The Fording River coal mine in BC's Elk Valley is looking to expand its mining operations, which risks more fugitive coal dust contaminating Alberta's Eastern Slopes and headwaters region. →

Join us tomorrow to celebrate Pollinator Week with @townofokotoks.bsky.social! 🐝🪲🌻 Sign up for free here: www.albertawilderness.ca/product/adve...

Adventure for Wilderness - Okotoks Pollinator Power - Alberta Wilderness Association

Join the Town of Okotoks and AWA for a wander along the Sheep River to discover the myriad of pollinators hiding right under your nose in town.

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Alberta Wilderness Association@albertawilderness.bsky.social · 2w ago

Join us this Saturday for a walk along the Sheep River in Okotoks as we explore the world of pollinators from two bee-loving specialists 🐝 See how many fluttering butterflies, buzzing bees, and crawling beetles you can spot among Okotoks’ flowering plants! www.albertawilderness.ca/product/adve...

Water is Vital Yet humans still throw out trash that gets into our waterways. The least we can do is clean it up. We did a cleanup in Douglasdale last weekend - and got to also enjoy the scenery! #yyc @albertawilderness.bsky.social www.debborahdonnelly.ca/blog/water-i...

Water is Vital — The Road Less Travelled

Community cleanup along the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta. Photo: paddleboarder passing by on the Bow River while we were collecting trash

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Barbara Amos is an artist and an advocate for nature. She works across several mediums, although the focus of this Adventure for Wilderness was on watercolour. Take a look at how our Painting and Drawing Around the Pond adventure on July 11 went: www.albertawilderness.ca/painting-and...

Painting and Drawing Around the Pond - Alberta Wilderness Association

Forgetmenot Pond is a place of beautiful blue waters surrounded by pine forests and towering...

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Join us this Saturday for a walk along the Sheep River in Okotoks as we explore the world of pollinators from two bee-loving specialists 🐝 See how many fluttering butterflies, buzzing bees, and crawling beetles you can spot among Okotoks’ flowering plants! www.albertawilderness.ca/product/adve...

Adventure for Wilderness - Okotoks Pollinator Power - Alberta Wilderness Association

Join the Town of Okotoks and AWA for a wander along the Sheep River to discover the myriad of pollinators hiding right under your nose in town.

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As part of their Calgary Headwaters Protection & Restoration (CHPR) campaign, @calgaryclimatehub.ca has created a letter-writing template to use for contacting your MLA about protecting & restoring the South Saskatchewan River Watershed! ✉️Send a letter now: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/chpr

Calgary Headwaters Protection & Restoration (CHPR)

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Thank you Living Lakes Canada for including our Bow River Community Cleanup (happening this Sunday, Jul. 19) on your One Day of Action for Water interactive event map! 💧 Head to the comments to check out this map + find the link to sign up as a volunteer! →

🌲Join us this Sunday (Jul. 19) on a family-friendly hike to Window Mountain Lake! Learn about Alberta’s endangered iconic whitebark pines from Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation of Canada's Jodie Krakowski! Register here: www.albertawilderness.ca/product/adve...

Adventure for Wilderness – Into the Crowsnest: Whitebark Pine and Water Quality - Alberta Wilderness Association

Learn about Alberta’s endangered iconic Whitebark pines on a family-friendly hike to Window Mountain Lake

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"The power demand they're asking for is equivalent to more than the power demand of the whole province." @albertawilderness.bsky.social says Meta's proposed AI data centers need far more due diligence over potential environmental and health impacts. Thoughts? podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...

🥞 Breakfast lovers, join us this Friday (Jul. 10) for a pancake breakfast at our heritage building as part of #HistoricPlacesDays! Come check out our historic office space and have a bite to eat + a cup of coffee from Higher Ground! Sign up here: www.albertawilderness.ca/product/awas...

