http://albertawilderness.ca daily 1 2010-05-07T17:00:22Z http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-12-15-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-time-to-oppose-201ccontrived-thrill-seeking-development201d-in-jasper-national-park Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders will be familiar with the proposal by Brewster (an Arizona-based entertainment company) to construct a huge glass walkway beside the Icefields Parkway in Jasper National Park. Opposition to this development, entirely inappropriate in such an important National Park, has been extensive. Parks Canada is now providing limited opportunity for the public to comment on one aspect of the development. Despite the fact that the consultation period is very restricted (closing date for comments is December 16, 2011) it is important that they hear from those people who believe that this proposal should be rejected immediately. No publisher ndouglas Front Page News 2011 Action Alerts Archive National Parks Archive Action Alert Alerts Archive 2012-01-05T18:50:04Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-12-07-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-once-more-for-the-castle AWA and other environmental groups have been seeking protection of the Castle wilderness area for decades, but this fall has shown tremendous strides in provincial support for this designation and recent comments made in the provincial legislature show we are truly making progress. Now is the time to maintain this drive! No publisher mpwilson Action Alert Alerts Archive Castle Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive 2012-01-05T18:50:18Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/front-page-stories/2011/awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-too-many-roads-in-alberta-grizzly-habitat This past September, Alberta Wilderness Association, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), and the Sierra Club urged the Alberta Government to end new road construction in bear habitat until the amount of roads are at or below the amount identified in the provincial Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan. No publisher mpwilson Front Page News Grizzly Bears Archive Wildlife Archive Action Alert Alerts Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive 2013-01-21T17:44:16Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-11-24-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-last-chance-for-canadas-most-endangered-species In a last ditch effort to keep sage-grouse in Canada, AWA and 11 other environmental groups are calling upon federal Environment Minister Peter Kent to stand up for the species he's legally bound to protect, before it's too late! No publisher mpwilson Action Alert Alerts Archive Sage Grouse Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive 2012-01-05T18:50:32Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-10-28-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-now-is-the-time-to-protect-the-castle For several decades AWA has been calling for legislated protection of the Castle region. The fact that areas of the Castle are scheduled for imminent clearcut logging, despite extensive local and provincial opposition, makes the issue particularly urgent. Premier Redford has already heard from a "high volume" of callers, asking for a halt to the logging and new protection for the Castle. So the timing is crucial for people to contact the premier as soon as possible. No publisher ndouglas Front Page News 2011 Action Alerts Archive Castle Archive Action Alert Alerts Archive 2012-01-05T18:50:42Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-10-18-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-castle-wildland-and-potatogate-public-land-sale With a new premier, and a slate of new ministers in Alberta, there is a feeling of change and some optimism that progress can finally be made on better protection for Alberta’s wildlands and wildlife. A couple of examples – protection for the Castle, and the notorious proposed “Potatogate” public land sale – will be an early test of Premier Redford’s renewed commitment to “transparency and accountability.” No publisher ndouglas Front Page News Public Lands Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive Castle Archive Action Alert Alerts Archive 2012-01-05T18:50:47Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-09-09-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-save-our-sage-grouse The greater sage-grouse has been called Alberta's most endangered species. In 2011, just 13 male birds were recorded in Alberta, a 98 percent decline since 1968. The plight of the sage-grouse is desperate, and these spectacular birds need all the help they can get if they are going to survive in Alberta. No publisher ndouglas Front Page News Sage Grouse Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive Action Alert Alerts Archive 2013-01-11T14:26:17Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-08-31-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-controversial-alberta-native-prairie-sell-off On August 30, 2011 the Alberta government again placed 16,000 acres of Cypress County native grassland, the same swath involved in last year's "potatogate" controversy, up for sale for conversion to intensive irrigation agricultural use. No publisher mpwilson 2011 Action Alerts Archive 2011-09-02T15:53:04Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-08-23-mountain-goat-killed-in-jasper-national-park Last month, an adult male mountain goat was killed last within Jasper National Park. Though unintentional, the mountain goat was a casualty of research being conducted in association with Parks Canada to inform the Marmot Basin Ski Area expansion project. No publisher mpwilson 2011 Action Alerts Archive 2011-09-02T15:53:48Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-08-17-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-ab-coal-plant-approval On August 10, 2011, Maxim Power Corp. was given final approval by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to construct a 500-megawatt (MW) coal plant in the area of Grande Cache, Alberta. This decision was made just in time, enabling Maxim’s non-compliant plant to be commissioned before July 1, 2015 when new federal carbon legislation comes into effect. No publisher mpwilson 2011 Action Alerts Archive 2011-09-02T15:54:08Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-06-23-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-lower-athabasca-regional-plan The neglect of land impacts from oil sands development in the government’s proposed Lower Athabasca regional plan has recently drawn international criticism. If you have not already done so, please add your voice to ensure that this regional plan actually manages cumulative effects of development as promised. No publisher ndouglas Action Alert Front Page News Public Lands Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive 2012-01-05T18:44:57Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-06-21-action-alert-woodland-caribou-battle-goes-to-federal-court Tomorrow (June 22) AWA and our environmental and First Nations colleagues are in court in Edmonton, seeking a court order to force federal Environment Minister Peter Kent to recommend emergency protection of critical habitat for threatened caribou herds in northeastern Alberta. No publisher ndouglas Front Page News Caribou Archive Species At Risk Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive Action Alert 2012-01-05T18:44:59Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-05-30-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-lower-athabasca-plan-consultation Public consultation is now underway for the first of seven regional land use plans in Alberta, so it’s important to get this one right. This plan is for the Lower Athabasca region in northeastern Alberta, where most current tar sands development has occurred and will occur. The draft plan is still taking a hands-off approach to managing land-based impacts of this intensive development. No publisher ndouglas Front Page News Public Lands Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive 2011-06-01T17:07:27Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-02-18-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-jasper-skywalk-proposal Canada’s National Parks seem to be coming under relentless pressure for increased commercial development . None is more offensive than Brewster’s proposed “glacier discovery walk,” a huge concrete, metal and glass construction planned for Jasper National Park... No publisher ndouglas Action Alert Alerts Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive 2011-02-22T22:27:06Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/archive/2011/2011-02-02-alberta-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-altalink-proposal-1 A proposed Altalink project to build new 240KV transmission lines in the southern Livingstone region would impose an appalling visual blight on a spectacular signature southern Alberta landscape. Public input may be invited on where the route will go: but whether or not the line is needed in the first place, and what the alternatives are, has never been publicly discussed. It needs to be. No publisher ndouglas Livingston-Porcupine Archive 2011 Action Alerts Archive Transmission Lines Archive Action Alert Alerts Archive 2012-07-12T21:21:38Z File