Alberta Wilderness Association is organizing an adventure on June 6 to the Taber grasslands. It’s an opportunity to see places that are not normally accessible. You can find more information and register at this link

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. Your blood pressure will escalate when you see how they’ve logged your forest. Like many I grew up…

Wildlife Amendment Act (Bill 41) … or Trophy Hunting in the Rockies: In July 2024, the Government of Alberta reinstated a grizzly bear hunt which had been limited by a moratorium in 2006. In 2010, the grizzly bear was designated as threatened with extinction (endangered) in Alberta, and in 2020 The Alberta Grizzly Bear Recovery…

In September 2025, West Fraser Timber Company presented a Forestry Management Plan (FMP) that describes its proposal to remove timber over the next decade from public lands along the eastern slopes, from Kaninaskis Country in the north to the Castle Parks in the south. The proposed annual cut is 32% greater than the previous plan…

If you’re a lover of Alberta’s grasslands and it’s vast blue skies, you may be interested in spreading the word using the “Grasslands and You” tools to spread the word. “Grasslands and You” is an outreach campaign by the Central Grasslands Roadmap meant to increase awareness and support for grasslands — especially among urban/suburban audiences…

From the website, https://www.freshwaterconservationcanada.org/post/fish-rescue-2025-review?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered during our 2025 Fish Rescue efforts in the irrigation canals throughout Southern Alberta. Over the 10 days we spent rescuing fish in the canals, 157 volunteers contributed a total of 1,336 hours. Sixteen of those volunteers couldn’t get enough of the fun and…

From the Exposed Wildlife Conservancy and Alberta Wilderness Association. See website to sign on to a letter to the Government of Alberta. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and the Exposed Wildlife Conservancy are calling for the Minister to rescind his decisions that jeopardize grizzly bears, cougars, wolverines and a host of other cherished Alberta wildlife species.…

This week, the Municipal District (MD) of Taber council voted in favour of proceeding with a planned irrigation project that would convert six sections of municipal public native grasslands into irrigated cropland, despite previous promises to not convert this grassland. Alberta Wilderness Association, along with conservation organizations, joined the Municipal District of Taber grazing lessees,…

SAGE Submission to Municipal District of Taber I appreciate the opportunity to address you today on the proposed conversion of 24 quarter sections of native grassland to irrigated cropland on public lands within the MD of Taber. My comments are relevant to Agenda Item 9.1 Scope Reservoir Joint Project – Bow River Irrigation District and…

August 26, 2025 Conservation organizations, Municipal District of Taber Grazing Lessees and the Vauxhall Stock Grazing Association are concerned about current investigations by the MD into the feasibility of converting 6 sections (about 15 sq. km) of municipal public native grasslands into irrigated cropland. The Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Alberta Wilderness Association, Canadian…