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.
Government of Alberta drops protections of Endangered Greater Sage-Grouse opening core habitat for development. October 16th, 2026 – Without announcement or public consultation, the Government of Alberta has removed provincial habitat protections for the...
By Lorne Fitch, P. Biol. Lorne Fitch is a Professional Biologist, a retired Fish and Wildlife Biologist, and a former Adjunct Professor with the University of Calgary. He is the author of Streams of Consequence, Travels Up the Creek, and Conservation Confidential....
On October 14, AWA provided comments on the proposed listing of the Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) and Short-billed Dowitcher hendersoni/griseus (Limnodromus griseus hendersoni/griseus) as Threatened under the Species at Risk Act. Our full letters can be found below....
