http://albertawilderness.ca daily 1 2009-09-11T22:24:47Z http://albertawilderness.ca/front-page-stories/2012-03-14-awa-news-release-no-public-involvement-in-forestry-deal-health-of-north-saskatchewan-and-red-deer-river-headwaters-at-stake A large forest management contract on public lands in the headwaters of two major Alberta rivers is close to being renewed without any public consultation. Albertans may miss this one-in-twenty-year opportunity to provide input into the management of North Saskatchewan and Red Deer Rivers headwaters, affecting over a million downstream users. No publisher mpwilson Front Page News Bighorn Archive NE Slopes Fores Archive News Archive Forests Archive News Release 2012 News Archive 2012-03-14T16:26:39Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/forests/ne-slopes/archive/2012-03-05-no-public-consultation-in-forest-management-agreement-renewal-process-1 This document is the official input from Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) into the Forest Management Agreement (FMA) renewal process of Sundre Forest Products Inc. (SFP), within the provincial Forest Management Unit R10. Although there is no requirement to conduct a formal public consultation process surrounding FMA renewals, we believe Albertans have the right to provide input into the management of public lands held in trust and managed by our elected representatives. No publisher mpwilson NE Slopes Fores Archive Bighorn Archive Forests Archive 2012-04-24T20:24:36Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/news/2011/2011-12-09-awa-news-release-time-to-protect-albertas-castle-and-bighorn-on-international-mountain-day On the occasion of International Mountain Day, December 11, Alberta Wilderness Association calls on the Government of Alberta to secure important water sources and grizzly habitat by protecting the Castle and Bighorn areas of Alberta for future generations. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News Bighorn Archive News Release News Archive 2011 News Archive Headwaters Archive Castle Archive 2011-12-09T23:57:09Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/bighorn/archive/2011-08-30-awa-disappointed-by-ab-governments-response-to-trail-closure-request AWA received the following letter in response our request made to close trails that have been extensively damaged by unregulated off-highway vehicle use in the Bighorn Wildland. No publisher mpwilson Bighorn Archive 2011-10-17T19:36:49Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/bighorn/archive/2011-08-12-awa-requests-damaged-trails-be-closed-to-motorized-recreation In July, 2011 AWA staff spent four beautiful days backpacking in the magnificent Bighorn Wildland, within the Clearwater Ram FLUZ trail system. Unfortunately, we observed extensive trail damage inflicted by off-highway vehicle use. In response, AWA has written to Alberta Sustainable Resource Development to ask that immediate action be taken to more closely regulate motorized recreation in this area, and that the most damaged of trails be closed. No publisher mpwilson Bighorn Archive 2011-10-17T19:36:08Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/news/2011/2011-05-17-awa-news-release-growing-call-for-trail-closures-on-may-long-weekend-conditions-are-too-wet-for-motorized-access The Alberta Government is under increasing pressure to demonstrate that motorized access in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes is being managed sustainably – by closing trails over the May long weekend. Continuing wet and snowy conditions mean that even low levels of activity would lead to unprecedented damage to trail networks. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) supports motorized access organizations who have called for a temporary suspension of motorized trail use. AWA is calling for the Alberta government to suspend all motorized trail use in the Eastern Slopes until conditions have substantially improved. No publisher ndouglas Front Page News Kananaskis Archive Bighorn Archive 2011 News Archive South Ghost Archive 2011-05-17T23:25:57Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/news/2010/2010-03-05-awa-news-release-bighorn-wildland-protection-calls-bolstered-by-new-grizzly-report Calls to protect one of Alberta’s last great unprotected watersheds received a recent boost with the publishing of the province’s new report, Status of the Grizzly Bear in Alberta. The 4,000 km2 Bighorn area, which sits east of Jasper and Banff National Parks, has suffered from motorized abuse, and it is now clear that grizzly bears are one more victim of that abuse. No publisher ndouglas Bighorn Archive 2010 News Archive Grizzly Bears Archive 2010-05-28T23:36:29Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/wla/2009/2009-08-vol.17-no.4-wild-lands-advocate Why? How? Thinking About Protected Areas | Protected Areas in Alberta – How Much is Enough? | A Grand Opportunity for Alberta Boreal Forest Protection | Demonstrating the Imperative for Protection: AWA in the Bighorn | Sage-grouse Court Victory a Major Step for Endangered Species Recovery | Caribou and Wolves Imperiled by Government Impotence No publisher sswettenham Boreal Forest Archive 2009 WLA Archive Bighorn Archive 2009 News Archive 2012-02-10T18:38:18Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/bighorn/archive/2009-03-is-the-access-management-plan-working-monitoring-recreational-use-in-the-bighorn-backcountry AWA report on five years of recreational access monitoring in the Bighorn Wildland. No publisher ndouglas Bighorn Archive 2010-05-29T06:09:35Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/bighorn/archive/20081200_AR_WLA_BH_research.pdf Wild Lands Advocate article, December 2008, by Chris Wearmouth. No publisher sswettenham Bighorn Archive 2010-05-29T06:06:04Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/bighorn/archive/200808_AR.pdf Wild Lands Advocate update, August 2008, by Chris Wearmouth. No publisher sswettenham Bighorn Archive 2010-05-29T06:05:11Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/news/multimedia/2008-07-13-the-promised-land-protecting-the-bighorn-wildland Parts 1 and 2 - A presentation on the benefits of preserving the Bighorn Wildland on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, against inroads by oil and gas interests and by forestry companies. Includes interviews by: Nigel Douglas, Dorothy Dickson, Vivian Pharis, J.W. Campbell, Jim Butler, Alan Ernst, Ben Gadd, Brian Horejsi and David Schindler. (Note: The original video has been divided into two parts to accomodate the duration restrictions on YouTube media) No publisher sswettenham Video Bighorn Archive 2010-05-28T23:42:37Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/bighorn/archive/20080430_RP.pdf No publisher sswettenham Bighorn Archive 2010-05-29T06:05:57Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/bighorn/archive/200802_WL2.pdf No publisher sswettenham Bighorn Archive 2010-05-29T06:05:08Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/bighorn/archive/20080200_AR_WLA_BH_survey.pdf No publisher sswettenham Bighorn Archive 2010-05-29T06:05:53Z File