Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Northern Alberta (CPAWSNAB)

🤔 Curious to know what nature protection looks like across the country? 🔎 Check out CPAWS · SNAP Canada 's latest report card highlight wins and areas for improvement in land and water conservation as a nation but also zeroes in on progress in each province and territory (Alberta included!) 🌲 📖 Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/gnGy-8_T

In case it hasn't come across your desk, our Executive Director, Dr. Kecia Kerr, wrote about her time at #COP16 in Nature Alberta 's magazine 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g6pPtQCn ℹ️ Though there is agreement among the global community that we must work together to protect nature, certain roadblocks have presented themselves. Dr. Kerr notes it as "Vision vs. Jurisdiction" where national governments have made commitments to take action for nature but, in many cases, they do not have complete jurisdiction to adequately protect lands and waters 💧 In Canada, much of the responsibility for land management and protection is in the hands of the provinces and territories. Meaning, there must be localized commitment and action to protect nature to meet global protection goals Last year, the Government of Alberta released its public engagement to form its own #NatureStrategy. We eagerly await the release of the draft strategy where we hope the government will leverage existing opportunities to protect wildlife, forests, waters and communities in #Alberta. We've included our collaborative vision with 11 other organizations for Alberta's Nature Strategy below 💡

Our latest newsletter focuses on the continued outrage towards coal in #Alberta: communities are gathering to protest, and over 5,100 letters have been sent to the Government of Alberta! Highlights include a handy resource to keep engaging with the government on coal, news that we will be participants in Mine 14's hearing with the Alberta Energy Regulator and more recent examples of negligent practices from the coal industry. A happy reminder that we are co-hosting a screening of "Dry Horizons: Stewarding a future for Southern Alberta's Water" Friday, April 25th. Make sure to get your tickets 🎟️ (linked in the newsletter contents) ✉️ To get the newsletter directly in your inbox, subscribe: https://lnkd.in/gbYHgxpY

The Government of Alberta has announced the start of the #wildfire season, and we want to give you a gentle reminder that we and Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Southern Alberta have been putting out tons of forestry (and fire) facts in our ongoing webinar series. The most recent focused on #Indigenous Fire Stewardship and was led by Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson, who works with Indigenous Nations on fire stewardship practices like cultural burning and decolonizing land management. 🔥🔥 ✏️ some key learnings: ➡️ Indigenous Fire Stewardship includes many activities (cultural burning, firefighting, land use management) ➡️ Indigenous Fire Stewardship supports diverse, mosaic-like forests ➡️ Indigenous Culture Fire and prescribed fire are two distinct activities ➡️ Plant production for medicines and food is increased from fire stewardship 📺 Watch here :https://lnkd.in/gpibbh7y

Today CPAWS · SNAP Canada published a paid op-ed in the National Post. It speaks to the importance of protecting nature, and why conservation needs to remain apolitical, even in these challenging times.

🎬 UPCOMING FILM SCREENING 🎬 ⭐ "Dry Horizons: Stewarding a Future for Water in Southern Alberta" is coming to #Edmonton! We are very excited to announce that our colleagues from Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Southern Alberta will be heading north to to premiere their film in the capital city. 🎉 Though the film focuses on risks to water in Southern Alberta, coal mining and exploration is a risk to the ENTIRE province. Coal leases and exploration are a dire reality for southern, central and northern Alberta and pose serious threats to communities, wildlife and water. We'll open the evening with a live music performance and follow the film with lively discussion. 🎵 ℹ️ Join CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta and Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre for the Edmonton premiere of "Dry Horizons" Friday, April 25th. 🎟️ Tickets for purchase here: https://lnkd.in/gMTuwc_8

Disappointed that CST Coal was given a nominal fine of $9,000 for releasing mine wastewater into the Smoky River in 2023. This is the second fine this year given to the company by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for equipment failure and failing to report unauthorized releases. ℹ️ More Below. “#Albertans have been repeatedly told by coal companies that environmental protocols and standards are “world-class”. But this emerging pattern with CST Coal heightens concerns over re-opening the Eastern Slopes to new coal mines. How are communities supposed to be reassured that protocols are being followed to protect them from risk when coal companies fail to contain their mine wastewater and fail to report its release into our drinking waters?”, says Tara Russell, Program Director.

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Northern Alberta (CPAWSNAB) and CPAWS Southern Alberta’s fight against coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains continues. 🤜🤛 On January 16, the Alberta government quietly removed the moratorium (https://lnkd.in/ePHFAXH7) on coal development and exploration that had been in place since 2022. Now that this ban has been lifted, over 188,000 hectares of NEW coal exploration and development could commence as soon as THIS spring. A consultation led by the Government of Alberta in 2021 highlighted that 70% of Albertans are against new coal mining projects. Hundreds of Albertans made it to the Alberta Legislature in protest of the ban being lifted just a few weeks ago. 📢 Now, it is crucial that we send a strong message to politicians. We invite you to take action. See https://lnkd.in/ePbagSdQ. ⛰️🏔️🚵♂️🚞🗻🏂🚡⛰️🏔️ La lutte de la section du Nord (Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Northern Alberta (CPAWSNAB)) et du Sud de l'Alberta de la SNAP contre les mines de charbon sur les versants est des Rocheuses se poursuit. 🤜🤛 Le 16 janvier, le gouvernement de l'Alberta a discrètement levé le moratoire (https://lnkd.in/ePHFAXH7) sur le développement et l'exploration des mines de charbon qui était en place depuis 2022. Maintenant que cette interdiction a été levée, plus de 188 000 hectares de NOUVELLES explorations et exploitations de charbon pourraient commencer dès CE printemps. Une consultation menée par le gouvernement de l'Alberta en 2021 a montré que 70 % des Albertains sont opposés à de nouveaux projets de mines de charbon. Des centaines d'Albertains se sont rendus à l'Assemblée législative de l'Alberta pour protester contre la levée de l'interdiction il y a quelques semaines. 📢 Aujourd'hui, il est crucial d'envoyer un message fort aux politiciens. Nous vous invitons à passer à l'action. Voir https://lnkd.in/ePbagSdQ . 📸 Photo: Myles Belland #MountainsNotMines #WaterNotCoal #CoalFreeFuture #Ab4CoalFreeRockies #ProtectTheEasternSlopes #Reconciliation #MontagnesPasMines #EauPasCharbon #FuturSansCharbon

Engaging with social, #environmental and civic issues is not something that we are explicitly taught how to do. There are plenty of environmental and climate issues to speak out on in #Alberta but how do we go from dreaming of change, to making moves to be changemakers? CPAWS Northern Alberta and the Edmonton Chapter of Protect Our Winters Canada are hosting a workshop that will highlight the importance of advocacy, the top environmental issues in Alberta, and how you can consistently and meaningfully engage past the initial wave of outrage. 💡 For advocates of all levels! Whether you are just getting started, or you consider yourself to be a #community organizer.  We hope you'll join us Thursday, March 6th for this #workshop.

Though forests have only been “formally” managed in #Alberta for about a century, the forests were not void of communities with their own management methods prior to industrial #forestry practices. Indigenous Peoples have been shaping forested landscapes for millennia, and one example of their stewardship is cultural burns. Curious to learn more about #Indigenous fire stewardship? We are hosting a webinar Tuesday, February 18th with Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Southern Alberta, led by Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson 🔗 Free to attend, RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gvyeNW_x