ALUS Vermilion River
Contact: Chris Elder
ALUS Coordinator
780.853.7844
ALUS, originally an acronym for Alternative Land Use Services, is a charitable organization with an innovative community-developed and farmer-delivered program that produces, enhances, and maintains ecosystem services on agricultural lands. Projects such as wetland restoration and enhancement, riparian buffers, shelterbelts, afforestation, and native prairie grass restoration provide cleaner water and air, habitat, carbon sequestration and climate resiliency.
Vision - Sustaining agriculture, wildlife and natural spaces for communities and future generations.
Mission - ALUS helps farmers and ranchers build nature-based solutions on their land to sustain agriculture and biodiversity for the benefit of communities and future generations.
