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Alberta’s Red Tape Reduction Conservation Initiative 

Laura MorelOctober 30, 2026Blog, Coal-Free Alberta, Land Use Planning, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas, Sustainable Forest Management, Wildlife

What does “red tape reduction” really mean for conservation in Alberta? Here’s what the province has been up to recently.

What are protected areas in Alberta for if they aren’t, actually, protected?

Laura MorelOctober 22, 2026Blog, News & Updates

Is an area really protected in Alberta if its boundaries can be changed at the whim of a Minister?

Implementation Pathways for Sustainable Tourism in Alberta 

Laura MorelOctober 6, 2026Blog, News & Updates

Tourism proposals should consider cumulative effects, wildlife movement, species at risk, human-wildlife coexistence, and impacts throughout the entire project lifecycle.

Six Guiding Principles for Sustainable Tourism in Alberta 

Laura MorelSeptember 22, 2026Blog, News & Updates

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

Silvertip Gondola All-Season Resort Area Designation Undermines the Future of Provincial Parks

Laura MorelSeptember 17, 2026Blog, News & Updates

This decision removes protected land from Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park, allowing private development in an essential area for wildlife movement and ecological connectivity in the Bow Valley.

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.

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 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.

Speak Up, Write Out: The Power of a Local Op-Ed

Laura MorelJuly 9, 2025Blog

Writing an op-ed is a great way to take action on an issue you care about.

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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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