Biodiversity and Wildlife

Dec
22
2020

CPAWS celebrates Canada’s nearly $60 million commitment to Wood Buffalo National Park

CPAWS Northern Alberta`

EDMONTON, AB – Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, has announced a $59.9 million funding commitment for the implementation of Wood Buffalo National Park’s Action Plan over the next three years. This funding is in addition to a previous federal investment of $27.5 million from 2018 for the park’s Action Plan, which was developed to address serious concerns with the ecological degradation of this World Heritage Site. CPAWS Northern Alberta welcomes this exciting announcement of continued investment in the future of Canada’s largest national park. Read more about CPAWS celebrates Canada’s nearly $60 million commitment to Wood Buffalo National Park

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Dec
15
2020

Grassy Mountain Coal Project

The oral portion of the public hearing for Benga Mining Ltd.'s proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project in the Crowsnest Pass concluded on December 2. The next step in the federal impact assessment process is for the Joint Review Panel to draft the Impact Assessment Report, Consultation Report, and recommend potential conditions for submission to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

Grassy Mountain is the first of at least six mountain-top removal coal mines proposed by large Australian mining companies in various stages of regulatory approval in the region. There are more than 50,000 ha of the Old Man River headwaters under lease for future mountain-top removal mining.

Public hearing

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Climate Change
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Fresh Water
Mining
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Issue Briefs
Dec
10
2020

Grassroots Conservation Group Taking the City to Court

Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition

Edmonton, Alberta, December 10, 2020 – Local grassroots non-profit Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition has filed a request for judicial review regarding the City of Edmonton’s rezoning of 99 acres of river valley parkland for an Epcor industrial solar plant. Read more about Grassroots Conservation Group Taking the City to Court

Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Renewables & Alternatives
Dec
04
2020

Continuing the Sacrifice of the Eastern Slopes to Old King Coal

Alberta Wilderness Association

Yesterday, the Alberta government took another step towards turning Alberta’s Eastern Slopes into little more than a string of coal mines. Nearly 2,000 hectares of coal leases were offered for sale in the Rockies of southern Alberta. This offering, together with existing coal leases and applications for coal leases, confirms the government’s ambition to sacrifice the southern Alberta mountain landscape for coal. Read more about Continuing the Sacrifice of the Eastern Slopes to Old King Coal

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Coal
Water & Watershed Management
Mining
Dec
02
2020

Conservation of Wood Buffalo National Park of ‘significant concern’, local Indigenous communities and environmental organizations say more action is needed

CPAWS Northern Alberta
Mikisew Cree First Nation
Alberta Wilderness Association

EDMONTON, AB – The ongoing precarious state of Wood Buffalo National Park was internationally recognized today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which stated in a report assessing all of its World Heritage Sites, that its conservation outlook is of “significant concern”. This assessment came only one day after the Government of Canada was due to submit a State of Conservation update report to the UN on the federal government’s implementation of the Wood Buffalo National Park Action Plan to recover the park. The Action Plan was announced nearly two years ago, but Indigenous communities and environmental organizations have consistently expressed concerns about the need for more resources and timely actions to reflect the scope and severity of threats.  Read more about Conservation of Wood Buffalo National Park of ‘significant concern’, local Indigenous communities and environmental organizations say more action is needed

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Keepers of the Athabasca
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Dec
01
2020

Alberta’s Crown Land Vision released, but groups call for more clarity

CPAWS Northern Alberta
CPAWS Southern Alberta

Last week the Government of Alberta released “Alberta’s Crown Land Vision.” The Alberta Crown Land Vision appears to be a precursor to changes in two key areas of legislation: updating parks and public land legislation, and introducing new recreation legislation (Alberta Trails Act) focused on the creation of a recreation user-based fee framework. Read more about Alberta’s Crown Land Vision released, but groups call for more clarity

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Dec
08
2020

2020 Environmental Gathering Idea Talk: Indigenous Protected & Conserved Areas

Alberta Ecotrust
Dec 8 2020 - 10:00am to 11:30am

Canada is working to meet its commitment of 17% conserved areas by the end of 2020. New creative measures have been developed to help meet these goals. Join Kecia Kerr from CPAWS Northern Alberta and Matt Munson from the Dene Tha' First Nation as they share the relatively new concept of Indigenous Protected & Conserved Areas (IPCA) and what it takes to develop the first IPCA in Alberta. Read more about 2020 Environmental Gathering Idea Talk: Indigenous Protected & Conserved Areas

Source: Alberta Ecotrust
Alberta Ecotrust
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Nov
16
2020

Job Opportunity: Donor Relations Officer, Y2Y

Position: 
Donor Relations Officer
Organization: 
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Location: 
Canmore

The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) is a joint Canada-US not-for-profit organization with a mission to connect and protect habitat from Yellowstone to Yukon so people and nature thrive. Y2Y takes a scientific approach to conservation and is upheld as a global leader in large landscape conservation. Y2Y was conceived in 1993, and has staff in Alberta, British Columbia, Montana and Idaho. Our staff are creative, knowledgeable and passionate about their work. Visit www.y2y.net to learn more.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Donor Relations Officer will be a key new member of Y2Y’s Canmore-based Development and Communications Team, working closely with a highly collaborative staff in a mission and results-driven environment. They will primarily help to engage, steward and identify individual and family donors with the capacity to support Y2Y’s conservation work at a higher level. This is a new fulltime position to support a growing team and opportunities, reporting to the Donor Relations Manager. Read more about Job Opportunity: Donor Relations Officer, Y2Y

Source: Y2Y
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Full-time
Permanent
Paid
Nov
16
2020

Say Whoa! to Motorized Recreation in the Castle

Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition

From the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition website:

Even though both the public and conservation science strongly support the elimination of motorized recreation in the Castle, the Government of Alberta put the phase out of OHVs on hold.

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Source: Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
News & Announcements
Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition
Nov
11
2020

Canada and Alberta reach agreement on woodland caribou conservation and recovery

On October 23, the governments of Canada and Alberta announced that they had reached an agreement for the conservation and recovery of Woodland Caribou in Alberta. The agreement follows years of pressure from First Nations and environmental groups including a 2019 lawsuit calling on the courts to compel the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to recommend a safety net order to protect boreal caribou habitat. While recognizing the agreement as a necessary first step, environmental organizations remain concerned, particularly that the timelines contained within the agreement are not fast enough to protect threatened herds.

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Biodiversity and Wildlife
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Indigienous Peoples Issues
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
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