June 1, 2011
Reducing Access is the Answer: Now What was the Question?
Wild Lands Advocate article, June 2011, by Nigel Douglas 20110600_ar_wla_cas_gho_motorized_access_ndouglas.pdf
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.”
June 1, 2011
Albertans Oppose Logging in the Castle, Support Protection
Wild Lands Advocate update, June 2011, by Nigel Douglas 20110600_ar_wla_update_cas_logging_ndouglas.pdf
April 26, 2011
News Release: Canada’s “Battles in the Woods” Flare up in Prairie Headwaters
Market action launched against logging in Alberta’s southern Rockies. Joint news release from AWA, CPAWS,…
April 1, 2011
Castle Area Forest Land Use Zone: Linear Disturbances, Access Densities and Grizzly Bear Habitat Security Areas
Report by Global Forest Watch Canada, investigating linear disturbances in the Castle Area Forest Land…
December 2, 2010
Forest Management Certification Pre-assessment of Spray Lake Sawmills
Letter by AWA to Smartwood. Smartwood are the auditors for Spray Lake Sawmills’ application to…
August 16, 2010
The Forests of Alberta’s Southern Eastern Slopes: Forest or Forestry?
August 2010 update of AWA’s position paper. “The forests of Alberta’s Southern Eastern Slopes are…
August 16, 2010
The Forests of Alberta’s Southern Eastern Slopes: Forest or Forestry?
August 2010 update of AWA’s position paper. 20100816_rp_awa_forests_or_forestry.pdf
August 1, 2010
Progress in Ghost River Watershed Planning
Wild Lands Advocate article, August 2010, by Nigel Douglas. 2010089_ar_wla_ghost_watershed_plan_ndouglas.pdf
August 1, 2010
New Policy Tools for Conservation in Alberta’s Boreal Natural Region
Wild Lands Advocate article, August 2010, by Mike Kennedy. 2010089_ar_wla_boreal_conservation_kennedy.pdf
August 1, 2010
The Boreal: A Birder’s Wonderland
Wild Lands Advocate article, August 2010, by Chip Scialfa. 2010089_ar_wla_boreal_birds_scialfa.pdf
May 29, 2010
Ghost River Watershed Ecosystem-based Conservation Plan
Progress report on an Ecosystem-based Conservation Plan for the Ghost River Watershed, prepared by Silva…
December 1, 2009
A Vision of Forest Management for the Future
Wild Lands Advocate article, December 2009, by Nigel Douglas. 20091200_ar_wla_forest_management_ndouglas.pdf