Species Habitat Assessments and Ranching Partnerships (SHARP)

SHARP is a voluntary collaborative stewardship project that can aid in improving the quality and quantity of wildlife habitat available upon the landscape. The project provides producers with baseline assessments of their property looking at range health, wildlife biodiversity, soil organic matter, and riparian health. Information is discussed with the producers and ideas are generated as a team on ways to maintain and further enhance natural resource components on their property. These detailed assessments (Habitat Conservation Strategies) are completed on participating ranches within the North Saskatchewan Watershed and portions of the Athabasca, Peace, and Red Deer Watersheds.