Ellis Nature Centre

Farm / Ellis Nature Centre

Farm Type: Educational Centre With Cattle, Chickens, Bees

Located in Lacombe County!

ElliS Nature Centre keeps alive a tradition of caring for the land that’s all about sustainable farming, studying and helping native birds like Mountain Bluebirds and Tree Swallows, and promoting environmental education and conservation. Situated on the original 1906 farmstead of the Ellis Family, it’s a non-profit set up to carry on Charlie Ellis’s vision of conservation farming.

People of all ages get to connect with nature and learn about our research, which now includes partnerships with Alternative Land Use Services, Grey Wooded Forage Association, and Regenerative Agriculture Living Labs. Our farm team—made up of tenants, staff, and board members—works on creating and putting into action adaptive multi-paddock grazing plans. Our big goal is to implement AMP grazing on all grazing paddocks. As a demo farm, we want to raise awareness about conservation agriculture and show how it’s possible to raise cattle while also protecting biodiversity, water quality, and soil health.

Events On Saturday 16th:

Central Alberta Forage & Livestock Association will have a demonstration of rotational grazing tools including soil sampler, water infiltration demonstrations, and Ellis Nature Centre provide a tour of our AMP grazing paddock set up throughout the day.

Learn about watersheds with the Red Deer River Watershed Association’s interactive watershed activity 

Activities for children include rotational grazing  game occuring all day.

Sunday 17th activities

Ellis Nature Centre will lead a Riparian Grazing field walk to discuss how and when to graze riparian areas to keep them healthy.

Drop in chicken and honey interactive workshops will run between 11-3pm.

Learn about watersheds with the Red Deer River Watershed Association’s interactive watershed activity 

Activities for children include a rotational grazing  game from 10-4pm.

• Profile Username to assign to farm listing: Ellis Bird Farm
• Farm Type: Educational Centre With Cattle, Chickens, Bees
• Host Name: Carolyn Ross
• Phone Number: 403-885-4477
• Email Address: info@ellisnaturecentre.ca
• Website URL: https://www.ellisnaturecentre.ca
• Is your farm accessible: Yes
• Date: Saturday Aug 16, 2025
• Start Time: 10:00 am
• End Time: 4:00 pm
• Address:

  39502 Rg Rd 260 Lacombe County

• Directions:

  Option 1: take Highway 597 east from Highway 2 or 2A (signs to Joffre). Turn left (north) onto Range Road 260 also called Prentiss Road. After 5 km turn left into driveway entrance to Ellis Nature Centre.

  Option 2: Take Highway 12 east from Lacombe. Turn right (south) onto Range Road 260 also called Prentiss Road. After 8 km turn left into driveway entrance to Ellis Nature Centre.

• Latitude: 52.39107
• Longitude: -113.60996
• Price: Free
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EllisNatureCentre
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellisnaturecentre/