December 30, 2013
AWA Letter to GOA Re: Hidden Creek FOIP Response Document and Analysis
AWA letter to AESRD Minister Campbell updating him on our concerns about the past 18…
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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 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.”
December 5, 2013
New Roads, Cutblocks and Wells Undermine Little Smoky Caribou Critical Habitat
Significant new disturbance within caribou ranges in west central Alberta is destroying federally protected critical…
October 21, 2013
Letter to AESRD Re Sundre Forest Products VOIT Matrix
After meeting with Sundre Forest Products (SFP) and performing a site tour of their operations,…
September 10, 2013
Hidden Creek FOIP Chronology and Summary Analysis
Summary analysis performed by AWA on the Hidden Creek FOIP materials delivered by ESRD on…
August 16, 2013
AWA to Sundre Forest Products on Proposed VOITS for 2013 Forest Mgt. Planning Process
August 16, 2013 Mr. Tom Daniels Forestry Superintendent Sundre Forest Products Hwy 584 West, Bag…
August 12, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Defers Forestry in One Caribou Herd Range
Alberta has halted logging for one year in a significant part of the Little Smoky…
August 9, 2013
Logging to Supply Timber vs Logging to Supply Water: Is There a Difference?
Wild Lands Advocate article, April/May 2013, by Nigel Douglas. Current forest management practices in the…
July 31, 2013
AWA Letter to GOA Re: Response to Hidden Creek Logging Concerns
AWA letter to AESRD Minister McQueen regarding her March 13, 2013 response to our Hidden…
July 11, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Defers Logging in Ranges of Threatened Woodland Caribou
AWA news release. Following up on their May decision to defer the sale of mineral…
June 28, 2013
Logging to Supply Timber or Water?
In his April 2013 Wild Lands Advocate article, Nigel Douglas reviews scientific research conducted in…
June 28, 2013
Logging to Supply Timber or Water?
In his April 2013 Wild Lands Advocate article, Nigel Douglas reviews scientific research conducted in…
June 11, 2013
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Help shine a light on more clearcutting in Alberta’s forests
Dear Wilderness Defender: AWA is asking you to help shine a light on a “science…
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