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Alberta Wilderness Association
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🌿Alberta's oldest wilderness conservation group!
We advocate for wildlife and spaces to be protected and connected, forever.

Pitch us essays, cartoons, opinions and more for our Wild Lands Advocate magazine ([email protected])

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ICYMI: our annual lecture + awards night with @corblund.bsky.social was on Nov. 14, and the full video is now up on YouTube! 🏆

Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCUe...
AWA's 2025 Annual Lecture + Awards Evening with Corb Lund
YouTube video by Alberta Wilderness Association
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November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Get your 2026 nature calendars! Pre-orders close this WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26 📅

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We collaborated with graphic designer + wildlife photographer Robin Albright to create 2026 nature calendars! 📅

Pre-order is open NOW until Wednesday, Nov. 26!

Get yours here: albertawilderness.ca/product/natu...
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Good news. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal in this matter.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
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Corb Lund launches Alberta-wide petition against foreign ruination of the Rocky Mountains
Alberta’s favourite musician continues to light fires in Smith's murky coal bin
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November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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📢 For the first time in over a decade, Canada has been shamed at #COP30 as the “Fossil of the Day” — the most dishonourable award given during COPs to the countries “who are the best at being the worst and doing the most to do the least.”

Read our press release:
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Canada shamed as “Fossil of the Day” at COP30, for the first time in more than a decade - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
Belém, Brazil, 18 November 2025: Today at COP30, international civil society denounced Canada as Fossil of the Day—the first time since 2014 that Canada has been singled out for this dishonour. Foss...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Join our count to see when this pledge is translated to funding and action.

More info in our bio.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is spreading fast — and now the government wants to legalize Cervid Harvest Preserves? Protect Alberta’s wildlife and oppose canned hunting by sending a letter HERE: albertawilderness.ca/send-a-lette...
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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📢 ACTION ALERT 📢

Calling all Albertans! Bill 7 is proposing worrisome changes to the Water Act, and we need your help.

Here's what you can do to oppose bad water policy in Alberta: albertawilderness.ca/action-alert...
Action Alert: Talk to your MLA about Bill 7, the Water Amendment Act - Alberta Wilderness Association
We need you to speak with your MLA and request that they oppose amendments to the Water Act proposed in Bill 7 before it becomes law.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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We collaborated with graphic designer + wildlife photographer Robin Albright to create 2026 nature calendars! 📅

Pre-order is open NOW until Wednesday, Nov. 26!

Get yours here: albertawilderness.ca/product/natu...
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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From @theglobeandmail.com's energy reporter: "Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence"

Read the full article here: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Documents related to Summit coal decision raise more questions about Alberta Energy Regulator’s independence
Regulator’s CEO sought ‘input’ from Energy Minister’s chief of staff on a motion to cancel hearings about a proposed mine
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November 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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A great read from @ablawg.bsky.social about Summit Coal Inc.'s Mine 14 project:
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New Post: Mine 14: It’s Worse Than We Thought

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November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🚨Our time in virtual court starts TODAY at 9:30 a.m. — you can watch at this link: albertacoa.webex.com/albertacoa/j...

Password: abca

*Note that any recording of the proceeding is prohibited*
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Tomorrow, we're going to court.🧑‍⚖️

Along w/ @cpawsnab.bsky.social, we're seeking permission from the Alberta Court of Appeal to challenge the CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator's decision to cancel the public hearing for a coal mine.

Join us virtually here:
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Media Advisory: Join ENGOs in virtual court to appeal the cancellation of a public hearing for a coal mine - Alberta Wilderness Association
Tomorrow, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and CPAWS Northern Alberta are going to the Court of Appeal.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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🎟️LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE 🎟️

Come celebrate our 60th anniversary with us on Nov. 14 at our annual lecture + awards night!

Our 2025 Wilderness Defender award winner is @corblund.bsky.social, who will give our keynote speech.

