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Posts by Alberta Wilderness Association

Yes, the presentation will be recorded -- we are still awaiting more specific details as to where the recording will be made available

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If you're near Blairmore on Apr. 21, join our conservation specialist Kennedy for her presentation, "All-Season Resorts, The Castle Context" (part of Crowsnest Conservation Society's speaker series).

No registration required, but click here for more info: www.facebook.com/events/24718...

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BCPS 2026 BIOBLITZ – OxYoke Conservancy | Bighill Creek Preservation Society

Bighill Creek Preservation Society, in coordination with @inaturalist.bsky.social, is holding its 4th annual bioblitz on Sunday, Jun. 21 on the private Oxyoke Conservancy lands on Bighill Creek, just north of Big Hill Springs Provincial Park.

You can register here: bighillcreek.ca/bcps-2026-bi...

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Stop MAS Townhall – Airdrie » Alberta Talks The Alberta government is planning to make you pay for the oil and gas clean up. This is not fair, and we need to stop this. Join our townhall and find out how.

Join us in Airdrie on April 29 to learn how you can get involved to help stop the Alberta government’s handout to oil and gas corporations.

Visit the link below to register.
albertatalks.ca/stopmas-aird...

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Events + Speakers Join Crowsnest Conservation Society and Kennedy Halvorson (Alberta Wilderness Association) for an evening to discuss the newly enacted All-Season Resorts Act legislation! We will cover: - what the...

And if you're in the Crowsnest region, next week we'll be giving a presentation on ASRs in the context of Castle: www.crowsnestconservation.ca/events--spea...

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Hi Derek, you might be interested in our recent comments on the proposed Fortress Mountain Resort:
-www.albertawilderness.ca/fortress-all-season-reso...
-www.biosphereinstitute.org/fortress-mountain-resort...

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Remember to vote in our Earth Day Photo Contest! 📷

Voting closes on Wednesday (Apr. 15) at 11:59pm MDT. Vote here: www.albertawilderness.ca/vote-2026-ea...

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Northback's application is no exception to this protective measure.

You can read our full statement here: www.albertawilderness.ca/wp-content/u...

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Back in 2006, following widespread recognition that the watersheds had been overallocated, Alberta stopped issuing water licences in the South Saskatchewan River Basin to prevent further harm. →

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🚨We submitted a Statement of Concern today on Northback Holdings' application for a new water licence for their Grassy Mountain Coal project.

A short thread 🧵→

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A Piikani Member Vows to Sue to Stop Selenium Pollution | The Tyee Trevor Bastien accuses governments and Evolve Power of violating his right to harvest fish in Crowsnest Lake.

From @thetyee.ca: "A Piikani Member Vows to Sue to Stop Selenium Pollution"

thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

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Canada’s Nature Strategy: Minister Hunter Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Grant Hunter issued the following statement on the Government of Canada’s recently released Nature Strategy:

More deliberate disinformation from the GoA with the claim that all public lands in Alberta are effectively conserved for the purposes of meeting the global biodiversity target of 30% of lands & waters conserved by 2030.
Nonsense.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

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Learn about grassland bird ecology + conservation in the latest webinar from the Great Plains Conservation Network (GPCN)! 🐦

Register here for the Apr. 15 webinar here: plainsconservation.org/the-amazing-...

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📢 Voting is officially OPEN for our Earth Day Photo Contest! 📢

We received over 150 photo submissions and have narrowed it down to 32 finalists.

Public voting is now open and will run until 11:59 p.m. MDT on Apr. 15.

Vote here: www.albertawilderness.ca/vote-2026-ea...

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Events - Alberta Wilderness Association Alberta Wilderness Association sponsors events of all types throughout the year and throughout the province.

We have some fantastic adventures coming up! For those living closer to Edmonton, check out our Tracks of Spring adventure 🐾 If you’d like to stay in Calgary, see our Nose Hill adventure🌷 We have also partnered with Jane's Walk YYC to offer three walks this year! 🦅

www.albertawilderness.ca/events/

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We'll be at Trellis Society's Spring Fair this afternoon — come say hi and learn about AWA + our upcoming Adventures For Wilderness for the spring and summer!

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Our Earth Day Photo Contest closes this upcoming Wednesday, Apr. 1, so this is your last chance to get your photos in! 📸

See the complete submission guidelines here: www.albertawilderness.ca/enter-awas-2...

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Coalition of First Nations, rural landowners demands review of proposed Pathways carbon capture project | CBC News A coalition of Indigenous leaders, farmers and rural Albertans is demanding there be a federal environmental review of Pathways, a planned carbon capture and storage facility and carbon dioxide pipeli...

From CBC News: "Coalition of First Nations, rural landowners demands review of proposed Pathways carbon capture project"

Read it here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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What can we learn from wildlife and communities about conservation across ecosystems?

Join us tomorrow night (Mar. 24) for a talk with conservation biologist Dr. Shivangi Mishra to find out!

Register here: www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...

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The Tarsands Tailings Crisis and Protecting Our Water. — Keepers of the Water The Tarsands Tailings Crisis and Protecting Our Water.

Register here: www.keepersofthewater.ca/upcoming-eve...

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On Mar. 25 & 26. join Mikisew Cree First Nation + Keepers of the Water for a two-day gathering focused on one of the most urgent environmental & human rights issues facing our communities today: the ongoing tarsands tailings crisis & the protection of water. Registration link below 👇

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETreaty Chiefs and Water Protectors Condemn the Government of Alberta’sCalculated Water Transfer and Betrayal of Treaty Rights — Keepers of the Water

🔗: www.keepersofthewater.ca/news/segf8fv...

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We support The Chiefs Steering Committee on Technical Services and Keepers of the Water in their condemnation of the AB gov's Water Amendment Act (formerly Bill 7), which intensifies the exploitation of watersheds in the province and fails to safeguard their long-term health (see link below)

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Australian Mining Billionaire Sues Canada for $2 Billion | The Tyee Gina Rinehart’s Northback demands feds pay for finding the Grassy Mountain project too toxic to proceed.

—and couldn't prove development would comply with environmental standards. (2/2)

Read the story from @TheTyee here: thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

And take a look at the $7 billion lawsuit her company already has against the province: ablawg.ca/wp-content/u...

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Gina Reinhardt, the billionaire behind the Grassy Mountain mine, is suing the federal gov't for $2 billion. In addition to the lawsuit she's already pursuing against AB, that's $9 billion from taxpayers she's hoping to get because she invested in an overvalued mine site— (1/2)

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Building Prairie Corridors for People and Wildlife The Northern Great Plains in Canada hold some of North America’s last iconic grasslands and their wildlife. Human structures like highways especially threaten…

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Adventure for Wilderness - Tracks of Spring: A Walk in the Beaver Hills - Alberta Wilderness Association Experience Wild Alberta through a different lens, under a full moon! Join us for a short winter hike by moonlight, followed by hot beverages around the fire

If you're looking forward to spring, why not join us in learning from a certified Track & Sign Professional this April? Expand your ecological literacy on how to recognize and interpret evidence of animal presence east of Elk Island National Park.🐾
Register: www.albertawilderness.ca/product/adve...

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"Grasslands are the most threatened and least protected biome on Earth. This film introduces the Central Grasslands or Great Plains of NA, what we stand to lose by continuing to destroy them, and how to save what remains of this essential ecosystem."

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In case you missed it, here’s what we heard at AWA’s Coal Conversations on Feb. 28: www.albertawilderness.ca/awas-coal-co...

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