Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Dec
18
2006

Action Alert: Have a Green Christmas and write to Ted Morton

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society — Edmonton Chapter

Tips and suggestions for having a green Christmas

Give nature a present too! The Christmas season is full of traditions and joy, unfortunately it can also be full of waste. Here are some simple ways to keep the traditions alive and extend the giving to the environment too.

  • Carry cloth bags when shopping;
  • Use reusable wrapping: Christmas theme tea towels, recycled paper, gift bags, and tin foil;
  • Send e-cards rather than paper cards. If you do send paper cards make sure the paper is recyclable or use them in your crafts;
  • Purchase LED lights for your Christmas tree and house;
  • Do your Christmas baking all at the same time to reduce time spent heating the environment (this will save money too!);
  • Make a charitable <../CPAWS-Donate.htm>donation in someone's name (It's not necessary to donate to CPAWS other organizations are good too!);
  • Purchase a gift someone can use rather than store, like concert tickets;
  • Carpool to Christmas parties and other functions;
  • Decorate an outside tree... or your balcony with critter friendly decorations - bird seed ornaments.

Share your wishes for caribou with our new Minister for Sustainable Resource Development

This morning, our new premier announced his new cabinet ministers. Taking over the portfolio of Sustainable Resource Development is Ted Morton. Now is the time to write a letter expressing your wishes for better habitat protection for Alberta's woodland caribou. By writing a letter to the new Minister you let him know that caribou are important to Albertans', as such, the issue deserves his time and attention. Read More

Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Lifestyle
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Nov
30
2006

The Christmas Week of Action for Wildlife

Presented by The Alberta Foothills Network, together with 1000s of Albertans…

December 1st – 8th
We need you to Join the Fun and lend your voice for wildlife in Alberta!

How can you participate?

  1. Join legendary American and Albertan environmentalists at the launch action in Calgary on December 1st at 11am
  2. Join Santa and his reindeer at the final action in Edmonton on Dec. 7th at Noon
  3. Lend your voice in a creative way anytime during the week of action — take 5 minutes or an hour to speak up for threatened species such as caribou and grizzly bear.

For more details and a toolkit explaining simple ways that you can participate and make a big difference, please download the Alberta Foothills Action Guide at www.albertafoothillsnetwork.org. Read More

Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Sierra Club of Canada
Nov
15
2006

Alberta's War on Pine Forest Misguided and Destructive

Alberta Wilderness Association • Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

The Alberta government's all-out war on mountain pine beetle (MPB) will seriously harm our forests and wildlife, cost over $20 million of taxpayers' money, and is destined to fail. CPAWS and AWA are calling for a more rational approach to deal with MPB including preserving caribou habitat, investing in a value-added wood products industry, re-evaluating fire suppression strategies, and combating climate change.

"The pine beetles have invaded Alberta for one simple reason - the climate is now warm enough to support them," says Rick Schneider, Conservation Director with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. "We know from B.C.'s experience that stopping the beetle is impossible. The Canadian Forest Service has confirmed that intervention to bring the epidemic under control is not feasible. So instead of wasteful and destructive efforts to the stop the beetle we need to develop plans for living with it," says Schneider. Read More

Wildlife Protection
Forest Practices
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Nov
10
2006

Alberta Government's War - Threatened Caribou Are First Casualties

Alberta Wilderness Association • Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society

November 10, 2006

The Alberta government has approved a policy that compels forestry companies to fight mountain pine beetle by clearcutting old pine forest in Alberta's Foothills. Alberta is forcing companies such as Weyerhaeuser in Grande Prairie to log mature pine forest that is at risk of mountain pine beetle attack. AWA and others believe the first casualty of Alberta's war on the forest will be threatened caribou populations. Read More

Wildlife Protection
Forests
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Sep
20
2006

Public Information Forums: Value of Parks to Neighboring Communities

 

Free
Monday, October 16, Crowsnest Centre, Blairmore
Tuesday, October 17, Heritage Inn, Pincher Creek
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Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Sierra Club of Canada
Sep
20
2006

Public Information Forum: Value of Parks to Neighboring Communities - Pincher Creek

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Pincher Creek </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.sierraclub.ca/wilderness">Sierra Club of Canada</a> • <a href="http://www.trailofthegreatbear.com/">&quot;Trail of the Great Bear&quot;</a> • <a href="http://www.cpaws.org/">Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society</a><br /><a href="http://www.ccwc.ab.ca/">Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition</a> • <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/">Natural Resources Defense Council</a> </p><p><strong>Free</strong><br />Heritage Inn, Pincher Creek<br /> </p><p>7:00 pm to 9:30 pm <br />Doors &amp; displays open at 6:30 pm</p><h4>What is the value of parks to neighboring communities in western North America, including Alberta?</h4><p>The first park in Alberta&#39;s southwest was established in 1895 - <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/waterton/index_e.asp">Waterton Lakes National Park</a>. Since then, <a href="http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/planning/gateway/siteinformation.asp?id=6">Beauvais Lake</a> (1954) and <a href="http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/planning/gateway/siteinformation.asp?id=108">Police Outpost</a> (1970) provincial parks, three Historic Sites and the Westcastle Wetlands were added to the protected areas system. In 1982 the Alberta Recreation and Parks Minister stated he recognized &quot;the scarcity and sensitivity of the few remaining wildland and recreation areas of southern Alberta.&quot; How have such protected areas benefited our communities and what about the future? </p> </div> </div></div>
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Sep
20
2006

