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.
Three new draft sub-regional plans prioritize Alberta’s industrial intensification over the recovery of species that are already struggling to survive. The Government of Alberta released the Caribou Mountains, Red Earth, and Berland draft sub-regional plans...
Text by Jill Girgulis, photos by Sara Heerema and Jill Girgulis On August 22, 2026, we welcomed members of the community into our office (the historic Hillhurst Cottage School) to browse our vast collection of donated fiction and non-fiction books for our third annual...
Wildlands Advocate article by Cameron Hunter, AWA Conservation Specialist Read the PDF version here. Introduction Trout in the Oldman headwaters continue to be under pressure from persistent and cumulative land uses. Forestry and logging in the headwaters of...
