Government of Alberta’s Decision to Merge Ministries of Parks and Forestry an Alarming Development
CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta are deeply alarmed about the changes to parks management announced this past week by the…
Views of M’behcho: the “Big Knife” in Northern Alberta
Under the fall colours and warm days, Kecia and Gillian were treated to a trip to M’behcho (or Bistcho Lake)…
New directive results in changes to Provincial Parks Act
Today, Alberta Environment and Parks made its first use of the new provisions brought in by Bill 21, the “Red…
Learn more: Jasper National Park’s Caribou Breeding Program
CPAWS Northern Alberta is encouraging the public to share their thoughts with Jasper National Park to ensure that this program…
Groups welcome international investigation into the condition of Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada’s largest national park facing the biggest dangers
Indigenous organizations and civil society organizations across Canada welcome an investigation into the ecological state of Wood Buffalo National Park,…
Déjà vu: Wood Buffalo National Park receives its second visit from World Heritage Committee to assess the declining integrity of Canada’s largest national park
Are you having déjà vu? Didn’t we talk about this potential listing last August (August 2021)? And the summer before…
Debunking Four Oil Sands Tailings “Ponds” Myths
There are massive tailings ponds leaking toxic water into the Athabasca river in Northern Alberta. Our recent report showed just…
Edmonton could be home to Alberta’s newest provincial park
CPAWS Northern Alberta is excited about a potential new addition to Alberta’s park system. The newly proposed Big Island Provincial…
CPAWS Northern Alberta 2022 Summer Reading List
We are so excited to reveal our 2022 summer reading list. We’re pleased to announce that this year we’ve partnered…
The Key to Saving Wood Buffalo: Re-imagined Governance and Power Sharing
When faced with problems of such an overwhelming scale, the solution lies in inviting the impacted communities to the table,…
A Brief Indigenous History of Wood Buffalo National Park
The area currently known as Wood Buffalo captures many traditional territories. Cree, Dene, and Métis used these lands and waters–and…
What you need to know about species protections: the Species at Risk Act
There is a bit of a trend happening with our content, where we want to empower you with a deeper…