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Alberta's Environmental Science Program

Providing data, information and reporting on the condition of the environment in Alberta.

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Alberta's Environmental Science Program

Overview

Alberta's Environmental Science Program (AESP) coordinates reporting of scientifically credible data and information about the condition of Alberta's environment, as required under section 15.1 (1) of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA).

Led by the Chief Scientist, the AESP collaborates with other levels of government, academic institutions, industry, non-profit organizations, and Indigenous and local communities to enable monitoring and reporting on the condition of Alberta's environment.

The AESP is guided by a multiple evidence-based approach that braids scientific, Indigenous and community-based knowledge to support environmental sustainability and conservation in Alberta.

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Condition of the Environment

The Chief Scientist and the Alberta government are committed to delivering accessible reporting on the condition of Alberta's environment.

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Environmental science at work

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Emergency monitoring of Alberta’s air quality

Provincial Air Monitoring Team ready to meet seasonal demand.

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A new dawn for Alberta’s endangered Greater Sage-Grouse

Research partnership with the University of Lethbridge brings new insights into Alberta’s endangered grassland birds.

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Alberta’s threatened Lake Sturgeon population better understood thanks to volunteers

Citizen Scientists support researchers’ efforts to estimate Lake Sturgeon populations in Alberta’s Saskatchewan River system.

Helping the Bow River Trout Fishery recover

Bow River Cumulative Effects Modelling Group works collaboratively to better understand stressors affecting trout in Alberta’s Bow River.

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Latest developments

Scientific paper: Hydrometeorology and landscapes control sediment and dissolved organic carbon mobility across a diverse and changing glacier-sourced river basin
Date published: October 2025 
Authors: Emmerton, C.A., J.F. Orwin, C. Buendia, M.R. Christensen, J.A. Graydon, B. Jackson, E. Murray, S. Neufeld, B.W. Newton, R. Ozipko, R. Pickering, N. Taube, and C. Ware

Scientific paper: Beat the heat: movements of a cold-adapted ungulate during a record-breaking heat wave
Date published: February 2025  
Authors: Sheppard, A.C., E.Z. Hollik, L.J. Hecker, T.S. Jung, M.A. Edwards and S.E. Nielsen

Scientific paper: Integrating human trail use in montane landscapes reveals larger zones of human influence for wary carnivores
Date published: January 2025 
Authors: Thompson, P.R., J. Paczkowski, J. Whittington and C. Cassady St. Clair

New publication tool

Review more scientific papers and reports relevant to Alberta’s Environmental Science program via the AESP publication tool. Additional publications will be added as they become available.

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Contact

Contact Alberta's Environmental Science Program or the Office of the Chief Scientist:

Email: epa.ocs@gov.ab.ca

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