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Alternative Land Use Services
The goal of Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) is to “...create a healthy, working landscape that sustains agriculture, wildlife and natural spaces for all Canadians”. Founded in the late 1990s by Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) and Delta Waterfowl Foundation, ALUS aims to incentivise farmers and land owners to protect environmentally sensitive land to allow the benefits of ecological services to be realized.
Funding for ALUS projects is acquired from a variety of sources including provincial and federal government, private foundations, angler and hunter groups, stewardship councils, and environmental groups. The incentive is structured as a fee-per-acre payment and the amount of the incentive that is provided to a land owner varies from project to project. The fee amount is based on the average land rental rates for the area at hand.
While all ALUS projects vary in scope, they all share the following operational principles:
- Farmers participate in the program on a voluntary basis
- Unless there is a high proportion of fragile land, and special consideration has been granted, the amount of land farmers may enroll in the program is capped at 20%
- ALUS projects aim to be integrated into other existing projects
- Land that is environmentally sensitive will be targeted
- ALUS provides flexibility – farmers are able to opt out every three years
- To comply with trade rules, an ALUS project must be “production neutral”
Keep up-to-date on the happenings of ALUS by visiting the following social media outlets:
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Parkland ALUS Pilot Project – Agricultural producers needed!
Parkland County, in partnership with Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS), is looking for agricultural producers and other rural landowners to participate in a pilot project to help sustain agriculture, wildlife and natural spaces for the benefit of both landowners and society.
Incentives are available to assist landowners establish new environmental initiatives on marginal land to enhance upland, riparian and wetland areas. Eligible projects may include:
- native prairie establishment
- pollinator habitat
- multi-row shelterbelts
- riparian enhancements
- wetland restoration/creation
- wildlife friendly fences
- artificial nests for birds
For more information about the Parkland ALUS project contact: Gabriel Clarke, Parkland County Sustainability Coordinator by email to gclarke@parklandcounty.com or call 780-968-8888 ext 8261. More information regarding ALUS can also be found at www.alus.ca.
Want to know what an ALUS project looks like? The County of Vermilion River is hosting a Workshop & Tour of its ALUS pilot project sites June 19 – 21. The Vermilion River project has been operating for 3 years. For more information and registration details, call County of Vermilion River 780-846-2244 or click HERE to visit their website.