AWA’s 2026 Historic Places Days Pancake Breakfast! - Alberta Wilderness Association

Time: Friday, July 10, 2026, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Location: AWA Office, 455 – 12 St. NW Calgary, AB T2N 1Y9 Price: $5 per plate Come check out our historic office space and have a bite to eat! We're h...

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Caribou need your help! 🦌 For decades, scientists, Indigenous communities, conservation orgs, & even @alberta.ca's own biologists have reached the same conclusion: woodland caribou cannot recover without protecting & restoring the mature, undisturbed forests they depend on. →

During our Grassy Mountain and the Threat of Coal Adventure, we climbed up to view the proposed mine site and see some of the water systems, landscapes, and species at risk which would be damaged if the proposal is approved. See more: www.albertawilderness.ca/grassy-mount... #abcoal #grassy

Grassy Mountain and the Threat of Coal - Adventure for Wilderness, June 27, 2026 - Alberta Wilderness Association

Text by Lindsey Wallis Photos by Lindsey Wallis and Nicole Olivier We met Nicole from...

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ICYMI: our Jun. 30 presentation from @wildsight.bsky.social's Simon Wiebe, "Coal Conversations: Lessons Learned in BC's Elk Valley," is now available to watch on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpVt...

Even in the pouring rain, our Adventures for Wilderness participants learned a lot about the Big Hill Springs valley and glacial history, and some of the issues the Cochrane area is facing, like gravel mining and the proposed Mature Asset Strategy. See more: www.albertawilderness.ca/adventure-fo...

Adventure for Wilderness – Ice, Glaciers, Gravel, and Oil at Cochrane North, June 28, 2026 - Alberta Wilderness Association

We enjoyed the moody lighting as Tako Koning and Vivian Pharis talked about the Bighill Creek area and the glacial history in the valley, as well as concerns about new gravel mines being proposed. We ...

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Rob Morgan, the AER's CEO, quoted in today's Daily Oil Bulletin saying people file statements of concern for "nefarious purposes" (I think he means for public interest reasons). #ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social @thenarwhal.ca

NigelBankes@nigelb.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This post documents new AER rule changes designed to make it more challenging for ENGOs like @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social to participate in AER hearings. #abpoli #ableg

We hope you're able to join us on one of our upcoming Adventures this summer! Last weekend, we were lucky to have Dale Leckie and Jessica Haines show us the traces left by dinosaurs and a ground squirrel whose population is in decline. Take a look: www.albertawilderness.ca/adventure-fo...

Adventure for Wilderness - Ground squirrels and Geology, June 20, 2026 - Alberta Wilderness Association

Text by Lindsey Wallis Photos by Lindsey Wallis and Jessica Haines Geologist and author Dale...

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A glorious day out with Kevin Van Tighem enjoying a riot of colour along the foothills. We had wonderful weather and exceptional company. A moose and golden eagle also joined the party. Check it out: albertawilderness.ca/wildflower-w... #wildalberta #hikealberta #albertawildflowers

Wildflower Wander - Adventure for Wilderness, June 14, 2026 - Alberta Wilderness Association

A glorious day out with Kevin Van Tighem enjoying a riot of colour along the...

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Have you ever seen the Boundary Pine?🌲This limber pine has looked out over Kananaskis Country for generations, and we had the chance to see it on one of our latest adventures! Take a look: www.albertawilderness.ca/adventure-fo...

Adventure for Wilderness - Grass Pass and the Boundary Pine - June 13, 2026 - Alberta Wilderness Association

Text and photos by Lindsey Wallis Historian and author David Finch has roamed the hills...

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We've got three more Adventures for Wilderness coming up this month — come along to get up close with nature and learn more about Wild Alberta! Sign up details in thread →

Our Okotoks watershed sketch walk was a great chance to learn from artist Carolyn Fisher and Okotoks' Avery Kaszas about riparian zones and watershed ecosystems! 🐟 See the adventure write-up here: www.albertawilderness.ca/adventure-fo...

