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…
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.”
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…
January 26, 2012
Castle Protesters Banned from Two Thirds of Alberta!
An astonishingly draconian Court Order is served on Albertans protesting the proposed logging in the…
January 25, 2012
ENGO News Release: Will Alison Redford’s Clearcuts Crush Bear Cubs in their Dens?
Joint news release from WildCanada Conservation Alliance, Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition and AWA. Conservationists today…
January 23, 2012
Castle Logging Protest Draws 150 Protesters
A large group of 150 protesters braved the elements in Beaver Mines on Sunday January…
January 12, 2012
CCWC News Release: Alberta Government Deaf to Citizens’ Logging Concerns
News release from the Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition, about the imminent clearcut logging program in…
January 12, 2012
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: The Castle Needs Defenders!
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders alert: The Castle Needs Defenders! At this very moment, logging…
December 7, 2011
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Once more for the Castle!
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders alert: Once more for the Castle! AWA and other environmental…