Alberta Wilderness Association

Jul
19
2016

OHVs and the Castle Parks – Are They In or Out?

Alberta Wilderness Association
Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition

That’s the crucial conservation question left begging in a newly-released document on what Alberta Environment and Parks expects in a draft management plan for the Castle Parks. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition (CCWC) would like the Minister to answer the question definitively and commit unequivocally to the management plan’s vision: “Conservation of nature will be the primary, overriding objective of both parks.” Read more about OHVs and the Castle Parks – Are They In or Out?

Castle Parks Management Plan Annotated Table of Contents
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Alberta Wilderness Association
Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Outdoor Recreation
Jul
13
2016

Crackdown on Destruction of Public Lands

Alberta Wilderness Association

A recent  Order in Council will allow enforcement officials to issue violation tickets under the Public Lands Administration Regulation. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) appreciates measures which provide officials with enforcement capabilities to protect our public lands. Read more about Crackdown on Destruction of Public Lands

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Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Outdoor Recreation
May
17
2016

Gravel Mining Puts Water at Risk

Alberta Wilderness Association

Alberta’s gravel mining policy significantly erodes environmental protection by allowing gravel mining to occur in the 1:100 year floodplain of rivers. Documents obtained by private citizens in a Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) request reveal that Alberta’s internal sand and gravel mining policy was developed and approved in 2011 in a secretive process that ignored expert scientific advice and excluded the public. Read more about Gravel Mining Puts Water at Risk

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Central Athabasca Stewardship Society
Fresh Water
Water & Watershed Management
Water Quality
Groundwater
Wetlands
Riparian Areas
Mar
24
2016

Positive Alberta Fisheries Recovery Actions

Alberta Wilderness Association

On the eve of the 2016 sportfishing season, the Alberta government will put in place a 5 year ‘recovery rest period’ in the upper Pembina River that will combine no-fishing and habitat restoration measures. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) commends the Alberta government on this important step to protect a high risk Arctic grayling population. Read more about Positive Alberta Fisheries Recovery Actions

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Fisheries
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Outdoor Recreation
Apr
23
2016

25th Annual Climb and Run for Wilderness

Alberta Wilderness Association
Apr 23 2016 - 6:00am

C4W 2016 LogoFrom the Climb for Wilderness website:

Registrations are now open!

Please join us at the Calgary Tower on Saturday April 23, 2016 for solidarity, exercise, environmental protection and fun! as we look back on the Climb for Wilderness’ amazing 25 year legacy helping raise awareness and money for the defence of Alberta’s wilderness.

We’re really looking forward to seeing you there!

What a year it was!

The world was full of optimism; communism had just fallen in the Soviet Union along with apartheid in South Africa. In solidarity with 176 other countries at the Rio Summit in Brazil, Canada signed the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, intended to guide the world in future sustainable development. Read more about 25th Annual Climb and Run for Wilderness

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Location

Calgary Tower
101 9 Avenue SW
Calgary , AB
See map: Google Maps
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Mar
17
2016

AWA Edmonton Talk: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania — ‘Off the Beaten Track’ African Parks

Alberta Wilderness Association
Mar 17 2016 - 1:00am

From a naturalist’s perspective, join Bill Reynolds to get up close with elephant families in the Zambezi rainforest, with hippos in the Selous reserve, with antelopes and hornbills among the baobabs of Ruaha, with the colobus monkeys of Udzungwa mountains and so many more denizens of deep, dark Africa!

  • Talk starts at 7:00PM (doors open at 6:30PM)
  • Donations accepted at the door
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Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Location

Jackson Power Electric Ltd.
9744 60 Avenue NW
Edmonton , AB
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Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks

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