August 14, 2012
ENGO News Release: Castle Logging Decision Ignored Fish and Wildlife, and Alberta Public
Newly-released documents reveal that the Alberta government’s decision to go ahead with deeply unpopular clearcut…
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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.
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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.”
July 30, 2012
News Release: Forestry Deal Pre-empts North Saskatchewan plan
The Government of Alberta has quietly signed a new 20 year Forest Management Agreement (FMA)…
May 24, 2012
Standing Up for the Castle
Wild Lands Advocate article, April 2012, by Nigel Douglas, interviewing Rick Collier, one of four…
April 1, 2012
Alberta’s Forests Feel the Love on Valentine’s Day!
Wild Lands Advocate update, April 2012, by Nigel Douglas 20120400_ar_wla_update_forest_rallies_ndouglas.pdf
April 1, 2012
A Valentine’s Day Call for Action
Wild Lands Advocate article, April 2012, by Sid Marty. “Alberta is a spacious and lofty…
March 14, 2012
AWA News Release: No Public Involvement in Forestry Deal: Health of North Saskatchewan and Red Deer River Headwaters at Stake
A large forest management contract on public lands in the headwaters of two major Alberta…
March 5, 2012
No Public Consultation in Forest Management Agreement Renewal Process
This document is the official input from Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) into the Forest Management…
February 14, 2012
ENGO News Release: Over a Hundred Attend Valentine’s Day Rallies in Support of Forests
More than 170 people attended rallies today in Calgary and Edmonton to send a strong…
February 13, 2012
Alberta’s Forests Need your Love on Valentine’s Day!
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders alert. Please join us on Valentine’s Day to show your…
February 6, 2012
Save our Forests Rally Rescheduled
Last week, AWA notified supporters of an upcoming Save our Forests Rally, taking place in…
February 2, 2012
Wilderness and Wildlife Defenders: Turning up the Heat on Alberta’s Forest Mis-Management
AWA Action Alert: Turning up the Heat on Alberta’s Forest Mis-Management. Public opposition to ill-planned…
February 1, 2012
Castle Logging Protest Camp Cleared by RCMP. Logging Opposition Continues
The battle to save the Castle from imminent clearcut logging continues. This morning, the RCMP…
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