CPAWS welcomes 2017 Round Table Response and Focus on Ecological Integrity as the First Management Priority for National Parks. OTTAWA – The Canadian Parks and … Read More
New draft plans good for conservation and recreation but need your input.
The forests of Southern Alberta provide water, sustain fish and wildlife, and offer some of the province’s best opportunities for recreation and tourism. But pressures … Read More
Call of the Wetland
Calgary’s wetlands need your help! Did you know that wetlands provide ecosystem services such as flood mitigation and water filtration? Call of the Wetland, a … Read More
Winter: That’s A Wrap
Jaclyn AngottiEducation DirectorCPAWS Southern Alberta It is snowing, yet again, as I sit to write this article on an early April afternoon. Spring storms are … Read More
The Olympics: A Deeper Dive…
By Peter ZimmermanParks CoordinatorCPAWS Southern Alberta A short time ago a local Action Alert was sent to our members, asking them to let their city … Read More
We all are Stewards of Alberta’s Parks and Wilderness
By Anne-Marie SyslakExecutive Director,CPAWS Southern Alberta Like many others, I look forward to the weekends when I pack up my x-country skis or hiking boots … Read More
Walk a Kilometre in our Snowshoes – Reconnecting High School Students with Nature
By Warren Lake, Teacher at Robert Thirsk High SchoolIntroduction by Jaclyn Angotti, Education Director This month, we want to spotlight one of our amazing teacher … Read More
Calgary Captured – Citizen Science Opportunity
In 2017 Calgary Parks adopted citizen science as a tool for The City of Calgary to inspire Calgarians to participate in citywide biodiversity stewardship action. … Read More
Alberta’s Outdoor Heritage
The great icons of Alberta have been forged and perpetuated by conservation and responsible land management, not in spite of it. Cowboys, ranchers, hunters, trappers, … Read More
Haven’t We Already Tried An Olympic Bid In Banff?
By Peter ZimmermanParks CoordinatorCPAWS Southern Alberta Outside my CPAWS office window at Canada Olympic Park is a small forest of flagpoles, each flying the flag … Read More