Alberta Wilderness Association

Event

Autumn Splendor: An AWA Celebration in the Snow Valley

Alberta Wilderness Association
Oct 25 2015 (All day)

From the AWA website:

Join us for a Fabulous Chicken Bar-be-que in the Fall Coloured Snow Valley to Celebrate AWA’s 50th Anniversary!

There will be Food, Entertainment, Mingling, Updates from AWA Board Members, Auction and Raffle Fun!

Come Celebrate with New Friends and Old!

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Location

Snow Valley Ski Club (13204 45 Avenue NW)
Edmonton , AB
See map: Google Maps
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Event

Wild West Gala: A Celebration of Wildlife and Wild Spaces in Alberta

Alberta Wilderness Association
Sep 26 2015 (All day)

From the AWA website:

The 27th annual Wild West Gala is a celebration of AWA’s 50th anniversary. This is the best foot-stompin’, fun-lovin’ great-eats-and-fine-wine evening of the season. There’s plenty to celebrate after 50 years of conservation and it is a great time to meet new friends and old.

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Location

Red and White Club (1833 Crowchild Trail NW)
Calgary , AB
See map: Google Maps
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Sep
04
2015
Media Release

New Protected Area to Protect Water, Create Jobs

Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition
CPAWS Southern Alberta Chapter
Alberta Wilderness Association
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Blairmore, Alberta. Albertans today are celebrating the long-awaited creation of two new protected areas in Alberta. After more than 40 years of pressure from local business, advocates and community members, the remainder of the Castle Special Place has been protected as a Provincial Park and Wildland Provincial Park, completing the protection of ~1000 km2 region. Read more about New Protected Area to Protect Water, Create Jobs

Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta Chapter
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Event

21st Century Energy—Transitioning to Clean Energy, Alberta's Opportunity

Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
Solar Energy Society of Alberta
Sep 9 2015 - 1:00am to 2:30am

Doors open at 6:30 pm. Speakers and Dialogue from 7-8:30 pm. 

What might the United States teach Albertans about the ramping up to healthier and climate protective energy? How quickly can coal be phased out and how can Albertans help the energy transition?  Read more about 21st Century Energy—Transitioning to Clean Energy, Alberta's Opportunity

Source: Solar Energy Society of Alberta

Location

CN Theatre (5-142)
MacEwan University City Centre Campus (105 Street Building)
Edmonton , AB
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Alberta Wilderness Association
Energy
Renewables & Alternatives
Conventional Oil & Gas
Coal
Electricity Generation & Transmission
Oil Sands
Aug
05
2015
Media Release

End in Sight for Energy Leasing in Alberta Caribou Ranges?

Alberta Wilderness Association

Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has found that no new energy rights within Alberta caribou ranges are scheduled for future sales. Two in-range licences covering 24 km2, which had been posted for the August 19 rights auction, have since been withdrawn by Alberta Energy. AWA recognizes the importance of these lease sale withdrawals and urges the Alberta government to defer all new energy leasing within caribou ranges, until strong habitat-recovery range plans are in place to ensure survival of Alberta’s endangered caribou. Read more about End in Sight for Energy Leasing in Alberta Caribou Ranges?

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association (includes additional background and maps)
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Energy
Conventional Oil & Gas
Oil Sands
Jul
30
2015
Media Release

Govenlock PFRA Pasture a Significant Step towards Prairie Conservation

Alberta Wilderness Association

David Anderson, Member of Parliament for Cypress Hills-Grasslands, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, announced on July 29, 2015 that the Govenlock Community Pasture will be transferred from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to Environment Canada, conserving this grassland ecosystem and habitat for species at risk. Read more about Govenlock PFRA Pasture a Significant Step towards Prairie Conservation

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Jun
03
2015
Media Release

Endangered Sage-grouse numbers on the rise in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Federal emergency order helping endangered prairie bird populations recover

Alberta Wilderness Association
Ecojustice
Wilderness Committee
Nature Saskatchewan

CALGARY — Canada’s endangered Greater Sage-grouse populations are on the rebound and conservation groups are cautiously optimistic about the increased numbers. Credited with the increase are climatic factors and, as an outcome of the federal emergency protection order, increased attention to remedying this majestic bird's plight.

In 2014, there were thought to be only 14 males remaining in Alberta, with the total provincial population estimated at approximately 30 birds. Only six males were counted at active breeding grounds or ‘leks’ in Saskatchewan.

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Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
May
15
2015
Media Release

Environmental Enforcement Positions Good News for Headwaters

Alberta Wilderness Association

Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is greatly encouraged by today's announcement by the Alberta government that 23 new environmental enforcement positions are being established to patrol Alberta's Eastern Slopes and other backcountry areas. The hirings follow several years of sparse presence on the ground by officers and widespread damage to streams and river beds in Alberta's headwaters. Read more about Environmental Enforcement Positions Good News for Headwaters

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Fresh Water
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Water & Watershed Management
Wilderness & Parks
May
12
2015
Story

Wild Lands Advocate Vol. 23, No. 1

Alberta Wilderness Association

2015-02-00 Vol. 23 No. 1 Wild Lands Advocate

The latest issue of the Wildlands Advocate is now available from the Alberta Wilderness Association website.

Features

  • Giving up the Ghost?
  • Managing Recreation on Public Land: How does Alberta Compare?
  • Hummingbird to Hope: Trail Monitoring, Management and a Wildland Park in the Bighorn
  • An Impossible Dream?: Biodiversity in Alberta’s Largest Urban Centres
  • A Conservation Easement Goes to Court
  • Flying a Chequered Flag at OHV Races in the Livingstone-Porcupine
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Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Reports & Publications
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife

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