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We focus on conservation issues in Alberta from the Red Deer area all the way to the Northwest Territories border but, we know that environmental and conservation issues know no borders. Which means we often engage in issues that are province-wide and some cross provincial borders (like our headwaters in the Rocky Mountains and in northern Alberta.)
Conservation and environmentalism can have a wide reach. At the crux of our work is a focus on effective land-use planning, species at risk, nature-based climate solutions and supporting Indigenous-led conservation.
A Legacy of Impact
Our vision is to see an Alberta that embraces conservation and shows leadership in protecting and building a large network of parks and wilderness areas.
175 Parks Protected
We successfully halted the Optimizing Alberta Parks Plan which would have seen over 175 parks removed from the Alberta Parks system.Over 55 years of Conservation
The CPAWS Northern Alberta chapter was one of the first established regional chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) in 1968.15,000
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Our wins are largely thanks to our tight-knit community of supporters and our growing membership across Alberta and beyond its borders. Thank you!30%
Canada has pledged to protect at least 30% of its lands and water by 2030 to meet international protection goals to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Alberta has a long way to go with only 15.2% of public lands and waters protected.Updates
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All-Season Resort Policy Released, First Resort Area Designations Remove Land from Beloved Protected Areas
Permission to Appeal Granted: AWA and CPAWS Northern Alberta progress in challenging Alberta Energy Regulator’s Decision to Cancel Public Hearing for a Coal Mine
Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan Sacrifices the Last Mountain Caribou
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Misleading Progress and Fading Promises: The Ongoing Crisis in Wood Buffalo National Park
Mad about Mine 14? Wait until you hear about the Blackstone mine.
Protecting Edmonton’s River Valley: Conservation Can’t Wait for a National Urban Park
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Caribou Conservation
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