Get tickets now! albertawilderness.ca/product/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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We're still collecting physical signatures at our office until ✨FRIDAY✨ for our petition with @exposedwildlife.bsky.social

The petition is opposing changes to wildlife management policies in Alberta. Learn more here: albertawilderness.ca/official-pet...
Official Petition: Wildlife management decisions should be science-based and recent changes must be rescinded - Alberta Wilderness Association
Our wildlife is for everyone to enjoy! Recent decisions have opened up hunting and trapping...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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🚨This town hall is happening in Calgary NEXT WEEK (Wednesday, Nov. 5) — register here: t.co/OYQjTjUnCc
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Happening SATURDAY!

Learn about the status of caribou + wood bison conservation in AB from Pamela, one of AWA's conservation specialists🦌🦬

Register for FREE at the link — you can attend online, or if you're in Edmonton, come join us in person!

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October 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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#NatureOnTheHill starts TODAY!

We're in Ottawa this week for @naturecanada.bsky.social's Nature On the Hill! This is a great opportunity for environmental organizations across Canada to speak directly with MPs, Senators, + Ministers about their priorities and stress the importance of nature.
naturecanada.bsky.social Nature Canada @naturecanada.bsky.social · Oct 8
This fall, Nature Canada’s Nature on the Hill will bring together caring Canadians like you (representing over 1,200 nature groups in our Nature Network) on Parliament Hill to be a voice for nature.

DM us your name and email if you want to be kept updated!

#NatureOnTheHill #NatureBuildsOurNation
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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ICYMI — professional biologist Lorne Fitch launched his latest book, Conservation Confidential, at our talk event last week. 📚🐟

Full recording is now up on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jllw...
AWA Talk Night - Lorne Fitch's Book Launch of Conservation Confidential
YouTube video by Alberta Wilderness Association
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October 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Want to know the truth behind Alberta's oil well cleanup disaster?

As part of the Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE), we're supporting the launch of the Clean Up Your Mess campaign.

Register now for the town hall happening in Calgary on Nov. 5: www.cleanupyourmess.ca/nov5-calgary...
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Our report on Crown land (a.k.a. public land) sales in Alberta from 1990-2022 is cited in this recent article by #albertanativenews:
www.albertanativenews.com/four-treaty-...
Four Treaty 8 First Nations take province to court over Crown land sales - Alberta Native News
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  (ANNews) – Four northwestern Alberta First Nations have launched a legal challenge of the provincial government’s decision to...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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🚨Joint News Release w/ @cpawsnab.bsky.social: Mine 14 Approvals Granted After Public Hearings Cancelled, ENGOs Continue to Move Forward With Appeal albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...
Joint News Release: Mine 14 Approvals Granted After Public Hearings Cancelled, ENGOs Continue to Move Forward With Appeal - Alberta Wilderness Association
On September 24, 2025 the Regulatory Applications branch of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) issued approvals for Summit Coal’s Mine 14 Applications, an underground metallurgical coal mine near Gran...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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📚Book launch happening this Thursday! Limited tickets available—get yours now: albertawilderness.ca/product/awa-...
October 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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🤔Do you think our rivers and forests deserve to have their own legal standing in a court of law?

Let us know by taking this quick survey via our friends at @naturecanada.bsky.social:

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Environmental Perspectives Questionnaire - Nature Canada
Thank you for your participation. This survey is designed to gather your personal perspectives on the relationship between nature, society, and the legal system. Please answer the following question...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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There’s no proven way to treat toxic oil sands wastewater adequately, so why is a provincial committee OK with dumping it into a major river?

We, alongside Indigenous leaders and other enviro + health groups reject this committee's plan and demand better.

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Joint News Release: Indigenous, environment and health groups reject inadequate industry-led recommendations for treat-and-release of tailings - Alberta Wilderness Association
On the two-year anniversary of Imperial Oil’s hidden toxic tailings leaks coming to light, communities and advocates downstream from the oil sands are pushing back against weak tailings treatment reco...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM