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 by Lindsey Wallis Photos by Lindsey Wallis and Jessica Haines Geologist and author Dale Leckie met us at the rim of the Red Deer River canyon and told us stories of the deep history of this place, how glacial water carved this river valley and the remnant rocks...
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...
