Since 1965, AWA has inspired communities to care for Alberta’s wild spaces through awareness and action. With a provincial office and library in Calgary, AWA has active members, volunteers, and sponsors throughout Alberta and beyond. AWA is a non-profit, federally registered, charitable society.
Text and photos by Lindsey Wallis Historian and author David Finch has roamed the hills around Grass Pass for decades. The area and people inspired him so much that he wrote a book about one of the early settlers, R.M. Patterson. On a bright, sunny Saturday a group of...
Text by Lindsey Wallis Photos by Lindsey Wallis and Ruiping Luo Alberta’s native grasslands are disappearing. As one of the least protected and most imperiled ecosystems in the province (and indeed in the world), every acre of intact grassland matters. That is...
It was a warm and sunny morning in Okotoks when we met at the Environmental Education Center to begin our Sheep River sketch walk. For this nature sketch walk, children’s book illustrator & author Carolyn Fisher led us through frequent stops to sketch and...
