March 19, 2024
Action Alert: Speak up for Banff’s ecosystems
Dear valued AWA members, As you may have heard, plans are underway to rehabilitate Banff’s…
Around 61 percent of Alberta is forested.
The majority of this forested land is in the vast Boreal Forest Natural Region, with an additional strip of forested land running down the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, in the Rocky Mountain and Foothills Natural Regions.
AWA is committed to maintaining healthy and intact forest ecosystems that will sustain biological diversity and viable wildlife populations, provide clean drinking water, and promote long-term economic opportunities. AWA supports responsible ecosystem-based forest management that does not compromise wildlife and wilderness values.
The majority of Alberta’s forested land is in the vast Boreal Forest Natural Region, with an additional strip of forested land running down the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, in the Rocky Mountain and Foothills Natural Regions.
Each of these forested areas has its own distinct biological features, and also its own distinct “issues.”
March 19, 2024
Dear valued AWA members, As you may have heard, plans are underway to rehabilitate Banff’s…
March 15, 2024
Designating bison as wildlife is long overdue. The current classification of a wild species as…
March 15, 2024
Free-ranging bison, apart from in a few specialized regions, are still considered livestock in Alberta….
February 26, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Edmonton, AB/Calgary, AB – Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Northern Alberta Chapter (CPAWS…
February 21, 2024
The controversial logging plan in the Upper Highwood of Kananaskis is on hold, for now….
January 8, 2024
By Kennedy Halvorson Click here for a pdf copy. In 1971, American singer-songwriter John Prine…
December 18, 2023
By Phillip Meintzer Note from the author: In early September 2023, AWA staff spent three…
November 28, 2023
On November 9, 2023, AWA received a letter from the legal counsel of Northback Holdings…
November 28, 2023
On October 5th, the legal counsel for Summit Coal Inc. sent a letter addressing all…
September 21, 2023
Alberta Wilderness Association wrote Premier Smith and Minister Jean on September 21, 2023 to express…
August 16, 2023
Forest management in Alberta is not sustainable or inclusive. Click here to read AWA’s briefing…
June 19, 2023
Wild Lands Advocate article by: Devon Earl Click here for a pdf version of the article….