Biodiversity and Wildlife

Nov
13
2014
Media Release

Logging Threatens Caribou and Other Sensitive Species in Iconic Wilderness Park, Highlights Need for Willmore Management Plan

Alberta Wilderness Association

Approved and proposed logging operations immediately outside the boundary of the Willmore Wilderness Provincial Park will place  unacceptable pressure on endangered and sensitive wildlife within the park. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) calls on the Alberta government to halt logging in endangered west central caribou ranges and implement a long overdue comprehensive management plan for Willmore. Read more about Logging Threatens Caribou and Other Sensitive Species in Iconic Wilderness Park, Highlights Need for Willmore Management Plan

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
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Nov
07
2014
Story

Wild Lands Advocate December 2014, Vol. 22, No. 6

Alberta Wilderness Association

2014-12-00 Vol. 22 No. 6 Wild Lands Advocate

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

Features

  • The Anthropocene Has Arrived
  • Shifting Ecosystems Require Shifting Priorities: Report addresses biodiversity management challenges in the face of climate change
  • Naomi Klein in Calgary
  • Climate Change: And the Surveys Say?
  • A Closer Look at Bow Basin Flood Mitigation Proposals
  • Focus: Alberta's Species-at-risk
  • Conservation Corner: When Winter Changes
Read more about Wild Lands Advocate December 2014, Vol. 22, No. 6>
Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
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Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Nov
05
2014
Story

Jasper Environmental Association comments on the Maligne Implementation Strategy

Jasper Environmental Association

The Jasper Environmental Association has posted their comments on Parks Canada's Draft Maligne Valley Implementation Strategy Discussion Paper: Read more about Jasper Environmental Association comments on the Maligne Implementation Strategy

Read the full letter on JEA's website
Briefs & submissions
Jasper Environmental Association
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Outdoor Recreation
Nov
05
2014
Call for Input

Public Comment Period: Recovery Strategy for the Greater Short-horned Lizard in Canada

http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/
Initiative: 
Recovery Strategy for the Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) in Canada
Deadline: 
29 Dec 2014

From Environment Canada:

The Government of Canada is committed to working with interested parties to ensure that species at risk are protected. The Species at Risk Act supports this commitment by providing the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed recovery documents.

 

Environment Canada is inviting you to comment on the proposed Recovery Strategy for the Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) in Canada.

 

Read more about Public Comment Period: Recovery Strategy for the Greater Short-horned Lizard in Canada>
Recovery Strategy for the Greater Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) in Canada
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Event

Marda Loop Justice Film Festival

Marda Loop Justice Film Festival
Nov 18 2014 - 7:00am to Nov 23 2014 - 7:00am

Justice Film Festival LogoThe 9th Annual Marda Loop Justice Film Festival runs November 18-23, 2014. The Festival is a 6-day documentary film celebration, held at the River Park Church Auditorium, plus Stephen Leacock Theater at Mount Royal University, the Globe Theatre, and John Dutton Theatre at the Central Library. We will screen 24 documentaries—please stay for post-film conversations.

Free Admission Read more about Marda Loop Justice Film Festival

Link: Festival Lineup 2014
Link: Festival at a Glance (pdf)

Location

various locations Calgary , AB
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Fresh Water
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Land Management & Stewardship
Wilderness & Parks
Waste Management
Agriculture
International Development
Human Rights
Toxics
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Food Security
Local Food
Environmental Health
Environmental Justice
Oct
22
2014
Call for Input

Public Comment Period: Management Plan for the Monarch in Canada

Species At Risk Public Registry
Initiative: 
Proposed Management Plan for the Monarch (Danaus plexippus) in Canada
Deadline: 
8 Dec 2014

From Species at Risk Recovery Unit, Canadian Wildlife Service, Prairie & Northern Region:

We are writing to notify you that the proposed Management Plan for the Monarch in Canada was posted on the Species at Risk Public Registry on October 9, 2014, for a 60-day public comment period which ends on December 8, 2014.

 

Read more about Public Comment Period: Management Plan for the Monarch in Canada>
Link: Management Plan for the Monarch (Danaus plexippus) in Canada
Link: SARA Public Consultations
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Event

CPAWS Northern Alberta Annual General Meeting

CPAWS Northern Alberta
Oct 30 2014 - 12:30am

From the CPAWS NAB website:

The event will start at 6:30pm and features a presentation by Dr. Rick Schneider about climate change and biodiversity in Alberta.

 

There will be food and a cash bar, and a raffle for some great prizes.

 

Doors open at 6:30pm. See you there!

Read more about CPAWS Northern Alberta Annual General Meeting
Source: CPAWS NAB

Location

Yellowhead Brewery
10229 105 Street NW
Edmonton , AB
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Wilderness & Parks
Event

Bird Migration Talk

Strathcona County Library
Sep 23 2014 - 1:00am to 2:30am

Songbirds, waterfowl, raptors and shorebirds move through Alberta skies each spring and fall. Chuck Priestly, Wildlife Biologist, will share information about this awesome natural phenomena. Read more about Bird Migration Talk

Register online, in person or call 780-410-8600

Location

Rooms 3-4, Strathcona County Library
401 Festival Lane
T8A 5P7 Sherwood Park , AB
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