October 7, 2016
News Release: Feds failing to prevent migratory bird deaths on tar sands tailings ponds
For Immediate Release Oct 7, 2016 Share Feds failing to prevent migratory bird deaths on…
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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.”
October 7, 2016
Take Action: Put a Stop to Migratory Bird Deaths on Tailings Ponds
Dear Wilderness and Wildlife Defender, On Migratory Bird Day, help us ensure that migratory birds…
October 3, 2016
AWA News Release: Partnership for Caribou Habitat Restoration
The Alberta government announced over the weekend a partnership that will take definitive steps to…
September 30, 2016
AWA News Release: Alberta Halts Sale of Mineral Rights in Caribou Ranges
Release Date: September 30, 2016 Alberta Halts Sale of Mineral Rights in Caribou Ranges…
July 29, 2016
Wilderness Defenders: Alberta’s First Caribou Range Plan, Little Smoky – A La Peche
Alberta’s first caribou range plan has been released, and public comments are needed by August…
June 8, 2016
Alberta Caribou plans: Boreal blockbuster, Foothills fiasco
Today the Alberta government made a historic decision to protect extensive areas of four endangered…
June 1, 2016
Meatball, the Castle, and Alberta’s “Modern Take” on Provincial Parks
June 2016 Wildlands Advocate article by Meatball, Ian Urquhart’s English bulldog. The provincial government seems…
June 1, 2016
Adventurous Play in Forest School
June 2016 Wildlands Advocate article by Lea Komaromi. Lea Komaromi writes about what children may…
June 1, 2016
Don’t Give Up the Ghost: An AWA Summer Hike
June 2016 Wildlands Advocate article by Ian Urquhart. AWA’s hikes program takes visitors to amazing…
June 1, 2016
Trail Rehabilitation in the Castle
June 2016 Wildlands Advocate article by Joanna Skrajny. Joanna Skrajny looks at one of the…
June 1, 2016
Memorable McClelland Lake Wetlands
June 2016 Wildlands Advocate article by Carolyn Campbell. Carolyn Campbell next takes you hundreds of…
May 4, 2016
AWA News Release: Good Interim Steps for Alberta Caribou, Strong Range Plans Needed
Since its election a year ago, the Alberta government has deferred new energy leasing throughout…
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