September 19, 2024
Coal in the Eastern Slopes: September Update + Letter-Writing Tool
Another day in the convoluted world of coal By Kennedy Halvorson Northback’s application for further…
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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 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.”
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…
August 16, 2024
Forestry in Alberta: Then and Now
The arrival of European settlers ushered in a stark shift in the care for forests,…
July 31, 2024
Joint Letter to Political Leaders Demanding Climate Action After Jasper Wildfires
July 31, 2024 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, The Honourable Pierre…
July 9, 2024
News Release: Controversial Hunt Returns for Alberta’s Threatened Grizzly Bears after Ministerial Order
Alberta’s decision to allow grizzly bears to be hunted again despite being a threatened species…
June 22, 2024
Highwood Reflections Adventure – June 22, 2024
Text by Devon Earl Photos by Devon Earl and Carolyn Fisher The group headed out…
May 18, 2024
How to Be a Good Bird Photographer
Birds are some of the most popular things in nature to photograph. They can also…
April 26, 2024
From Canopy to Currents: Exploring the Forest-Water Connection
Even when reforestation is successful, managed forests are not equal to natural forests when it…
March 15, 2024
Action Alert: Bison must be listed as wildlife in Alberta
Designating bison as wildlife is long overdue. The current classification of a wild species as…
March 15, 2024
Joint letter requesting bison be listed as wildlife
Free-ranging bison, apart from in a few specialized regions, are still considered livestock in Alberta….
February 26, 2024
News Release: No Update to Action Plan for Wood Buffalo National Park Despite Recommendations – Environmental Groups Disappointed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Edmonton, AB/Calgary, AB – Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Northern Alberta Chapter (CPAWS…
February 21, 2024
Upper Highwood Logging on Pause
The controversial logging plan in the Upper Highwood of Kananaskis is on hold, for now….
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