April 22, 2025
Report: Implications of the Alberta Government Draft Upper Smoky Sub-regional Plan for Southern Mountain Caribou
Read the full report here. Executive Summary This report outlines implications of Alberta’s draft Upper…
Around 61 percent of Alberta is forested.
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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.
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AWA Position:
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.
Grizzly Ridge, Kananaskis (N. Douglas)
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.”
April 16, 2025
Speak Up for Caribou: Public Sessions Start April 16, 2025
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AWA granted full participation rights in the Summit Mine 14 Public Hearing
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December 4, 2024
AWA Feedback on the Sustainable Biomass Program Draft Regional Risk Assessment (RRA) for Alberta
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) wrote to the Sustainable Biomass Program…
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AWA Opposition to Spur Petroleum Ltd.’s Proposed Mikkwa Exploration Project
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Ecologically-conscious planning? In this Alberta?
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Coal in the Eastern Slopes: September Update + Letter-Writing Tool
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September 13, 2024
AWA Feedback on New Federal Greenwashing Provisions
On Friday September 13, 2024, Alberta Wilderness Association wrote to the Competition Bureau of Canada…