I am a long-time AWA board member (since the early 1980s) and a Professional Biologist.

Wild Alberta is fundamental to who I am, my enjoyment in life, and to keeping healthy and connected to the land.

I just wanted to do a bunch of things with sixes and zeros to celebrate AWA’s 60th!

My aim was to:

• Raise $6060.60 for AWA. (done)
• Contribute at least another $6060.60 to family What’s Your 60 efforts. (done—Karina, Kyle, and Lindsey)
• Lead hikes totalling over 60 km in Alberta protected areas (Adventures and stewardship work). (done-Milk River Natural Area, Kennedy Coulee Ecological Reserve, Hargrave Coulees Natural Area, Ribstone Creek Heritage Rangeland Natural Area)
• Hike in 6 provincial protected areas in six natural subregions (done)–Peace River Parkland (Saskatoon Island Provincial Park and Kleskun Hill Provincial Park and Kleskun Hill Natural Area), Central Mixedwood (Young’s Point Provincial Park), Central Parkland (Ribstone Creek Heritage Rangeland Natural Area; JJ Collett Natural Area; Clifford E Lee Nature Sanctuary), Dry Mixedgrass (Milk River Natural Area, Kennedy Coulee Ecological Reserve, Hargrave Coulees Natural Area,), Subalpine (Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve), Alpine (Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve).
• Volunteer on 6 different grassland conservation networks/organizations for AWA (done) — Central Grasslands Roadmap-Canada Working Group; Great Plains Conservation Network, Transboundary Grassland Initiative, Wild Buffalo Summit, Wild Bison Summit, Milk River Management Society

Raised so far: $6170.60