Outdoor Recreation

Aug
22
2019

Walking Tour: Antelope Creek Ranch And Majorville Medicine Wheel Project

Alberta Wilderness Association
Aug 22 2019 - 10:00am

Alberta’s grasslands are important as critical habitat for wildlife, including species at risk, all while supporting industrial, agricultural and recreational activities. Join AWA for a walking tour of Antelope Creek Ranch, an important and successful ranch that balances a number of land-uses, while ensuring the ecological integrity of the local ecosystems is maintained. From Antelope Creek we will travel to the Majorville Medicine Wheel Project and learn about management priorities of this area, some of the history of the homesteaders, the Ducks Unlimited Project and see the significant Alberta historical resource – the Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel.

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Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Location

Antelope Creek Ranch
AB
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Agriculture
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Land Management & Stewardship
Jul
25
2019

Fortress Ski Hill Should Not Truck Mountain Water to Calgary

Alberta Wilderness Association

Fortress Mountain ski hill is proposing to remove 50 million liters per year of water flowing into Kananaskis’ Galatea Creek and truck it to a Calgary water bottling facility. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) strongly opposes this water use and calls on Fortress ski hill to withdraw its proposal. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Outdoor Recreation
Fresh Water
Water & Watershed Management
Water Use, Scarcity & Conservation
Sep
21
2019

Whaleback Fall Hike

Alberta Wilderness Association
Sep 21 2019 - 9:00am

Say goodbye to summer and hello to fall with an exploration of the Whaleback. The rocky ridges and rolling forested hills of the Whaleback are picturesque, and represent a vital landscape within southern Alberta that is sure not to disappoint. Join Nick Pink and Conservation Specialist Nissa Petterson as they explore this beautiful Montane wilderness during its full fall brilliance!

Cost: $25 AWA Members/ $50 Non-members
Difficulty: Moderate to challenging hilly terrain; good hiking shoes required and long pants recommended. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Location

Whaleback , AB
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Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Aug
09
2019

Porcupine Hills Summer Hike

Alberta Wilderness Association
Aug 9 2019 - 10:00am

The Porcupine Hills are a spectacular piece of Alberta’s wilderness; from rolling forested hills, countless limber pines, and meadows of beautiful wildflowers, this landscape has it all! What better way to spend a summer’s day than exploring this area with Conservation Specialist Joanna Skrajny.

$25.00 for AWA Members / $50.00 for Non-members

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Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Location

Porcupine Hills , AB
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Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Jun
27
2019

Let's Talk Waterton

Parks Canada
Initiative: 
Waterton Lakes National Park Management Plan
Deadline: 
3 Jul 2019

From the Let's Talk Mountain Parks website: 

Are you inspired by the beauty and history of Waterton Lakes National Park? Help shape the future of this special place.

New management plans are due in 2020 for all mountain national parks, including Waterton Lakes National Park. Read More

Source: Let's Talk Mountain Parks
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Jun
26
2019

Motorcycle Club Fined for Killing Threatened Fish

Alberta Wilderness Association

Brooks Motorcycle Club and its Vice President have been fined a total of $70,000 under the Species at Risk Act and the Fisheries Act for organizing a motocross race that crossed through North and South Racehorse Creeks several times, seriously harming and causing the death of young bull trout and threatened westslope cutthroat trout. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) applauds the decision for defending Alberta’s imperiled native trout and upholding the intent of the Species at Risk Act, as well as recognizing the damage that motorized use can have on fish habitat. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wildlife Protection
Fisheries
Jun
04
2019

Wild Child Nature Immersion Summer Registrations are Now Open

Sierra Club Prairie

From the Sierra Club Prairie website:

We are so excited to announce that our Summer Nature Immersion programs are now open for registrations! Wild Child Nature Immersion is a free program offered to early learning centers, and kindergarten classrooms across Edmonton. Read More

Source: Sierra Club Prairie
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Environmental Education
Sierra Club of Canada
News & Announcements
Jun
25
2019

Plateau Mountain Stewardship Hike

Alberta Wilderness Association
Jun 25 2019 - 9:30am

First established as a Natural Area in 1971, the Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve is the southernmost tip of Kananaskis Country, and represents a geologically and biologically distinct mountain ecosystem within Alberta. The summit of Plateau Mountain provides spectacular views of the montane meadows filled with wildflowers, in addition to Eastern slopes to the west and the prairie to the east. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Location

Plateau Mountain , AB
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Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Land Management & Stewardship
Feb
01
2019

Bighorn Country Proposal Factsheet

Alberta Wilderness Association

With just two weeks left to submit your input on the Government of Alberta's Bighorn Country Proposal, the Alberta Wilderness Association has published a factsheet addressing some of the common questions surrounding the proposal.

Bighorn Country offers a significant opportunity for careful, well reasoned management for this world class wilderness area.

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Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Alberta Wilderness Association
Reports & Publications

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