Affiliations

The Alberta Motor Association’s (AMA) School Garden Studio is a free online resource that equips Alberta’s teachers with the information and community connections needed to make gardening and food literacy education come alive in their classrooms. Teachers can get a 10% discount on our plants and seed packets.

The Alberta Native Bee Council is a great promoter of, and resource for, native bees. They care about bees native to our region and offer scientific and conservation info about them and much more.

The Alberta Native Plant Council helps with stewardship, native plant education, and conservation. They hold interesting events and promote botanical literature. Membership with ANPC helps support their important work with native plants.

We are very proud to be a bee partner with Bee City Canada. Native plants are natural allies of diverse indigenous animal species, including bees, and we aim to do our part to protect declining populations and habitat loss.

Buffalo Rock Tipi Camp is a riparian zone in the Oldman River valley within traditional Piikani territory. Visible from Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO world heritage site, Buffalo Rock is habitat to many plant and animal species. Its location is of cultural significance to the Niitsitapi. Educational and community events are hosted there, as well as the annual Peigan Friends Along the River Fish Rescue. Harley Bastien, whose family has stewarded this land for generations, will be leading a series of ecological restoration projects there on an ongoing basis. Feel free to contact [email protected] for any further information.

The Calgary Horticultural Society has supported the Calgary area gardening community since 1918 by bringing about unique educational opportunities and events. This has included classes and workshops by ALCLA Native Plants.

The Calgary Rock & Alpine Garden Society is a local gardening group that works with those interested in alpine gardens and plants suitable to this planting concept. ALCLA Native Plants has worked with CRAGS to educate about native plant species.

The Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation is a national organization concerned with reducing and regulating the spread of invasive plant species. The ornamental plant trade is the largest pathway of introduction for invasive plants. Preventing spread is the most cost effective method of reducing the negative effects of invasive plant species.

The Edmonton Native Plant Society supports reclamation and promotion of native plants in the landscape in the Central Alberta area. They maintain several demonstration beds and sell seeds and plants to support the great work they do.

We are currently partnering with Friends of Reader Rock Garden Society (FoRRGS) to provide members with a 5% discount on live plants. FoRRGS is a volunteer run, non-profit that fundraises to develop and maintain the site gardens. Reader Rock Garden is a three acre National Historic Site at the corner of 25^th Avenue SE & MacLeod Trail in Calgary, Alberta.  Membership is renewed annually.

Full Circle Adventures has been connecting people to nature for over 25 years. Offering wild, edible plant walks, hikes, and wild food cooking workshops that provide a window into the intelligence of nature.

The Grassland Restoration Forum (GRF) provides a forum for information sharing, tool development, research, and education to promote and support conservation and effective restoration of native grassland ecosystems in Alberta.

The Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan does really great work in preservation and as a resource platform for native plant supporters. We are grateful for the support they have given us. Membership helps important conservation work to continue.