Mar
23
2021
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Feb
26
2021
Feb
18
2021
Jasper National Park Caribou: Statement by Recreational Users and Conservationists
The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA), Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Northern Alberta Chapter, and David Suzuki Foundation are issuing the following statement:
We are very concerned that today, February 16, Parks Canada is lifting its winter-time backcountry access restrictions in Jasper National Park’s Tonquin caribou range.
There are so few caribou left in the herds in Jasper, that every single individual counts. The precautionary principle is required in this situation. Read More
Feb
11
2021
Park expansion in northeast Alberta adds almost 150,000 hectares of habitat protection for woodland caribou and wood bison
EDMONTON, AB – A significant expansion to the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park, first established in 2019, was announced by the Government of Alberta. The proposed expansion has been tirelessly pursued by the Mikisew Cree First Nation, who have strong cultural ties to the area and the animals that depend on it. “Kitaskino Nuwenëné” is Cree and Dene for “our land” and reflects the intention of this protected area to safeguard Indigenous Peoples’ way of life. Read More
Feb
23
2021
Conservation begins at home: Understanding personal, commercial, and conservation values of landowner stewardship on the family farm
Feb 23 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Presented by Robb Stavne, Sora Ecological Consulting Read More
Feb
24
2021
Feb
22
2021
Feb
16
2021
Coal and Health Virtual Town Hall
Feb 16 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
From the AWA website:
Alberta’s Rocky Mountains and Foothills are facing an unprecedented threat; coal mining exploration and development in the Eastern slopes has the capacity to pollute vital headwaters and completely dismantle fragile ecosystems. Read More
Feb
16
2021
Indigenous Knowledge on Mountains Webinar
Feb 16 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
From the Facebook event page:
Join us for this free webinar to talk about Indigenous knowledge on mountains. No registration required, this webinar will be livestreamed from the Keepers of the Water Facebook page.
For this webinar, we'll have four presenters speaking to three different topics: Read More
Feb
11
2021
Coal Mining in the Oldman River Watershed: What is happening and what are the long-term impacts?
Feb 11 2021 - 10:00am
There is significant interest in establishing metallurgical coal mining operations throughout the eastern slopes of Alberta. The areas residing within the Oldman watershed are no exception. Currently, there are four companies exploring potential mining operations in the region. All of the currently proposed coal mines are open-pit “mountain top removal” mines and are located in the Crowsnest Pass area. Coal mining exploration is also happening along the Livingstone Range and in the Bighorn area west of Red Deer.
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