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….
AWA is committed to the protection of publicly owned wildlife, wild lands, and wild waters in Alberta.
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We recognize the inherent value of nature and the myriad benefits humankind derives from it. AWA seeks secure interconnected habitats that are representative of Alberta’s natural landscapes and ecological processes, and that sustain the full complement of indigenous wildlife populations. AWA supports the conservation of wildlife populations in their natural environment and as a public resource.
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March 13, 2024
Newsletter: Alberta released sage-grouse status report
Alberta’s latest report on the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) should be a warning: if urgent…
February 22, 2024
Northback Holdings response to AER’s review process
On February 22, 2024, AWA was cc’d on correspondence from Northback Holdings Corporation to the…
February 21, 2024
Upper Highwood Logging on Pause
The controversial logging plan in the Upper Highwood of Kananaskis is on hold, for now….
January 30, 2024
News Release: Alberta Releases Overdue Report on Caribou Recovery, Lacks Real Action
On Friday, January 19, 2024, the Government of Alberta finally released the long awaited…
January 28, 2024
Hidden Creek: Of Bull Trout, Floods and Logging
By Lorne Fitch Bull trout, Alberta’s native fish, have swum the province’s waters since the…
January 24, 2024
AWA Comments on Canada’s 2030 National Biodiversity Strategy Milestone Document
AWA has written comments in response to Canada’s 2030 National Biodiversity Strategy Milestone Document. The…
December 30, 2023
An Ear to Nature
By Lorne Fitch To say the sights and sounds of nature inspire me seems trite…
November 28, 2023
CST Canada Coal Limited response to AWA statement of concern
On November 16, 2023, AWA received a letter from CST Canada Coal Limited in response…
November 28, 2023
Northback Holdings Corp. response to AWA statement of concern
On November 9, 2023, AWA received a letter from the legal counsel of Northback Holdings…
November 28, 2023
Summit Coal Inc. response to AWA statement of concern
On October 5th, the legal counsel for Summit Coal Inc. sent a letter addressing all…
November 21, 2023
AWA’s Statement of Concern regarding CST Canada Coal Limited’s mine expansion application
On October 10, 2023, CST Canada Coal Limited submitted an application (#1948872) requesting life-of-mine (LOM)…