittent Streams Project, an initiative of The City of Calgary’s 2016 Riparian Action Program, was developed to minimize the further loss of riparian areas within Calgary – with reference to those found alongside ephemeral and intermittent watercourses – and build a framework to protect and use these areas as green infrastructure.
 
The jury felt that this project provided a valuable example of how innovative practice and rigour can be combined to mitigate the environmental impact caused by urban development. With the loss of watercourses, vital ecosystem services can disappear, including naturalized stormwater management, wildlife habitat sources, and water filtration. As a result, local biodiversity and water quality can be negatively impacted, while also increasing the risk of local flooding. The project utilizes comprehensive technical mapping to demonstrate the fundamental importance of watercourses as drainage sources, and their critical importance to flood protection, mitigation, and overall environmental health. The project’s creation of an exhaustive decision-making support tool was deemed to be both timely and necessary, particularly given the implications of climate change.
 
The jury was impressed with the sound methodology deployed, and the user-friendly approach taken to communicate such a complex and technical planning issue. The City of Calgary is commended for their flood resiliency efforts to improve ecosystem health within the Bow River and Red Deer River watersheds.