Adventure for Wilderness – Sheep River Sketch and Watershed Walk - Alberta Wilderness Association

It was a warm and sunny morning in Okotoks when we met at the Environmental Education Center to begin our Sheep River sketchwalk.

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If AI data centres are as beneficial, sustainable, & lucrative as their proponents would claim, then they have nothing to fear from a robust Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). →

Join us in Okotoks this Sunday (Jun. 14) for a sketching and nature walk! 🐟🌳🖼️🖍️✏️ This event is wheelchair-accessible and has a difficulty rating of Easy (~5 km). Register here: www.albertawilderness.ca/product/adve...

Adventure for Wilderness – Sheep River Sketch and Watershed Walk - Alberta Wilderness Association

For this nature sketchwalk, sketch and observe nature while taking a leisurely wander along the Sheep River in Okotoks.

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Alberta just lost more than 15 square kilometres of native prairie today. Six sections of land that the municipality of Taber had previously promised to protect as grassland were just auctioned off for irrigated cropland. Read more at www.albertawilderness.ca/taber-destro...

This post documents new AER rule changes designed to make it more challenging for ENGOs like @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social to participate in AER hearings. #abpoli #ableg

ABlawg UCalgary@ablawg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New Post: Alberta Energy Regulator Makes Rule Changes Aimed At Gutting Participation by ENGOs ablawg.ca/2026/06/08...…ipation-by-engos/

Alberta Energy Regulator Makes Rule Changes Aimed At Gutting Participation by ENGOs!!! Unacceptable! #abpoli #AER #environment ablawg.ca/2026/06/08/a...

Alberta Energy Regulator Makes Rule Changes Aimed At Gutting Participation by ENGOs

By: Nigel Bankes  Matter Commented on: Alberta Energy Regulator, Bulletin 2026-22: New Editions of the Alberta Energy Regulator Rules of Practice and Directive 031 and Alberta Energy Regulator Rule…

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We brought a group out on a hike in Rumsey last weekend for one of our recent Adventures for Wilderness! Check out the photos + read the recap here: www.albertawilderness.ca/birds-and-bl...

Birds and Blooms in Rumsey - May 30 Adventure for Wilderness - Alberta Wilderness Association

Text by Lindsey Wallis Photos by Lindsey Wallis, Sara Heerema, and Myrna Pearman Despite a...

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The provincial gov't is seeking input for the Ghost-Kananaskis Sub-regional planning area (this is the 1st phase of a 2-phase engagement process). Feedback is due Friday, Jun. 5 — we've created an engagement guide to help share our perspective: www.albertawilderness.ca/call-to-acti...

Call to Action: Ghost-Kananaskis Sub-regional Planning Phase 1 Engagement - Alberta Wilderness Association

The Government of Alberta is seeking input for the Ghost-Kananaskis Sub-regional planning area; this is...

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We'll be at Calgary Search and Rescue Association's Outdoor Show on Saturday (May 30)! 🌲🐦‍⬛🏔️🐟 Come stop by our booth anytime from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to say hi and chat about Wild Alberta!

It was a great Sunday afternoon spent cheering on our professional women's soccer team at @calgarywildfc.bsky.social's Kids Day match! ⚽We even had some extra special visitors stop by our booth! 🦉🦸‍♀️🎶

Alberta Wilderness Association@albertawilderness.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⚽We'll be at @calgarywildfc.bsky.social's match this Sunday — come to our booth to say hi before kickoff! www.calgarywildfc.com/schedule/202...

⚽We'll be at @calgarywildfc.bsky.social's match this Sunday — come to our booth to say hi before kickoff! www.calgarywildfc.com/schedule/202...

Calgary Wild FC vs Halifax Tides FC | Match Center

Calgary Wild FC vs Halifax Tides FC match center for Calgary Wild FC with live stats, watch links, and head-to-head history.

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