DUC–InnoTech Alberta wetland collaboration initiatives
Due Date: Mar 31, 2026
Description of 2025-26 Deliverable
Continued collaboration with DUC and InnoTech Alberta to support wetland mapping initiatives (e.g., wetland inventory) and advance genomics methodology for monitoring aquatic invertebrates.
Quarterly Updates
Progress to Date
Quarter 1 Update
We anticipate reviving efforts to sign a new ABMI-DUC memorandum of understanding in the coming months. The ABMI-DUC-ITA trilateral agreement amended and signed to enable expanded geographic scope of the wetland genomics project. Field sampling for 2025 (year 3 of 4) is underway. Conventional taxonomy and enumeration of aquatic invertebrates completed for 2024 samples and genetic analyses underway.