August 2, 2017
Extensive New Gas Wells in Endangered Little Smoky Caribou Habitat Show Weakness of Alberta Caribou Plan
New wells and roads by Jupiter Resources are being permitted by the Alberta government to…
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.”
June 16, 2017
Help Caribou Have A Future in Alberta
Dear Wilderness Defender, Alberta’s endangered woodland caribou desperately need your help. Please fill out a…
June 16, 2017
AWA Responds to ‘Caribou Range Planning’ Alberta Government Survey
In answering the Alberta government’s new survey on caribou range planning, AWA states that the…
June 1, 2017
Update: Westslope Cutthroat Trout Action by Feds is Floundering
June 2017 Wildlands Advocate article, by Joanna Skrajny I recently had the opportunity to tour the McLean…
June 1, 2017
Update: Forestry in the southern eastern slopes
June 2017 Wildlands Advocate article, by Nick Pink On March 8, 2017, AWA attended an information session…
April 7, 2017
AWA Letter: Jasper Icefields Trail (North)
April 7, 2017 Hon. Catherine McKenna Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada House of…
March 26, 2017
AWA Letter on Southern Mountain Caribou Protection Study
AWA comments on a joint study by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the BC…
March 9, 2017
Action Alert: Quick Update on the Castle and Eastern Slopes!
Dear Wilderness Defender: Despite the wintry weather, things are hot right now in the Eastern…
January 20, 2017
News Release: Long Overdue Protection for Castle Wilderness
An Order in Council for the Castle Parks was passed on Thursday, January 19th that…
January 16, 2017
Wilderness Defender: Canmore Corridors Need More!
Dear Wilderness Defender, Last November, we asked you to speak up to let the province…
December 22, 2016
AWA News Release: Protected Areas over Paddocks for Alberta’s Endangered Caribou
On December 17, the Alberta government issued a request to build a fenced compound in…
December 14, 2016
Restoration of Roads and Trails in the Eastern Slopes: It Can Work
Download the full pdf. Alberta’s Eastern Slopes are suffering from an excess of access. Sub-regional…