Around 61 percent of Alberta is forested.

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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.”
Boreal Forests
Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
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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• Boreal Forest
• Forests
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
November 21, 2024
AWA Opposition to Spur Petroleum Ltd.’s Proposed Mikkwa Exploration Project
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) sent a letter to Little Red…
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• Bison
• Boreal Forest
• Caribou
• Harper
• Oil and Gas
• Wetlands
October 28, 2024
Ecologically-conscious planning? In this Alberta?
This willingness to honestly represent the reality of recreational trails is encouraging, because it means…
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• Forests
• Protected Areas
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• Uncategorized
• Wildlands
• WLA Archive
October 6, 2024
Adventures for Wilderness – Aura Creek to Horse Lake Oct 5, 2024
Text and photos by Lindsey Wallis It was a warm fall afternoon when we gathered…
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• Adventures for Wilderness
• Events
• Forests
• Hikes and Tours
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• South Ghost
• Uncategorized
• Wildlands
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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• Action Alerts
• Areas of Concern
• Coal
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
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…
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• Climate Change
• Forests
• Oil and Gas
• Oil Sands
August 16, 2024
Forestry in Alberta: Then and Now
The arrival of European settlers ushered in a stark shift in the care for forests,…
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• Boreal Forest
• Forests
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• WLA Archive
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…
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• Climate Change
• Forests
• Oil and Gas
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…
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• Areas of Concern
• Biodiversity
• Forests
• Grizzly Bears
• Issues
• News Release
• Wildlands
June 22, 2024
Highwood Reflections Adventure – June 22, 2024
Text by Devon Earl Photos by Devon Earl and Carolyn Fisher The group headed out…
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• Adventures for Wilderness
• Fish and Forest
• Forests
• Kananaskis
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• Species at Risk
• Uncategorized
• Wildlands
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…
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• Biodiversity
• Blogs
• Forests
• Wildlife
May 7, 2024
Response from Minister on cougar hunting quotas
In response to AWA’s inquiry about the cougar hunt, Minister Loewen responded with the belief…
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• Biodiversity
• Forests
• Wildlife