New Acre is Delivered by ALUS Community Partners

Iowa

In 2023, ALUS started its first on-the-ground trial in the continental United States. Following the formation of the Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC), the program will work with communities and potential participants to get its first project in the ground.

Iowa

In 2023, ALUS started its first on-the-ground trial in the continental United States. Following the formation of the Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC), the program will work with communities and potential participants to get its first project in the ground.

PEI

Spearheaded in 2008, the P.E.I. ALUS program is co-managed by the P.E.I. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and the P.E.I. Department of Communities, Land and Environment as part of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) suite of programs. Prince Edward Island is the only province in Canada with a province-wide program.

PEI

Spearheaded in 2008, the P.E.I. ALUS program is co-managed by the P.E.I. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and the P.E.I. Department of Communities, Land and Environment as part of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) suite of programs. Prince Edward Island is the only province in Canada with a province-wide program.

Quebec

ALUS entered Quebec in 2016 with the ALUS Montérégie, a partnership between ALUS Canada and the Fédération de l’UPA de la Montérégie, which is a branch of the provincial farmer’s union headquartered in the South Shore region of Montreal. In 2020, the ALUS Outaouais program launched, meaning ALUS now covers 250 municipalities in the Quebec, including several watersheds: the Huron, Hazen-Bleury, de la Barbotte, Vaudreuil-Soulanges and Yamaska.

Quebec

ALUS Montérégie program is a partnership between ALUS Canada and the Fédération de l’UPA de la Montérégie, a branch of the provincial farmer’s union headquartered in the South Shore region of Montreal. The program launched in 2016 and now covers the 250 regional county municipalities in the territory, including several watersheds: the Huron, Hazen-Bleury, de la Barbotte, Vaudreuil-Soulanges and Yamaska.

Ontario

In September 2007, the ALUS program launched in Ontario in Norfolk County, the heart of tobacco farm country. ALUS Norfolk remains the oldest continuously running ALUS program in Canada with over 200 farm families already engaged and more than 6,000 acres enrolled. There are currently eight ALUS communities in Ontario who are dedicated to producing healthier landscapes.

Ontario

In September 2007, the ALUS program launched in Ontario in Norfolk County, the heart of tobacco farm country. ALUS Norfolk remains the oldest continuously running ALUS program in Canada with over 200 farm families already engaged and more than 6,000 acres enrolled. There are currently eight ALUS communities in Ontario who are dedicated to producing healthier landscapes.

Manitoba

Canada’s first-ever ALUS pilot project took place from 2006 to 2009 in the Rural Municipality of Blanshard, Manitoba, located within the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District. In 2014, the ALUS program was relaunched in Manitoba as a partnership between ALUS Canada and the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District; and 2019 marked the launch of ALUS Seine Rat River program.

Manitoba

Canada’s first-ever ALUS pilot project took place from 2006 to 2009 in the Rural Municipality of Blanshard, Manitoba, located within the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District. In 2014, the ALUS program was relaunched in Manitoba as a partnership between ALUS Canada and the Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District; and 2019 marked the launch of ALUS Seine Rat River program.

Saskatchewan

In the heart of the prairies, where native grasslands once covered the land, the ALUS program has been supporting nature restoration and enhancement projects since 2015. Community partners in Saskatchewan include:

• Wascana and Upper Qu’Appelle Watersheds Association Taking Responsibility (WUQWATR), a non-profit, source-water protection agency.
• Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFSA)
• ALUS SODCAP, in partnership with the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program (SODCAP)

Saskatchewan

In the heart of the prairies, where native grasslands once covered the land, the ALUS program has been supporting nature restoration and enhancement projects since 2015. Community partners in Saskatchewan include:

• Wascana and Upper Qu’Appelle Watersheds Association Taking Responsibility (WUQWATR), a non-profit, source-water protection agency.
• Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFSA)
• ALUS SODCAP, in partnership with the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program (SODCAP)

Alberta

The ALUS program came to Alberta in 2010, launching in the County of Vermilion River (CVR) at the Cattlemen’s Corral in Lloydminster. ALUS Vermilion River is still going strong, and there are now 17 ALUS communities in Alberta, in partnership with strong municipal partners on the ground. Alberta by the numbers:

• +450 Alberta farmers and ranchers, with more joining every year
• +25,000 acres of land enrolled as wetland, grassland, woodland and grazing projects

Alberta

The ALUS program came to Alberta in 2010, launching in the County of Vermilion River (CVR) at the Cattlemen’s Corral in Lloydminster. ALUS Vermilion River is still going strong, and there are now 18 ALUS communities in Alberta, in partnership with strong municipal partners on the ground. Alberta by the numbers:

• +450 Alberta farmers and ranchers, with more joining every year
• +25,000 acres of land enrolled as wetland, grassland, woodland and grazing projects