Alberta Wilderness Association

YouTube video by Alberta Wilderness Association AWA's 2025 Annual Lecture + Awards Evening with Corb Lund

ICYMI: our annual lecture + awards night with @corblund.bsky.social was on Nov. 14, and the full video is now up on YouTube! 🏆

Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCUe...

Get your 2026 nature calendars! Pre-orders close this WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26 📅

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Good news. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal in this matter.
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Corb Lund launches Alberta-wide petition against foreign ruination of the Rocky Mountains Alberta’s favourite musician continues to light fires in Smith's murky coal bin

A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
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Canada shamed as “Fossil of the Day” at COP30, for the first time in more than a decade - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac) Belém, Brazil, 18 November 2025: Today at COP30, international civil society denounced Canada as Fossil of the Day—the first time since 2014 that Canada has been singled out for this dishonour. Foss...

📢 For the first time in over a decade, Canada has been shamed at #COP30 as the “Fossil of the Day” — the most dishonourable award given during COPs to the countries “who are the best at being the worst and doing the most to do the least.”

Read our press release:
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Join our count to see when this pledge is translated to funding and action.

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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is spreading fast — and now the government wants to legalize Cervid Harvest Preserves? Protect Alberta’s wildlife and oppose canned hunting by sending a letter HERE: albertawilderness.ca/send-a-lette...

Action Alert: Talk to your MLA about Bill 7, the Water Amendment Act - Alberta Wilderness Association We need you to speak with your MLA and request that they oppose amendments to the Water Act proposed in Bill 7 before it becomes law.

📢 ACTION ALERT 📢

Calling all Albertans! Bill 7 is proposing worrisome changes to the Water Act, and we need your help.

Here's what you can do to oppose bad water policy in Alberta: albertawilderness.ca/action-alert...

We collaborated with graphic designer + wildlife photographer Robin Albright to create 2026 nature calendars! 📅

Pre-order is open NOW until Wednesday, Nov. 26!

Get yours here: albertawilderness.ca/product/natu...

Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence Regulator’s CEO sought ‘input’ from Energy Minister’s chief of staff on a motion to cancel hearings about a proposed mine

From @theglobeandmail.com's energy reporter: "Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence"

Read the full article here: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

A great read from @ablawg.bsky.social about Summit Coal Inc.'s Mine 14 project:

🚨Our time in virtual court starts TODAY at 9:30 a.m. — you can watch at this link: albertacoa.webex.com/albertacoa/j...

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*Note that any recording of the proceeding is prohibited*

Media Advisory: Join ENGOs in virtual court to appeal the cancellation of a public hearing for a coal mine - Alberta Wilderness Association Tomorrow, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and CPAWS Northern Alberta are going to the Court of Appeal.

Tomorrow, we're going to court.🧑‍⚖️

Along w/ @cpawsnab.bsky.social, we're seeking permission from the Alberta Court of Appeal to challenge the CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator's decision to cancel the public hearing for a coal mine.

Join us virtually here:
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Come celebrate our 60th anniversary with us on Nov. 14 at our annual lecture + awards night!

Our 2025 Wilderness Defender award winner is @corblund.bsky.social, who will give our keynote speech.

Get tickets now! albertawilderness.ca/product/2025...

Official Petition: Wildlife management decisions should be science-based and recent changes must be rescinded - Alberta Wilderness Association Our wildlife is for everyone to enjoy! Recent decisions have opened up hunting and trapping...

We're still collecting physical signatures at our office until ✨FRIDAY✨ for our petition with @exposedwildlife.bsky.social

The petition is opposing changes to wildlife management policies in Alberta. Learn more here: albertawilderness.ca/official-pet...

🚨This town hall is happening in Calgary NEXT WEEK (Wednesday, Nov. 5) — register here: t.co/OYQjTjUnCc

Happening SATURDAY!

Learn about the status of caribou + wood bison conservation in AB from Pamela, one of AWA's conservation specialists🦌🦬

Register for FREE at the link — you can attend online, or if you're in Edmonton, come join us in person!

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#NatureOnTheHill starts TODAY!

We're in Ottawa this week for @naturecanada.bsky.social's Nature On the Hill! This is a great opportunity for environmental organizations across Canada to speak directly with MPs, Senators, + Ministers about their priorities and stress the importance of nature.

