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Can there be too many people on the land? 

Katarina GravesAugust 30, 2026Blog, News & Updates

Not every landscape can accommodate the same level of use — nor an ever-increasing level of use

Tourism growth needs landscape-level planning

Laura MorelAugust 18, 2026Blog, Land Use Planning, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas, Wildlife

Alberta is working to rapidly grow its tourism sector, but one key piece is still missing.

Why conservation makes me mad and motivated

Katarina GravesAugust 13, 2026News & Updates

A guest post by Lorne Fitch

The latest on Loomis Creek: Logging in Highwood to move ahead

Katarina GravesAugust 6, 2026Conservation Campaigns, News & Updates

The latest information about the planned logging in Loomis Creek.

The Highwood bridge investigation: Why were there no charges? 

Katarina GravesJuly 27, 2026Conservation Campaigns, News & Updates, Wildlife

After a two-year investigation, no charges were brought against the company responsible. 

Our statement on ‘Getting Major Projects Built in Canada’

Katarina GravesJuly 21, 2026Blog, News & Updates

Canada must not weaken environmental safeguards, Indigenous rights protections, or public participation in the name of “efficiency.”  

Fortress Mountain decision raises concerns over the future of Kananaskis Country

Katarina GravesJune 12, 2026News & Updates

Yesterday, the Government of Alberta approved the Fortress Mountain Resort Master Development Plan.

Survey Guide: Ghost-Kananaskis Sub-regional Plan Engagement

Laura MorelMay 26, 2026Land Use Planning, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas, Wildlife

The Government of Alberta is currently accepting input for landscape level planning in the Kananaskis and Ghost regions. Here’s our survey guide.

Forest in Alberta

More fines issued to forestry operator for erosion control failures 

Laura MorelMay 26, 2026News & Updates

Recurring incidents of non-compliance highlight systemic problems with logging that are threatening Alberta’s native trout species.

The issue with CIMI: There’s no modernizing coal

Laura MorelMay 13, 2026Conservation Campaigns, News & Updates

Here’s what we can likely expect from Alberta’s new coal policy, and the impacts it will have on Alberta’s environment and economy.

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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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