Public Information Forum: Value of Parks to Neighboring Communities - Crowsnest Pass

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Crowsnest Pass </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.sierraclub.ca/wilderness">Sierra Club of Canada</a> • <a href="http://www.trailofthegreatbear.com/">&quot;Trail of the Great Bear&quot;</a> • <a href="http://www.cpaws.org/">Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society</a><br /><a href="http://www.ccwc.ab.ca/">Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition</a> • <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/">Natural Resources Defense Council</a> </p><p><strong>Free</strong><br /><a href="http://www.crowsnestcentre.ca/">Crowsnest Centre</a>, Blairmore<br /> </p><p>7:00 pm to 9:30 pm <br />Doors &amp; displays open at 6:30 pm</p><h4>What is the value of parks to neighboring communities in western North America, including Alberta?</h4><p>The first park in Alberta&#39;s southwest was established in 1895 - <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/waterton/index_e.asp">Waterton Lakes National Park</a>. Since then, <a href="http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/planning/gateway/siteinformation.asp?id=6">Beauvais Lake</a> (1954) and <a href="http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/planning/gateway/siteinformation.asp?id=108">Police Outpost</a> (1970) provincial parks, three Historic Sites and the Westcastle Wetlands were added to the protected areas system. In 1982 the Alberta Recreation and Parks Minister stated he recognized &quot;the scarcity and sensitivity of the few remaining wildland and recreation areas of southern Alberta.&quot; How have such protected areas benefited our communities and what about the future? </p> </div> </div></div>
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Sierra Club of Canada
Sep
11
2006

Big Bad Corporations on Campus: The Link between toilet paper on campus and Alberta’s Endangered Foothills Forests

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Edmonton </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p><a href="http://albertafoothillsnetwork.org/">Alberta Foothills Network</a> • <strong>Environmental Direct Action Network</strong></p><p>The official <strong>Give your Bum a Voice! University of Alberta - Kimberly Clark Campaign</strong> is about to commence! Please join us for the presentation outlined below to learn more.</p><p>If you are unable to make the presentation but are interested in any of the following, please email Rebecca at <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">savethefoothills</span> [at] <span class="d">gmail [dot] com</span></span> for info on how you can join this exciting campaign.</p><p>This new campaign will offer:</p><ul><li>Fun, creative and exciting actions, events and meetings;</li><li>Experience, training and mentoring for all levels of activists and organizers from experts in Alberta and beyond;</li><li>Learn more about the link between consumption (on campus and in your home) in Alberta and the loss of our foothill forests;</li><li>An original Market Action Campaign: one of the first of its kind in the province;</li><li>Working cooperatively with the environmental communities of the University, Edmonton, Canada and the USA;</li><li>Opportunities for <span style="font-weight: bold">you</span> to make a difference for forests, wildlife and water in <span style="font-weight: bold">our</span> province.</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold">When:</span> Wed Sept 13, 2pm <p><span style="font-weight: bold">Where:</span> <a href="http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/building.cfm?id=36" target="_blank">Humanities L1-2</a>, U of A Campus</p> </div> </div></div>
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Sierra Club of Canada
Environmental Direct Action Network
Aug
23
2006

CPAWS 'Capture the Wild' Photography Contest Entry Deadline

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <h2>2006 Categories</h2><ul><li>Alberta Wildlife - &quot;Capture&quot; wild creatures in their naturalenvironment!</li><li>Amateur - The Wonder of Wilderness!</li><li>International Nature - Exciting wilderness outside of Canada!</li><li>Wild Weather - Canada&#39;s four seasons and wicked weather!</li><li>Gorgeous Grasslands - Capture one of the sweeping vistas of Alberta, or focus on the finer details</li><li>Canada&#39;s National Parks and Protected Areas - Visit one of Canada&#39;s National Parks and Protected Areas, and share the beauty that you discover</li><li>Wonderful Wildflowers - Natural and delicate beauty of wildflowers</li></ul><p>Be imaginative, get inspired and enjoy &quot;capturing&quot; the great outdoors!!!</p> </div> </div></div>
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Aug
23
2006

8th Annual 'Capture the Wild' Photography Contest

2006 Categories

  • Alberta Wildlife - "Capture" wild creatures in their natural environment!
  • Amateur - The Wonder of Wilderness!
  • International Nature - Exciting wilderness outside of Canada!
  • Wild Weather - Canada's four seasons and wicked weather!
  • Gorgeous Grasslands - Capture one of the sweeping vistas of Alberta, or focus on the finer details
  • Canada's National Parks and Protected Areas - Visit one of Canada's National Parks and Protected Areas, and share the beauty that you discover
  • Wonderful Wildflowers - Natural and delicate beauty of wildflowers

Be imaginative, get inspired and enjoy "capturing" the great outdoors!!! Read More

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