YouTube video by Alberta Wilderness Association AWA Talk Night - Lorne Fitch's Book Launch of Conservation Confidential

ICYMI — professional biologist Lorne Fitch launched his latest book, Conservation Confidential, at our talk event last week. 📚🐟

Full recording is now up on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jllw...

Want to know the truth behind Alberta's oil well cleanup disaster?

As part of the Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE), we're supporting the launch of the Clean Up Your Mess campaign.

Register now for the town hall happening in Calgary on Nov. 5: www.cleanupyourmess.ca/nov5-calgary...

Four Treaty 8 First Nations take province to court over Crown land sales - Alberta Native News By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  (ANNews) – Four northwestern Alberta First Nations have launched a legal challenge of the provincial government’s decision to...

Our report on Crown land (a.k.a. public land) sales in Alberta from 1990-2022 is cited in this recent article by #albertanativenews:
www.albertanativenews.com/four-treaty-...

Joint News Release: Mine 14 Approvals Granted After Public Hearings Cancelled, ENGOs Continue to Move Forward With Appeal - Alberta Wilderness Association On September 24, 2025 the Regulatory Applications branch of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) issued approvals for Summit Coal’s Mine 14 Applications, an underground metallurgical coal mine near Gran...

🚨Joint News Release w/ @cpawsnab.bsky.social: Mine 14 Approvals Granted After Public Hearings Cancelled, ENGOs Continue to Move Forward With Appeal albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...

📚Book launch happening this Thursday! Limited tickets available—get yours now: albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...

Environmental Perspectives Questionnaire - Nature Canada Thank you for your participation. This survey is designed to gather your personal perspectives on the relationship between nature, society, and the legal system. Please answer the following question...

🤔Do you think our rivers and forests deserve to have their own legal standing in a court of law?

Let us know by taking this quick survey via our friends at @naturecanada.bsky.social:

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Joint News Release: Indigenous, environment and health groups reject inadequate industry-led recommendations for treat-and-release of tailings - Alberta Wilderness Association On the two-year anniversary of Imperial Oil’s hidden toxic tailings leaks coming to light, communities and advocates downstream from the oil sands are pushing back against weak tailings treatment reco...

There’s no proven way to treat toxic oil sands wastewater adequately, so why is a provincial committee OK with dumping it into a major river?

We, alongside Indigenous leaders and other enviro + health groups reject this committee's plan and demand better.

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DFO Issuing Permit for Highwood Bridge 
  - CPAWS Southern Alberta DFO has issued a permit under the Species at Risk Act allowing the destruction of critical habitat to facilitate 14 river and stream crossings, including the reconstruction of the previously illegally...

After removing the bridge that damaged Critical Habitat for bull trout in the Upper Highwood, DFO has approved the construction of another bridge... in the same location.

If only this was satire.

The full story: cpaws-southernalberta.org/dfo-issuing-...

Feedback Letter: West Fraser's C5 Forestry Management Plan - Alberta Wilderness Association Alberta Wilderness Associations feedback letter in response to West Frasers C5 Forestry Management Plan. (FMP)

📣NEWS: A logging company (West Fraser) has proposed a 32% increase in its annual allowable cuts for a swath of PUBLICLY-owned forest in SW Alberta. Its logging plan also overlaps with critical habitat of at-risk grizzlies and trout.

We've written a letter:
albertawilderness.ca/c5-forestry-...
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This event is happening TODAY at 7 p.m.! Join us in person at our AWA office in Calgary or attend virtually — sign up for free here: albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...

AWA Talk Night - Inspiring Indigenous Land-Use Initiatives - Alberta Wilderness Association Learn about Alberta-based, Indigenous-led efforts to protect traditional ways of life, with Carolyn Campbell, Crystal Lameman, and Karey Brooks.

📢Want to hear about inspiring Indigenous conservation work in Alberta? We have an event THIS MONDAY, Sept. 29 that covers exactly that. Sign up for free to attend in person or virtually here:
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Environmental groups turn to Alberta Court of Appeal after Alberta Energy Regulator CEO cancels public coal hearing   - CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and Northern Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS NAB) call for the Alberta Energy Regulator CEO's unprecedented decision be tested ...

Today we and @albertawilderness.bsky.social filed an appeal to the Alberta courts to challenge the decision that was made to CANCEL a public hearing for a coal mine in Alberta. 🔗: cpawsnab.org/all-news/env...

We argue that the AER's CEO, who made the call, did not have the authority to do so.