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At the Summit: The Families that Make the Tower Climb for Wilderness a Success

October 1, 2016

October/December 2016 Wildland Advocate article, by Nick Pink and Polly Knowlton Cockett.

On a typical day the Calgary Tower, a behemoth of concrete and steel, likely isn’t the first place you think of when you imag-ine the wilderness, wildlife, and water of Alberta.  But something special happened on Earth Day (April 22) every year from 1992 until 2016; the wilderness came to the tower.  This last year more than 1,000 participants and 150 volunteers migrated to the Calgary Tower to make their annual trek up the 802 steps to the top while learning, sharing, and promoting awareness of Alberta Wilderness Association.

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In the past I've seen chaos in the hills. And because I study cumulative effects, I know that everything is related. So I've come to realize that there is a big picture and we won't get there unless we plan along the way.
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