South Ghost Archive
2011-08-12 Precedent-setting Fine for Joyrider Who Damaged Fish Habitat
AWA congratulates provincial and federal enforcement and legal staff for the successful prosecution of a man who was caught driving his truck through the spawning grounds of endangered fish in Waiparous Creek west of Calgary. Damage to fish habitat by unregulated motorized use in the Ghost-Waiparous region is a daily occurrence, but prosecutions are extremely rare. AWA hopes that this may be a sign of a new and long-awaited commitment to enforcing regulations. While we recognize that current provincial legislation has long been inadequate to deal with rampant motorized abuse, at least there may be a renewed will to use federal legislation to get the job done.
2011-08-08 Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Land Uses within the Ghost River Watershed
Report written by ALCES, commissioned by the Ghost Watershed Alliance Society.
2011-06-00 Reducing Access is the Answer: Now What was the Question?
Wild Lands Advocate article, June 2011, by Nigel Douglas
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.
2010-12-02 Forest Management Certification Pre-assessment of Spray Lake Sawmills
Letter by AWA to Smartwood. Smartwood are the auditors for Spray Lake Sawmills' application to receive Forest Stewardship Council certification for sustainable management of the forests in their Forest Management Agreement area in Kananaskis and the Ghost.
2010-09-15 Ecosystem-based Conservation Planning in the Ghost Watershed. Waiparous Creek Initial EBCP
Presentation by Herb Hammond to the Ghost Watershed Alliance and AWA.
2010-09-08 Ecosystem-based Conservation Planning in the Ghost Watershed. Waiparous Creek Initial EBCP
Presentation by Herb Hammond to the Bow River Basin Council.
2010-08-16 The Forests of Alberta's Southern Eastern Slopes: Forest or Forestry?
August 2010 update of AWA's position paper.
2010-08 Progress in Ghost River Watershed Planning
Wild Lands Advocate article, August 2010, by Nigel Douglas.
2010-05-29 Ghost River Watershed Ecosystem-based Conservation Plan
Progress report on an Ecosystem-based Conservation Plan for the Ghost River Watershed, prepared by Silva Ecosystem Services on behalf of AWA and the Ghost Watershed Alliance.
2009-12 A Vision of Forest management for the Future
Wild Lands Advocate article, December 2009, by Nigel Douglas.
