ALBERTA’S PROVINICAL PARKS FRAMEWORK NEEDS YOUR INPUT

OCTOBER 10 DEADLINE

Currently, the Government of Alberta is rewriting the rules that will guide the creation and management of Provincial Parks and Protected Areas into the future. CPAWS has been consulted on the draft Parks Planning Framework and is alarmed to find that:
1) the primary purpose of parks in environmental protection and conservation has been almost completely ignored in the draft framework and
2) there is no goal to either expand or complete Alberta’s Protected Areas system.
Please help us get it back on track— the deadline for commenting on the draft Parks Planning Framework is October 10th.

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Go Crazy for Caribou - October 23!

University of Alberta Earth Sciences Building, Room 327
6:00 pm CPAWS Northern Alberta’s AGM
7:00 pm Crazy for Caribou presentations

Free event! All are welcome

Caribou and the North: A Shared Future Presentation and Book Launch

Dr. Justina C. Ray presents Caribou and the North: A Shared Future, a brand new book that explores the reason for the interlinked fate of caribou and the North. Caribou are now facing unprecedented new threats such as climate change, and widespread oil, gas, and mineral development. Dr. Ray will address why we need to conserve the caribou, the threats that caribou face and the actions that we can take.

Threatened Caribou Nearby
Christine Robichaud will also present her research on the Little Smoky Caribou Herd. This herd is struggling for survival in Alberta’s foothills.

2008 Annual General Meeting

CPAWS Northern Alberta is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary! Come to our 2008 Annual General Meeting, and learn more about the business-end of our organization. The AGM is held one hour before the Crazy for Caribou presentations.

Our Mission

CPAWS Northern Alberta is a citizens’ voice for maintaining wilderness and biodiversity in Alberta through collaboration, research and community outreach.

Our Boreal Forest

Canada's boreal forest is one of the largest remaining forest ecosystems in the world.  CPAWS Northern Alberta is working hard to protect the boreal in Alberta.  We have initiated two conservation projects that will maximize protection of Alberta’s remaining wilderness and protect species threatened by industrial disturbance such as woodland caribou, grizzly bears and forest songbirds. The projects are the Athabasca Heartland campaign in northeastern Alberta, a world-class conservation opportunity, and the Chinchaga Wilderness campaign in Alberta's Foothills Natural Region. Find out more about our boreal campaign.

CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter

The CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter sees itself as a voice for all individuals who value and are concerned about the maintenance of biodiversity and wilderness in Alberta. Our efforts focus on the northern two-thirds of the province. We work in cooperation with the Calgary/Banff chapter, which operates primarily in southern Alberta, and with other local and international conservation groups.