Forests

Sep
25
2021

New CPAWS report reveals proposed logging will have direct impacts on caribou and trout habitat in old-growth forest near Willmore Wilderness Park

CPAWS Northern Alberta
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Edmonton, AB – A new CPAWS report reveals stark impacts on species at risk habitat for proposed logging in an intact piece of forest near Grande Cache, Alta. CPAWS Northern Alberta became aware of plans by West Fraser (Hinton) to log roughly 2,660 hectares of timber in the A La Peche caribou range when local trappers flagged concerns over the impacts on threatened woodland caribou and endangered Athabasca rainbow trout.  

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Forests
Sep
02
2021

Government Map Confirms Plans to Log Old-Growth Forests Near Grande Cache, Increasing Risks to Threatened Caribou

Alberta Wilderness Association
CPAWS Northern Alberta
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A newly released Government of Alberta map confirms long-term plans for substantial logging within at-risk caribou ranges in west-central Alberta (see Figure 1). Of particular concern, the map confirms plans for an imminent harvest on both sides of Moon Creek — an area currently valued for its intact old-growth forests, which support threatened caribou and endangered Athabasca rainbow trout.

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Forests
Forest Practices
Jul
22
2021

Forest Management in Alberta: Sustainable or Suspect?

Alberta Wilderness Association
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On Saturday, July 17, the Government of Alberta announced a new Forest Management Agreement (FMA) with Crowsnest Forest Products Ltd. (affiliated with Spray Lakes Sawmills) in the forest management unit C5 west of Lethbridge. This agreement leads Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) to continue to question Alberta Forestry’s commitment to sustainability given the ongoing timber-centric management of forests.

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Forests
Forest Practices
Land Management & Stewardship
Oct
28
2020

Alberta Forests Deserve More than the Forests Amendment Act

Alberta Wilderness Association
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Last week, without any public consultation, the Alberta government proposed changes to the Forests Act. The amendments include a preamble that mentions forest ecological values and climate change, followed by revisions to facilitate forest commercial interests. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) believes the proposed Forests Act changes miss the opportunity for needed reforms to support forest ecosystems and transparent, inclusive forest management.

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Forests
Aug
22
2020

Learning to Speak Lichen: Lichen Walk n’ Talk About Air Quality & Climate

Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future
Aug 22 2020 - 9:30am to 11:00am
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Join us to learn about your lichen neighbours, and how to translate what they’re telling us about our urban environment. Not sure what a lichen is? Come and find out! We’ll introduce you to a few of your common (and uncommon) lichen neighbours, and discuss why we think listening to urban lichens is important.

Source: Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future

Location

Edmonton , AB
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Air Quality
Climate Change
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Forests
Transportation
Aug
20
2020

Lichens as Biomonitors for Urban Air Quality & Climate

Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future
Aug 20 2020 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
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Find out what using lichens as biomonitors for the climate and air pollution is all about. 

Lichens, a symbiotic partnership between algae and fungi, are excellent (and inexpensive!) biomonitors for telling us about climate change and pollution - and Edmonton is ripe to start using them. 

Source: Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future
Air Quality
Climate Change
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Forests
Transportation
Jul
28
2020

Urban Trees: Improving Air Quality in Our Neighbourhoods

Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future
Jul 28 2020 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
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Join the Tomorrow Foundation (virtually) for Urban Trees: Improving Air Quality in Our Neighbourhoods.

What role do urban trees play in removing air pollution from our neighbourhoods? Anyone interested in air quality, neighbourhoods, planning or urban environments is encouraged to attend this event.

Source: Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future
Air Quality
Forests
Transportation
Jun
03
2019

New forest certification standard promises better protection for woodland caribou

Alberta Wilderness Association
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Today, the Forest Stewardship Council of Canada (FSC Canada) released a new FSC Standard that will guide Canada’s forestry sector. FSC Canada aims to incorporate sustainability into responsible forest management. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) congratulates FSC for developing a progressive national standard that incorporates conservation measures for species at risk, including a habitat indicator for endangered woodland caribou.

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Forests

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