Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Feb 23 2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Presentation – Stories – Discussion – Door Prizes
Join National Geographic explorer and author of ‘The Wolverine Way' Douglas Chadwick for an evening of compelling storytelling about the fierce, feisty and endangered wolverine. Read more »
Karsten Discovery Centre
Calgary Zoo
Calgary,
AB
Feb 22 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Presentation – Stories – Discussion – Door Prizes
Join National Geographic explorer and author of ‘The Wolverine Way' Douglas Chadwick for an evening of compelling storytelling about the fierce, feisty and endangered wolverine. Read more »
Canmore Collegiate High School
Canmore,
AB
Jasper is our national park not a theme park!
Canada’s treasured Jasper National Park could be on its way to gaining a theme park-like attraction. Brewster Travel Canada, owned by a US-based company, wants to blast out the side of the cliff beside the Icefields Parkway to build the “Glacier Discovery Walk” – a massive infrastructure “skywalk”, and charge people who wish to admire the view. Read more »
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Alberta's grizzly bears are listed as a Threatened species; there are fewer than 700 left. |
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Most grizzly deaths occur because there are too many people in their habitat - too many roads and trails criss-cross lands that grizzly bears need to survive. |
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The Alberta government is not adhering to its own road density thresholds. In fact, the density of roads and other linear features in grizzly habitat is up to 4 times greater than thresholds set in Alberta's |
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We need your voice to help protect Alberta grizzly habitat. |
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Nov 24 2011 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
We are thrilled to announce the CPAWS Wild Soiree on Thursday, November 24th, 2011. The Soiree is a fundraiser for our chapter and a celebration of our annual Capture the Wild Photography Contest with this year’s theme, International Year of Forests. Read more »
Gerry Thomas Art Gallery
602 11 Avenue SW
Calgary,
AB
We are inviting the public to the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Southern Alberta Chapter's AGM on September 13th. The evening will feature Ben Gadd as our guest presenter. He will be speaking on:
Why We Head for the Woods, and Why I Love My Job
Modern-day humans crave the landscapes of the distant past
Kahanoff Conference Centre
Suite 200 - 1202 Centre Street SE
Calgary,
AB
CPAWS Southern Alberta has launched our annual Capture the Wild Photography Contest with this year’s theme “The International Year of Forests.” This photography contest is designed to raise awareness and funds in support of CPAWS and Alberta’s wilderness conservation. CPAWS invites photographers of all ages to capture the beauty of Canada’s wild spaces.
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