May 24, 2013
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Thanks and Next Steps Needed for Little Smoky Caribou
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders. You have made a difference! In early May, the Alberta…
Defending Wild Alberta
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Our vision is for the Wild Spaces shown on this map to remain wild – forever. Some of these areas are essential cores that require protection to complete a provincial protected areas network. Other Wild Spaces may function as corridors or transition zones, and still others require sound management to achieve the working landscape ideal, where economic development is integrated with conservation and stewardship objectives.
Take a moment to explore each of Alberta’s Natural Regions. The currently protected areas are in green and AWA’s proposed areas for conservation are in gold.
Sources: Alberta Wilderness Association, 2019, Alberta Environment and Parks, 2019. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.
Navigating tips:
Natural Region: Click on a Natural Region to find out more information about its current status, to view protected areas and AWA’s Areas of Concern.
Area of Concern: Click on an area of concern (in gold) to learn about it. Select “Learn more” to visit the webpage for an Area of Concern.
Reset the map: Reset the map by clicking the button in the bottom left corner.
Download a PDF copy of AWA’s Wild Alberta map here (8.4MB PDF)
AWA dedicates this map and the work we do related to mapping Alberta’s Wild Spaces to the memory of our dear friend and colleague Herbert G. Kariel. Herb was a long time supporter and on his passing left AWA a generous bequest. Our work producing maps of Alberta’s wild spaces helps all of us learn more about our land and its geography and the vision for protected vital landscapes that Herb held dear.
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May 15, 2013
AWA News Release: Time for Alberta Forest Industry to Stop Logging Critical Caribou Habitat
As the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) marks its three year anniversary at the end…
May 8, 2013
AWA Asks Alberta to Defer New Forestry Plan Approvals in Little Smoky
AWA letter to Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development. To be consistent with the Alberta…
May 7, 2013
AWA’s Letter to Alberta Energy Minister: Thanks and Next Steps
AWA’s letter to Alberta Energy Minister Hughes thanking the Alberta government for deferring new mineral…
May 7, 2013
AWA’s Wildlife Habitat Presentation to House of Commons Environment Committee
AWA Vice President Cliff Wallis highlights the key priorities for habitat conservation in Canada. He…
May 7, 2013
AWA’s Wildlife Habitat Presentation to House of Commons Environment Committee
AWA Vice President Cliff Wallis highlights the key priorities for habitat conservation in Canada. He…
May 3, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Defers New Energy Leasing in Two Caribou Herd Ranges
For the first time, Alberta is deferring the sale of new mineral rights across the…
May 2, 2013
AB Energy Minister Defers Issuing New Mineral Rights in Two Caribou Ranges
In a May 2, 2013 letter to Alberta Wilderness Association, Alberta Energy Minster Ken Hughes…
April 24, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Again Violates Caribou Policies With Today’s Energy Leasing
Today the Alberta government will once again violate its own caribou policy and the federal…
April 19, 2013
Fewer Winter Trails Will Help Jasper Caribou
AWA’s letter to Parks Canada supporting their proposal to restrict winter recreational access, from November…
March 30, 2013
Alberta’s Westslope Cutthroat Trout Designated as Threatened
Extract from the federal Canada Gazette, designated Alberta’s population of Westslope cutthroat trout an endangered…
March 27, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Government has Lost Control of Wolf Management
Decisions on Alberta’s wolf population are being made by local authorities with public funds and…