May 7, 2024
Response from Minister on cougar hunting quotas
In response to AWA’s inquiry about the cougar hunt, Minister Loewen responded with the belief…
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.”
April 26, 2024
From Canopy to Currents: Exploring the Forest-Water Connection
Even when reforestation is successful, managed forests are not equal to natural forests when it…
April 8, 2024
Letter to Minister Loewen on increasing cougar hunting quotas
AWA wrote to Minister Loewen asking for the rationale behind the increase in female cougar…
March 15, 2024
Action Alert: Bison must be listed as wildlife in Alberta
Designating bison as wildlife is long overdue. The current classification of a wild species as…
March 15, 2024
Joint letter requesting bison be listed as wildlife
Free-ranging bison, apart from in a few specialized regions, are still considered livestock in Alberta….
February 26, 2024
News Release: No Update to Action Plan for Wood Buffalo National Park Despite Recommendations – Environmental Groups Disappointed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Edmonton, AB/Calgary, AB – Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Northern Alberta Chapter (CPAWS…
February 21, 2024
Upper Highwood Logging on Pause
The controversial logging plan in the Upper Highwood of Kananaskis is on hold, for now….
December 18, 2023
Building a Relationship with the People of McClelland
By Phillip Meintzer Note from the author: In early September 2023, AWA staff spent three…
September 21, 2023
AWA’s letter to the Premier and Minister of Energy and Mineral regarding Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes
Alberta Wilderness Association wrote Premier Smith and Minister Jean on September 21, 2023 to express…
August 16, 2023
Provincial Forestry Issues and Recommendations
Forest management in Alberta is not sustainable or inclusive. Click here to read AWA’s briefing…
June 19, 2023
The Spring 2023 Wildfires: What Needs to Change?
Wild Lands Advocate article by: Devon Earl Click here for a pdf version of the article….
April 24, 2023
Conservation of the Cardinal Divide
Wild Lands Advocate article by: Devon Earl, Kristen Andersen, Beth MacCallum, with support from Elisabeth…