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Join Albertans from all walks of life working together to protect & preserve Alberta’s environment.
The Alberta Environmental Network (AEN) connects Albertans and environmental groups that are dedicated to preserving and protecting Alberta’s environment. As a non-profit and non-partisan organization, the AEN supports collaboration of the environmental community throughout the province.
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Alberta Wilderness Association
Ten more grizzly bears were killed in the province's spring grizzly bear hunt, according to new figures released by the Alberta government. Conservation groups say that this is totally unacceptable in a province developing a Recovery Plan process for a "threatened" species.
"This is 10 bears too many," says Nigel Douglas, Conservation Specialist with Alberta Wilderness Association. "The evidence is clear now that grizzly bears are in serious trouble in Alberta and this hunt shames Alberta both nationally and internationally." Read More
Alberta Wilderness Association
What: Guided Hike in Lakeland
When: Saturday July 23rd at 9:30 am
Where: Lakeland Provincial Park and Recreation Area
Cost: $20 per person
Join host Dr. Richard Thomas, Alberta's foremost authority on the ecology of the boreal forest, for a guided hike of the Lakeland area. Rarities in Alberta¹s fire-ravaged Boreal Forest region, old growth forests are nature¹s museum, a genetic storage bank to continue biodiversity. 34 species of birds and mammals are dependent on the remaining old-growth forests of Lakeland, including barred owls, Blackburnian warblers, hoary bats, pileated woodpeckers, woodland woodland caribou and northern flying squirrels. Read More
Alberta Wilderness Association • Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Alberta's Minister of Sustainable Resource Development has refused to put a moratorium on new industrial developments within any of the ranges of this threatened species. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) are demanding that Alberta adopt key recommendations of the Alberta Woodland Caribou Recovery Team that would temporarily protect caribou from new industrial development within ranges of the most at risk caribou herds.
They are also calling for clear regulation of the forest and energy industry to ensure best practices are followed in key caribou ranges and to prevent new developments in critical portions of the ranges. Read More
For the First Time, the Race Finishes in Canada on July 27 at the U of C
University of Calgary • North American Solar Challenge
June 27, 2005
On July 17, over 20 cars fuelled completely by the sun’s rays will set off from Austin, Texas to make the 10-day journey over 4,000 kilometres to finish here in Calgary on July 27.
The University of Calgary is proud to be the first Canadian venue for the North American Solar Challenge Finish Line. On July 27, starting at 11:00 a.m. come out and be a part of the excitement as the solar cars race down Charleswood Drive to finish in front of the Olympic Oval on the U of C’s campus. Cheer on the teams as they complete the race and enjoy the fun-filled summer celebration complete with music, entertainment, sustainable energy and environmental displays, children’s activities and a free BBQ. You can see the solar cars up close and personal, and have the chance to talk to the teams and learn about the incredible passion and commitment that inspired them to compete in the North American Solar Challenge!
Visit www.americansolarcarchallenge.org to learn more about the race, the route and the arrival times of the cars. Read More
