January 20, 2026
Around 61 percent of Alberta is forested.
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The majority of this forested land is in the vast Boreal Forest Natural Region, with an additional strip of forested land running down the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, in the Rocky Mountain and Foothills Natural Regions.
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AWA Position:
AWA is committed to maintaining healthy and intact forest ecosystems that will sustain biological diversity and viable wildlife populations, provide clean drinking water, and promote long-term economic opportunities. AWA supports responsible ecosystem-based forest management that does not compromise wildlife and wilderness values.
Grizzly Ridge, Kananaskis (N. Douglas)
The majority of Alberta’s forested land is in the vast Boreal Forest Natural Region, with an additional strip of forested land running down the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, in the Rocky Mountain and Foothills Natural Regions.
Each of these forested areas has its own distinct biological features, and also its own distinct “issues.”
December 19, 2025
Joint News Release: Alberta’s caribou get another lump of coal in their stockings
Amiskwaciwâskahikan/Edmonton | Moh’kinstsis/Calgary, AB | The Government of Alberta has continued their holiday tradition of…
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Action Alert: Bull trout habitat at risk as DFO grants West Fraser permits for the Upper Highwood
The controversial logging plan in the Upper Highwood of Kananaskis may no longer remain on…
October 20, 2025
Breaking the Cycle: AWA’s Persistent Push for Caribou Recovery
AWA has been pushing for caribou conservation since the 1970s, and some days it feels…
October 1, 2025
Clean Up Your Mess Virtual and In-Person Town Halls
AWA, as part of the Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE), is supporting the upcoming launch…
September 29, 2025
Feedback Letter: West Fraser’s C5 Forestry Management Plan
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has written to West Fraser Timber Co. to note concerns we…
September 11, 2025
Beehive Natural Area Stewardship Backpacking Trip
Lindsey, Sara, and Cameron completed a stewardship trip to the Beehive from August 18-20, 2025,…
August 20, 2025
Forests at the two ends of the continent: A comparison of Chilean and Canadian forestry
By Matías Eloz Huidobro Read the PDF version here. Matías is a Forestry…
August 15, 2025
Letter to the Minister: Concerns over the recent changes to Alberta’s hunting regulations
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is deeply concerned by the further changes to the province’s…
July 30, 2025
New Report Challenges Canada’s Forest Narrative
The David Suzuki Foundation (DSF), in collaboration with other environmental organizations, released a new…
July 30, 2025
To Protect or Not?
By Pamela Narváez-Torres Read the PDF version here. If you ask me, the…
July 14, 2025
AWA Feedback on West Fraser’s 2025 C5 FMP Milestone 2
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has submitted detailed feedback on West Fraser’s Milestone Information Package #2…