April 15, 2026
News Release: New Report finds Widespread Disturbance to Trout Critical Habitat from Logging in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes
Calgary, AB – April 15, 2026. A field review published by Alberta Wilderness Association…
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April 10, 2026
Joint Feedback on the Draft South Athabasca Sub-regional Plan
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Northern Alberta, Alberta Wilderness Association, Nature Alberta and the Alberta…
April 10, 2026
AWA’s Feedback on the Draft Wood Bison Recovery Plan
Alberta Wilderness Association submitted feedback on the Draft Wood Bison Recovery Plan as part…
April 9, 2026
AWA Statement: More transparency needed before allowing grizzly bear hunting
There have been recent calls, supported by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA), asking for…
April 9, 2026
Grizzly Bears killed under the Wildlife Management Responder Network: Access to Information request
In January, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) submitted an Access to Information request, asking for details…
April 6, 2026
News Release: Ethics Commissioner refuses to reveal status of investigation
Through a change to the Office of the Ethics Commissioner’s Information on Investigations bulletin, the…
March 18, 2026
Win for Endangered Species in the Rosebud Case
After 13 years of opposition, the local landowners, residents and community, naturalists and conservationists, and…
March 16, 2026
Wilderness Trivia Night at Eighty-Eight Brewing Co.
Text by Jill Girgulis, photos by Sara Heerema We were joined by a full house…
March 15, 2026
Cypress Hills Bioblitz – Final Report
On June 6-8, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) organized a bioblitz at Cypress Hills Provincial Park…
March 12, 2026
AWA’s Concerns on the Draft Co-operation Agreement between Alberta and Canada
On March 12, AWA sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Terence Hubbard,…
March 9, 2026
Don’t Open This Can of Worms: The Risks Behind Canned “Hunting” in Alberta
By Pamela Narváez-Torres, AWA Conservation Specialist Read the PDF version here. I remember being…
February 24, 2026
More Logging Mayhem for Oldman River Bull Trout
More Logging Mayhem for Oldman River Bull Trout Lorne Fitch, P. Biol. If you compare…