Alberta Wilderness Association

@albertawildernessassociation
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Official account of Alberta's oldest wilderness conservation group! We advocate for wild spaces to be protected and connected, forever.
websitehttps://albertawilderness.ca/
Alberta Wilderness Association6d ago

If you're near Blairmore on Apr. 21, join our conservation specialist Kennedy for her presentation, "All-Season Resorts, The Castle Context" (part of Crowsnest Conservation Society's speaker series).

No registration required, but click here for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2471806133251550?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A%2229%22%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3A%22plan_user_joined%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&notif_id=1775663229785199&notif_t=plan_user_joined&ref=notif

Alberta Wilderness AssociationApr 16

Bighill Creek Preservation Society, in coordination with iNaturalist, is holding its 4th annual bioblitz on Sunday, Jun. 21 on the private Oxyoke Conservancy lands on Bighill Creek, just north of Big Hill Springs Provincial Park.

You can register here: https://bighillcreek.ca/bcps-2026-bioblitz-oxyoke-conservancy/

BCPS 2026 BIOBLITZ – OxYoke Conservancy | Bighill Creek Preservation Society

Alberta Wilderness AssociationApr 15

From Alberta Talks: "Join us in Airdrie on April 29 to learn how you can get involved to help stop the Alberta government’s handout to oil and gas corporations."

Visit the link below to register: https://albertatalks.ca/stopmas-airdrie/

Stop MAS Townhall – Airdrie » Alberta Talks

The Alberta government is planning to make you pay for the oil and gas clean up. This is not fair, and we need to stop this. Join our townhall and find out how.

Alberta Talks » A non-partisan non-profit initiative through which Albertans are having open and honest conversations with Albertans about key issues.
Alberta Wilderness AssociationApr 13

RE: https://mastodon.social/@albertawildernessassociation/116358741587405158

Remember to vote in our Earth Day Photo Contest! 📷

Voting closes on Wednesday (Apr. 15) at 11:59pm MDT. Vote here: https://www.albertawilderness.ca/vote-2026-earth-day-photo-contest/

Show threadAlberta Wilderness AssociationApr 10

Northback's application is no exception to this protective measure.

You can read our full statement here: https://www.albertawilderness.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260409_soc_awa_northback_holdings_water_term_licence_application_33861750.pdf

Show threadAlberta Wilderness AssociationApr 10
Back in 2006, following widespread recognition that the watersheds had been overallocated, Alberta stopped issuing water licences in the South Saskatchewan River Basin to prevent further harm. →
Alberta Wilderness AssociationApr 10

🚨We submitted a Statement of Concern today on Northback Holdings' application for a new water licence for their Grassy Mountain Coal project.

A short thread 🧵→

Alberta Wilderness AssociationApr 8

From @thetyee: "A Piikani Member Vows to Sue to Stop Selenium Pollution"

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/07/Piikani-Member-Vows-To-Sue/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

A Piikani Member Vows to Sue to Stop Selenium Pollution | The Tyee

Trevor Bastien accuses governments and Evolve Power of violating his right to harvest fish in Crowsnest Lake.

The Tyee
Alberta Wilderness AssociationApr 6

Learn about grassland bird ecology + conservation in the latest webinar from the Great Plains Conservation Network (GPCN)! 🐦

Register here for the Apr. 15 webinar here: https://plainsconservation.org/the-amazing-movements-of-a-little-brown-bird-why-they-happen-and-why-it-matters-april-15-2026-noon-mdt/

Alberta Wilderness AssociationApr 6

📢 Voting is officially OPEN for our Earth Day Photo Contest! 📢

We received over 150 photo submissions and have narrowed it down to 32 finalists.

Public voting is now open and will run until 11:59 p.m. MDT on Apr. 15.

Vote here: https://www.albertawilderness.ca/vote-2026-earth-day-photo-contest/