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
April 1, 2016
National Parks: Time to Burn (for Ecological Integrity’s Sake)
April 2016 Wildlands Advocate article by Andrea Johancsik. Standing at the peak of the east…
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• Forests
• National Parks
• WLA Archive
April 1, 2016
Nordegg’s FireSmart Experience: A Commentary
April 2016 Wildlands Advocate article by Jane Drummond, Facilitator, Nordegg Environmental and Recreation Working Group….
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• Bighorn
• Forests
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• WLA Archive
April 1, 2016
What is FireSmart?
April 2016 Wildlands Advocate article by Joanna Skrajny Fires are smart. In the beginning, Alberta’s…
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• Boreal Forest
• Fish and Forest
• Forests
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• WLA Archive
April 1, 2016
Wildfire: Nature, Government, Choice
April 2016 Wildlands Advocate article by Ian Urquhart Slave Lake, Kelowna, Barriere, La Loche, now…
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• Forests
• WLA Archive
April 1, 2016
Wildfire Damage: Towards a Broader Definition
April 2016 WildLands Advocate Article by Esther Bogorov Our wilderness is where we play, heal,…
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• Forests
• WLA Archive
February 1, 2016
Focus: Alberta’s Species-at-Risk Whitebark Pine
February 2016 Wild Lands Advocate article by Ian Urquhart Interactions, inter-relationships. Those are the ideas…
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• Forests
• Species at Risk
February 1, 2016
Eastern Slopes for Tomorrow Campaign
February 2016 Wild Lands Advocate article by Joanna Skrajny The Eastern Slopes are in a…
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• Castle
• Public Lands
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• South Ghost
December 1, 2015
Taking Action for the Ghost
Wild Lands Advocate article from December 2015 by Sharon MacDonald. The Ghost Valley is a critical…
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• Forests
• Headwaters
• Public Lands
September 4, 2015
ENGO and Business Owner Joint News Release: New Protected Area to Protect Water, Create Jobs
Friday, September 4, 2015 Blairmore, Alberta. Albertans today are celebrating the long-awaited creation of two…
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• Biodiversity
• Castle
• Grizzly Bears
• Headwaters
• Native Coldwater Fish
• News Release
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• Species at Risk
September 4, 2015
Castle Wildland and Provincial Park Designation: AB Government Fact Sheet
Click on the Attachment to View the Government of Alberta Fact Sheet for the Castle…
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• Biodiversity
• Castle
• Grizzly Bears
• Headwaters
• Native Coldwater Fish
• Protected Areas
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• Species at Risk
September 4, 2015
AWA News Release: Castle Wilderness Protection – Significant Conservation Achievement Celebrated
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is celebrating the Alberta government’s legacy decision to legally protect the…
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• Biodiversity
• Castle
• Grizzly Bears
• Headwaters
• Native Coldwater Fish
• News Release
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• Species at Risk
August 11, 2015
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Protect the Castle
Dear Wilderness Defender, Alberta’s new government will be acting soon on an election promise to…
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• Action Alerts
• Castle
• Headwaters
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• Species at Risk