Gordon Petersen: Voice for the Castle River Wildland
October 1, 2015
Wild Lands Advocate article from October 2015 by Vivian Pharis, AWA Board Member.
Gord’s story is the archetype of environmentalist/conservation stories in Alberta. Years,even decades of hope, long effort, personal sacrifice, deep commitment to the scraps of natural systems that remain after 60 years of relentless resource extraction, clearcutting, urban and transportation sprawl, breaking the sod and cancerous OHV growth – those efforts always thwarted because of the general belief that we can grow and extract forever without consequence.
To read the full article, click here: Gordon Petersen: Voice for the Castle River Wildland (Oct 2015 WLA)