Wilderness & Parks

Oct
16
2018

2018 Edmonton Autumn Splendour

Alberta Wildereness Association
Oct 16 2018 - 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Join AWA at the Royal Glenora Club to celebrate Alberta’s wild spaces; featuring a presentation about AWA’s Public Lands and Wild Spaces Campaign. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, grab a drink at our cash bar, participate in our silent auction and meet with AWA Staff, new friends and old!
Tickets: $50 members/$75 non-members

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Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Location

Royal Glenora Club
11160 River Valley Road NW
Edmonton , AB
See map: Google Maps
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Sep
06
2018

More Than 21,000 Albertans Show Support for New Wildland Provincial Park

CPAWS Northern Alberta
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

EDMONTON – To date, 21,781 letters and petition signatures have been delivered to the office of the Honourable Shannon Phillips, Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Parks, asking her to designate the Bighorn Backcountry as a Wildland Provincial Park.

The messages of support have been collected by Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) and Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Northern Alberta through the Love Your Headwaters Campaign, ongoing since early 2017. Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Sep
26
2018

CPAWS Northern Alberta AGM

CPAWS Northern Alberta
Sep 26 2018 - 6:00pm

CPAWS Northern Alberta is hosting its AGM. If you are a member or a supporter of the chapter, please join Staff and the Board of Directors for the evening to learn more about their activities over the last year, and their plans for the future!

The Event is FREE!
Please RSVP to Kecia Kerr at [email protected] or call 780-328-3780. Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta

Location

Main Floor Meeting Room, CKUA Radio Building
9804 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton , AB
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Aug
03
2018

Proposal to Reclassify and Expand Twin River Heritage Rangeland Natural Area

Alberta Environmental and Parks
Initiative: 
Proposal to Reclassify and Expand Twin River Heritage Rangeland Natural Area
Deadline: 
30 Sep 2018

Alberta Environment and Parks is seeking input from the public and stakeholders on the proposed reclassification and expansion of the Twin River Heritage Rangeland Natural Area (Twin River HRNA). Twin River HRNA is located in southern Alberta, approximately 10 km west of the Town of Milk River and currently protects over 19,000 hectares (47,000 acres) of grassland within the Milk River Ridge.  Read More

Source: Alberta Environment and Parks
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Aug
03
2018

Alberta Moves on Protection for Native Grasslands in Milk River Ridge

Alberta Wilderness Association

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Milk River Ridge Grassland Photo

Milk River Ridge Grassland. Photo: Alberta Wilderness Association

Yesterday, the Alberta government released a proposal to expand the Twin River Heritage Rangeland Natural Area in order to protect a significant piece of Alberta’s endangered grasslands. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is relieved to finally see concrete steps towards protection of a critical piece of Alberta’s native grasslands, which has been on government books awaiting protection for years. AWA remains concerned about ongoing potential threats to this landscape from oil and gas exploration. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Aug
01
2018

Public Lands: The Next Target for Alberta’s Renewable Energy Land Rush?

Alberta Wilderness Association

Will the Government of Alberta allow industrial scale wind and solar farms on public lands? Since early June Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has posed this question several times to the provincial government. AWA is still waiting for an answer.

The dramatic expansion of big wind and big solar projects now underway must not take place at the expense of our threatened native grasslands, parklands, and foothills. AWA believes Alberta needs a public lands policy that explicitly addresses the renewable energy sector. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Renewables & Alternatives
Sep
22
2018

Night Out on the North Saskatchewan

Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition
North Saskatchewan River Valley Conservation Society
Soroptimist International of Edmonton
Sep 22 2018 - 12:00am

Edmonton's beautiful North Saskatchewan River Valley is the longest contiguous urban green space in North America! Celebrate the Wonder and the History hidden in our Edmonton gem! Read More

Get more details and tickets on Eventbrite

Location

Beverly Heights Community Hall
4209 111 Avenue NW
T5W 0K3 Edmonton , AB
See map: Google Maps
Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Fresh Water
Water & Watershed Management
Sep
22
2018

AWA Hike: Fall Whaleback

Alberta Wilderness Association
Sep 22 2018 - 12:00am

With AWA Volunteer Nick Pink, and Conservation Specialists Nissa Petterson and Grace Wark

The Whaleback is one of the most spectacular Montane landscapes and boasts incredible diversity.

Cost: $25 AWA Members/ $50 Non-members
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation Gain: Gentle
Estimated duration of hike: 8 hours including a lovely lunch break

Meeting point details distributed the week before to registered hikers Read More

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Location

The Whaleback , AB
See map: Google Maps
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks

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