2019 - Canadian Institute of Planners Award (5)

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.

Floating Islands CBC Article

2021-06-28 18.13.40

Tannas Conservation Services is proud have partnered with Olds College, Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds Ltd, and GP Restoration Solutions Inc. to provide floating islands for research in feedlots to remove excessive nutrients in water. this is exciting research that we are proud to be involved in that is occuring over the next few years near Linden Alberta. For more information on our floating Islands please visit GP Restoration Solutions Inc. and for more information about native plant materials visit Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds Ltd. 

For the full article and video please click Here

Plant I.D. Course Registration is Open

plant-id-newsRegistration is open for TCS's annual plant identification course. Courses will be held between June 8 and June 11 2021.


2025 Job Postings

Tannas Conservation Services (TCS) is a unique consulting firm passionate about tackling intricate environmental projects in western Canada. We thrive on challenges and work with clients in a wide variety of industries including, but not limited to, government, not-for-profit organizations, landowners, mining, oil and gas, and renewables.

Our team is expanding and we are looking for ecolgoists and environmental scientists to fill a number of new roles.

 

Summer Student Positions:

We have a opening for a summer student in our Range and Ecology Group  Click Here and potentially additional positions at our Native plant nursery near Cremona along with positions with our reclamation group.

Intermediate or Senior Forestry Reclamation Position

We are looking for a reclamation specialist with expertise in reforestation and forest reclamation to join our team in Fort McMurray. For more information Click Here

Wetland Ecologist Positions

We are looking for an intermediate wetland ecologist to join our team. For more information Click Here or for the senior position Click Here

Environmental Planner

We are looking for an environmental planner and regulatory specialist to join our biophysical team. This position is open to intermediate or senior personnel. For more information Click Here

Ecologist with a GIS focus

We are looking for an ecologist with experience in GIS to join our biophysical team. This position will be a hybrid between mapping and technical writing and or field work in ecology. For more information Click Here

Biology/Ecology Analysist 

We are looking for an office analysist to support our dicipline leads in bringing field based data sets through to completed reports. For more information Click Here

Junior Agrologist to Specialize in Agrivoltaics

We are looking for a Junior Agrologist to support our team in developing and maintaining agricultural plans for Agrivoltiacs projects across Alberta. For more information Click Here

Junior Research Technician 

We are looking for a Junior Research Technician to join our team. The ideal candidate must have an understanding of ecology, soil reclamation, and or crop production. The research will be based out of Cremona AB at our Native Plant Nursery (Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds Ltd.). For more information please Click Here and reach out to us. More information on this position will be coming in the near future.

Contract Vegetation Ecologist

We are looking for a Contract Ecologist for a 6 month contract  starting in May 2025. This position will be focused in SW Alberta in the mountains as well as into BC. The role will look at vegetation assessments, rare plant surveys. For more information please Click Here