September 12, 2022
Alberta’s Upper Smoky Caribou: Time for a Strong Land-Use Plan
A year-end deadline is approaching for Alberta to finish its crucial Upper Smoky land-use plan,…
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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.”
September 9, 2022
AER Letter of Authorization re: Suncor’s McClelland Lake Wetland Complex Operational Plan
Suncor’s McClelland Late Wetland Complex Operational Plan was approved by a Letter of Authorization submitted…
August 25, 2022
AWA Presentation to UNESCO Mission Assessing Wood Buffalo National Park Heritage Status
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) provided this presentation (link below) on August 25, 2022, to the…
August 17, 2022
AWA Signs Joint Letter to UNESCO Mission Assessing Wood Buffalo National Park Heritage Status
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has co-signed a joint letter submitted by CPAWS Northern Alberta on…
June 23, 2022
‘Mind the Gap’ – Alberta’s First Caribou Range Plans Lack Near-Term Habitat Targets, Sideline Indigenous Priorities
Wild Lands Advocate article by: Carolyn Campbell, Conservation Director Click here for a pdf version…
June 21, 2022
Inspiring Stewardship Plan, for Rights, Lands and Caribou
Wild Lands Advocate article by: Carolyn Campbell, Conservation Director Click here for a pdf version…
May 12, 2022
Sustainable Forestry: Are Forest Certifications Doing their Job?
Wild Lands Advocate Wilderness Watch update by: Devon Earl, AWA Conservation Specialist Click here for…
May 10, 2022
Statement of Concern Regarding Chip Lake Logging Request for Proposals
AWA is concerned about a request for proposals (RFP) issued by Alberta Forestry that would…
April 8, 2022
Alberta’s First Caribou Range Plans: A Promising Land-Use System That Needs Stronger ‘Decade 1’ Indigenous Rights and Habitat Actions
Today the Alberta government released two long awaited land-use plans for threatened woodland caribou. The…
April 1, 2022
AWA Featured in Twinkl’s International Day of Forests Celebration
Click the link below to read Twinkl’s article on Canadian Forests, featuring AWA. https://www.twinkl.ca/blog/canadian-forests
February 14, 2022
AWA & CPAWS Concerns with the Additional Sale of Public Lands to Mackenzie County
On October 25th 2021, the Minister of Alberta Environment and Parks reaffirmed the Government of…
February 8, 2022
Logging Plan Paused in Alberta’s À La Pêche Caribou Range
Conservation groups and trappers have learned that West Fraser Hinton has paused its controversial clearcut…
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