LICA is a community-based not-for-profit association that is a Synergy Group, the Watershed Planning and Advisory Council (WPAC) for the Beaver River Watershed, and an Airshed Zone. LICA focuses on environmental monitoring, environmental management, and community education and outreach.
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What’s New?
Vegetation Identification Nature Walk
Join Kallum McDonald for a Nature Walk and learn about vegetation identification.
Exciting Announcement!
The Bonnyville Community Garden is undergoing construction! Click the button below to read the press release.
ALERT: Invasive Plant Species
The Narrow-leaved Cattail has recently been detected in Alberta, including confirmed sightings near Beaverhill Lake east of Edmonton.
Fairy Garden & Chia Pet Workshop
Join us at the Bonnyville Community Garden for this free workshop!
2025 – 2026
Report Highlights
Riparian Health Campaign Trees Planted
Citizen Science Programs
LICA Events (Workshops, Booths, Campaigns, Shoreline Cleanups)
AQHI Lanterns Deployed in our Region
Waterbodies Sampled for Aquatic Invasive Species
Soil Chemistry Monitoring Sites
Ion Exchange Resin Sampling Sites
Number of eDNA Samples Collected and Analyzed
Time the Air Quality Health Index was “Low Risk” Across the LICA Network
Hours of Near-real Time Air Monitoring Data Available to the Public
Air Monitoring Network Uptime
Passive Air Samples Collected and Analyzed
Total Volunteer Hours
LICA Members
Lakes Sampled with ALMS LakeWatch
IWMP Recommendations Implemented
Community Garden Vegetables Donated to Local Food Bank
Community Garden Occupancy
School Programs Delivered
Youth and Summer Programs
People Reached Through Outreach Programs
Low-cost Air Quality Monitoring Sensors Deployed in our Region