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2026 Alberta Budget: Our Thoughts

Laura MorelMarch 6, 2026Land Use Planning, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas, Wildlife

The Government of Alberta has released its 2026 Budget. Here’s our take.

Fortress Mountain Resort: An Amusement Park in our Wilderness

Katarina GravesFebruary 5, 2026Blog, Conservation Campaigns, Land Use Planning, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas, Wildlife

Fortress Mountain Holdings Ltd. has officially released its proposal for a new All-Seasons Resort.

New Plan for Parks Released

Laura MorelFebruary 2, 2026News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas

The Government of Alberta has released a new Plan for Parks and a new Crown Land Recreation and Conservation Strategy. Here’s our take.

Province releases survey on the development of a new strategic vision for recreation and conservation in Alberta’s provincial parks 

Katarina GravesJune 21, 2024Conservation Campaigns, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas

Yesterday, the Government of Alberta released a survey

Defend Alberta Forests: Fund a Future for the Highwood

Katarina GravesJune 5, 2024Conservation Campaigns, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas

Last winter, we put out a call for donations to help fund an independent environmental assessment of the Upper Highwood, including environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling … Read More

Key Pieces Missing from Environmental and Protected Areas, and Forestry and Parks Ministry Letters

Katarina GravesJuly 31, 2023Conservation Campaigns, Land Use Planning, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas, Wildlife

“The ministry mandate letters do little to reassure us that Alberta will take the necessary actions to reverse biodiversity loss and address the climate catastrophe”

Alberta’s Efforts to Undermine Provincial Parks System Earn Province a Failing Grade

Katarina GravesJune 22, 2021Conservation Campaigns, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas

According to a new Report Card by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Alberta ranked at the bottom of the list nationally, with an F.

Expert parks visitation panel missing crucial expertise

Katarina GravesMay 28, 2021Conservation Campaigns, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas

New expert panel examining visitor movement in Banff National Park is missing crucial expertise from ecologists.

Care about the future of the Rocky Mountain National Parks? 10-year Draft Management Plans Now Open for Comment

Katarina GravesMay 26, 2021Conservation Campaigns, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas

The Rocky Mountain National Park Draft Management Plans are now open for comment for the seven national parks.

Proposed Kananaskis fee must result in increased environmental protections and services that benefit Albertans and nature.

Katarina GravesApril 27, 2021Conservation Campaigns, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas

The new Government of Alberta “Conservation Pass” user fee for the Kananaskis region must increase environmental protection.

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CPAWS Southern Alberta acknowledges that they work in the traditional territories of the Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikani First Nations; the Tsuut'ina First Nation; the Îyârhe Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; the Ktunaxa Nation; and the Otipemisiwak Métis Nation of Alberta. Today, southern Alberta is home to Indigenous people from all over North America.

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