MEDIA RELEASE – January 23, 2019 Edmonton, AB – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) applauds the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change’s announcement … Read More
Strong Majority of Albertans Support Bighorn Country
MEDIA RELEASE – January 7, 2019 Edmonton, AB – A new public opinion survey shows the vast majority of Albertans support greater conservation in the Bighorn region … Read More
A Lifetime in Conservation
Dr. Harvey A. Buckmaster, April 8, 1929 – November 28, 2018 We at CPAWS Southern Alberta recently learned of the death of one of our … Read More
Alberta conservationists applaud Bighorn Wildland Park designation
Area to be know as Bighorn Country | MEDIA RELEASE, November 23, 2018 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society … Read More
Hard Work and Hope: Inspiring Alberta Teens to Climate Action
Over the last year, our education team developed and piloted a climate literacy program for high school students. With funding from TD Friends of the Environment and The … Read More
Unexpected
On a beautiful spring day a few years ago, we ventured out early and headed to Ya Ha Tinda. After parking on the Forestry Trunk … Read More
Rekindling a childhood connection to nature!
I don’t remember having a specific “dream” growing up and there wasn’t any part me that felt particularly inclined towards following an “academic” path. Instead … Read More
What’s Your Nature Story?
Our time in nature is like a lifelong relationship. Like family, dear friends, or pets, it grows over time through experience and memories, building a … Read More
If you are lucky enough to live in the mountains, you are lucky enough!
My mother has a sign hanging in her kitchen that says, “If you are lucky enough to live in the mountains, you are lucky enough!” … Read More
Parks Canada Update for Mountain Parks
Thursday October 4, 2018 Due to early winter conditions, Moraine Lake Road in Banff National Park and Yoho Valley Road in Yoho National Park (leading … Read More