Oct
04
2011
Joint Review Panel Invites Public Comment for the Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion Project
Initiative:
Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion Project
Deadline:
16 Dec 2011
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Sep
28
2011
Environmental Damages Fund
Organization:
Deadline:
14 Oct 2011
Environment Canada's Environmental Damages Fund has $425 000 in funds available for Alberta-based conservation projects:
- Location: Alberta, Funds Available: $300,000.00, Use Restrictions: For the purpose of protecting and conserving migratory birds or the environment.
- Location: Ralston / Suffield Area, Funds Available: $125,000.00, Use Restrictions: For the purpose of conservation of wildlife in particular the Sprague's Pipit
Sep
22
2011
Replace spin with conservation action in international Crown of Continent say conservation groups
Pincher Creek & Calgary: Sierra Club Canada and the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition are maintaining that while it is important to have the Alberta Sustainable Resource Development’s Parliamentary Assistant, Evan Berger, representing the government today at the international Crown of the Continent Round Table in Polson, Montana, the province needs to replace its spin with actual conservation action, instead of the actions thwarting conservation in Alberta’s portion of the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem. Read More
Sep
22
2011
Conservation groups: Canada’s tar sands extraction violates international wildlife treaties
Oakland, CA — Today, conservation groups represented by Earthjustice and Ecojustice Canada submitted a petition to Interior Secretary Salazar asking him to report to President Obama that Canada’s destructive tar sands extraction undermines international efforts to protect endangered and threatened species. Read More
Sep
19
2011
Moratorium on motorized access necessary for grizzly survival
CALGARY - Industrial and public motorized access routes in grizzly bear habitat greatly exceed thresholds recommended in the Alberta government’s official Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan. This issue is so critical that several Alberta Conservation organizations are calling for an immediate moratorium on new roads. Read More
Sep
08
2011
Save our Sage-Grouse! Recommendations from Emergency Sage-Grouse Summit
Desperate measures are needed if Canada’s most endangered wildlife species, the greater sage-grouse, is to be saved from extinction in Canada. This is the overwhelming conclusion coming from the Emergency Sage-Grouse Summit, held in Calgary, Alberta September 7-8, 2011.
“We have known for a long time that sage-grouse are in trouble,” says Cliff Wallis, Alberta Wilderness Association vice-president. “We will continue to press government and industry to stop industrial development in critical habitat. Read More
Sep
07
2011
Media Briefing 2: Emergency Sage-Grouse Summit
- Recommendations to Save Alberta’s “Most Endangered Species”
What? Media Briefing, Emergency Sage-Grouse Summit recommendations
When? Thursday September 8, 2011
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Where? AWA office, 455 – 12th Street NW, Calgary
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is hosting a two-day international Emergency Sage-Grouse Summit, Wednesday September 7 – Thursday September 8.
At the end of the summit, participants will present a series of emergency recommendations for sage-grouse recovery. AWA invites media personnel to join some of North America’s leading sage-grouse scientists (11:00 a.m., Thursday September 8), to discuss those recommendations. Read More
Sep
06
2011
Media Briefing 1: Emergency Sage-Grouse Summit
Last Ditch effort to Save Alberta’s “Most Endangered Species”
What? Media Briefing, Emergency Sage-Grouse Summit
When? Wednesday September 7, 2011
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Where? AWA office, 455 – 12th Street NW, Calgary
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is hosting a two-day international Emergency Sage-Grouse Summit, Wednesday September 7 – Thursday September 8.
AWA invites media personnel to join some of North America’s leading sage-grouse scientists at the launch of the summit (10:00 a.m., Wednesday September 7), to discuss the desperate plight of Alberta’s sage-grouse. Read More
Sep
01
2011
Last Dance for Sage-grouse?
Just 13 Male Birds Remain in Alberta, as Recovery Fails
In 2011, just thirteen male greater sage-grouse were counted in Alberta. Without emergency action to protect sage-grouse habitat, the species will die out in Alberta, and the finger of blame will be pointed squarely at provincial and federal governments which have failed to act.
The decline in sage-grouse has been steep and steady in Alberta since1996, when the bird was first listed on Alberta’s blue list as a species that may be at risk. And yet both provincial and federal governments have utterly failed to take action to protect sage-grouse habitat and halt the slide. Read More
Sep
01
2011
Alberta's Native Prairie Sell-Off is Back
On August 30, the Alberta government again placed 16,000 acres of Cypress County native grassland up for sale for conversion to intensive irrigation agricultural use. These are all the same lands that were pulled from an impending secretive sale last November after widespread public criticism. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) believes these lands should remain as public native grasslands where well-managed ranching and grassland-dependent wildlife species can co-exist. Read More
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