BISON STEWARDS
Canadian Rockies Bison Stewards (CRBS)
Interim Board of Directors, June, 2011
Interim Chair: Clare Tannas, rancher, agriculturalist for Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds, Cremona
Secretary: Don Parsons, Canmore, member Friends of Kananaskis Bow Valley Directors:
- Amanda Battrum, equestrian, member Banff Lighthorse Association
- Bert Dyck, former Town of Canmore mayor
- Bob Haney, former Town of Banff Councillor, member Park Warden Alumni Association
- Possibly 1-2 other members to be determined
East Slope Directors:
- Alex Clews, member, Sundre Fish and Game Association
- Murray Hagel, member Friends of the Eastern Slopes
- Bob Stevenson, member Alberta Trail Riders Association
- Possibly 2-3 other members to be determined
The affiliations of these people does not indicate that these associations support the proposal. However, the perspectives these groups offer is important to CRBS.
Other Cooperators:
- Julia Lynx, Outreach Coordinator, Bison Belong
- Jolene Brewster, Volunteer Coordinator, Bison Belong
Advisors:
- Cormack Gates and Cliff White, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary
- James Thorsell, Invermere, IUCN retired
- Gord Vaadeland, Sturgeon River Plains Bison Stewards
Priorities for CRBS in 2011:
- Organizing a meeting for the interim executive board to "get to know each other", and refine priorities;
- Developing bylaws required for registry under the Alberta Societies Act (the existing Sturgeon River Plains Bison Steward guidelines will be a useful model here;
- Working to potentially broaden the general membership of the CRBS to include more stakeholder groups and people interested in bison restoration;
- Consulting directly with stakeholders concerned with bison restoration to understand their issues, and work to mutually acceptable solutions;
- Working with Parks Canada to develop a partnership that restores bison in both an ecologically and socially acceptable basis.