Biodiversity and Wildlife

Jul
31
2020

Canada agrees federal impact assessment necessary for mine expansion near Hinton, Alberta

CPAWS Northern Alberta
CPAWS Southern Alberta

EDMONTON, AB – CPAWS applauds the decision by the federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, to approve the request for a federal impact assessment for a proposed thermal coal mine expansion near Hinton, Alberta. The decision shows Minister Wilkinson understands the serious need to assess adverse environmental impacts that result from outdated thermal coal mining. Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Coal
Environmental Assessment
Water & Watershed Management
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Mining
Jul
30
2020

STATEMENT: Vista coal mine expansion to undergo federal impact assessment, Ecojustice reacts

Ecojustice
Keepers of the Water
Keepers of the Athabasca
West Athabasca Watershed Bioregional Society

CALGARY – Ecojustice lawyer and climate program director Alan Andrews issued the following statement in response to Minister Wilkinson’s decision to designate Coalspur’s Vista coal mine expansion for a federal impact assessment: Read More

Source: Ecojustice
Ecojustice
Keepers of the Athabasca
West Athabasca Watershed Bioregional Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Coal
Environmental Law & Policy
Environmental Assessment
Fresh Water
Mining
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
24
2020

“Optimizing” Parks… What Happened to the List?

Alberta Wilderness Association

On February 29, 2020 the Government of Alberta published a list of 164 parks and provincial recreation areas it intends to remove from Alberta’s parks system. That list has vanished from the government’s website. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Jul
23
2020

Internal government documents reveal concerning new details about the plan for Alberta’s parks: land sales, no comprehensive analysis of costs, and exclusion of the public from the decision

CPAWS Northern Alberta
CPAWS Southern Alberta

EDMONTON, AB – Documents recently obtained by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Alberta Chapters through a Freedom of Information and Privacy (FOIP) request have offered a closer look at the decision making process behind the recent cuts to Alberta’s parks system. The documents, which include internal communications, briefings to the Minister and a briefing to cabinet, outline the development of the government’s ‘Optimizing Alberta Parks’ plan announced in spring 2020.  Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Jul
16
2020

All Hands On Deck: Citizen Science with Watch for Wildlife

Sierra Club Canada Foundation
Jul 16 2020 - 4:00pm

From the Sierra Club Canada Foundation website:

Join us as Watch For Wildlife's Allison Dean takes us through their new citizen science project on iNaturalist. You'll learn all about Watch for Wildlife's citizen science initiative and how to get involved and make a difference in wildlife collision data collection in your area.

All SCCF webinars are free to attend and will be uploaded to our website for later viewing. Read More

Source: Sierra Club Canada Foundation
Alberta Council for Environmental Education
Sierra Club of Canada
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Environmental Education
Environmental Science
Jul
15
2020

Alberta Energy Regulator Rules that Coal and Wildlife Don’t Mix

Alberta Wilderness Association

On July 9th, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) denied Horn Ridge Resources Ltd.’s application to explore for coal in the Kakwa wilderness, west of Grande Cache.

AWA commends the AER for refusing this application as it poses a significant risk to valued wildlife populations and the ecological integrity of sensitive alpine and sub-alpine landscapes. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Coal
Mining
Jul
23
2020

CreekFest Webinar: Water Rangers

CPAWS Southern Alberta
Jul 23 2020 - 1:00pm to 1:30pm

From the CPAWS Southern Alberta website:

Are you a parent looking to continue environmental education at home? Or are you a student passionate about learning more about our planet earth? CPAWS-SAB wants to bring interactive learning into your homes! Read More

Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Environmental Education
Fresh Water
Water & Watershed Management
Jul
21
2020

CreekFest Webinar: Wild Wellness

CPAWS Southern Alberta
Jul 21 2020 - 1:00pm to 1:30pm

From the CPAWS Southern Alberta website:

Are you a parent looking to continue environmental education at home? Or are you a student passionate about learning more about our planet earth? CPAWS-SAB wants to bring interactive learning into your homes! Read More

Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Environmental Education
Fresh Water
Water & Watershed Management

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