Biodiversity and Wildlife

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
Jun
24
2020

Letter to Premier Kenny: Reinstate Alberta’s Coal Policy

Alberta Wilderness Association

The Alberta Wilderness Association has posted their letter to Premier Kenney requesting that the provincial government reinstate Alberta's Coal Policy. The text of the letter is copied below.

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Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Environmental Law & Policy
Mining
Alberta Wilderness Association
Briefs & submissions
Jun
12
2020

New Bill 22 proposes changes to series of environmental tools in the name of “red tape reduction”

CPAWS Northern Alberta

Edmonton – A new bill was proposed by the provincial government on June 11, 2020, which takes aim at removing “red tape” to reduce costs, speed up approvals, and eliminate regulations the government deems unnecessary. The new Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020, was proposed by the provincial government on June 11, 2020. The omnibus bill includes 14 changes across six ministries that would affect land use activities within our protected parks, oil sands project approvals, and energy efficiency–among other concerning environmental issues. Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Energy Conservation
Oil Sands
Environmental Law & Policy
Jun
09
2020

Groups across Alberta and the Northwest Territories warn the federal government of impacts of monitoring suspensions on Wood Buffalo National Park

Fort Chipewyan Métis Association
Northwest Territory Métis Nation
Smith’s Landing First Nation
Hamlet of Fort Resolution
Keepers of the Athabasca Watershed Society
Alberta Wilderness Association
CPAWS Northern Alberta
CPAWS Northwest Territories
Ecology North
Alternatives North
Council of Canadians – Edmonton and Northwest Territories Chapters

Edmonton – The following letter was submitted on behalf of a joint group including: Fort Chipewyan Métis Association, Northwest Territory Métis Nation, Smith’s Landing First Nation, the Hamlet of Fort Resolution, Keepers of the Athabasca Watershed Society Organization, Alberta Wilderness Association, CPAWS Northern Alberta, CPAWS Northwest Territories, Ecology North, Alternatives North, and Council of Canadians – Edmonton and Northwest Territories Chapters. The letter to the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change outlines the substantial risks to downstream communities and ecosystems due to the Alberta Energy Regulator’s decision to suspend environmental monitoring for oil & gas projects. The health of Wood Buffalo National Park and the success of its federal Action Plan is undermined by these suspensions. Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada’s largest national park, and continued ecological degradation would be grounds to list as a World Heritage Site “in Danger”. 

Download the full letter on the CPAWS website Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Council of Canadians
Keepers of the Athabasca
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Jun
10
2020

Q & A: Importance of Indigenous Knowledge for Conservation

CPAWS Southern Alberta
Jun 10 2020 - 11:00am

From the CPAWS Southern Alberta Facebook page:

Join us on June 10 for a conversation on the importance of Indigenous ways of knowing. Tune in by simply heading to our Facebook Page on June 10 at 11 am. Read More

Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta Facebook
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Indigienous Peoples Issues

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Truth & Reconciliation at AEN

Learn more about our process and progress, and share your thoughts with us, on our Decolonization and Indigenization page.

It is our understanding at the Alberta Environmental Network that Reconciliation starts with the land, and there is no Reconciliation until we have faced the Truth. While Truth is held collectively, we recognize everyone is on their own learning journey, at their own pace. Our work at AEN focuses on the lands outlined by the Province of Alberta, lands with which we are learning to be in kinship relationship, in the nêhiyaw (Cree) spirit of treaty-making. The lands we work for are described in Treaties 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10. The traditional keepers of this land are Anishinabe, Nêhiyawak (Cree), Dené, Dane-zaa, Nakota, Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), Tsuut’ina, and Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy); this land is also the homeland of the Métis. We are committed to building meaningful reciprocal relationships, to be of service particularly to those directly experiencing the effects of oppression, genocide, and exploitation.