Conservation Blog
The Kleskun Hills: Alberta’s Newest Provincial Park
Explore Alberta’s newest Provincial Park, Kleskun Hills, in the Spring issue of Nature Alberta Magazine!
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Four Ways to Help Your Backyard Birds
Four practical tips to create a safe and welcoming space for urban birds in your own backyard.
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Caribou Update: Rhetoric Meets Reality
In the Spring issue of Nature Alberta Magazine: An honest appraisal of the gap between rhetoric and reality in caribou conservation.
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Environmental Advocacy: The Anatomy of a Campaign
Human activities are placing a severe strain on our environment, and the health of natural systems and species are in decline. Pushing back is far from easy, but progress can be made, particularly through well-planned environmental protection campaigns. Collective action is key. This article provides a step-by-step guide to planning and implementing effective campaigns.
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The Impacts of Impact Assessment
The status of impact assessment in Alberta — in terms of environmental protection, where do we stand?
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The Currency of Angler Citizen Science
Lorne Fitch searches for a treasure trove of citizen science data in the fishing diaries of lifelong anglers.
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The Changing Role of Forest Fire in a Warming Climate
Explore the changing role of forest fire in a warming climate. What does the future hold, and how can we respond?
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Renewable Energy: Proceed But With Caution
The Alberta government recently put a pause on renewable energy projects, exposing critical gaps in our system of land-use planning. Nature Alberta strongly supports efforts to reduce carbon emissions through increased renewable energy development. But we need to do a better job of planning renewable energy projects and where they are placed on the landscape.
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Hiding in Plain Sight: The Legacy of Fossil Fuel Industry Disturbances
BY KEVIN P. TIMONEY
The legacy of fossil fuel landscape disturbance is pervasive in Alberta. Municipalities and individual homeowners are finding themselves living alongside contaminated sites, which at first glance may have appeared nice and green. Learn to spot the signs of contamination…
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Survival Against the Odds: Alberta’s Half-moon Hairstreak Butterfly
BY BENNY ACORN
Waterton Lakes National Park is truly one of the most remarkable areas in all of Alberta, where natural beauty is partnered with rich and unique biological diversity. Although you would not expect it, the story of one of Alberta’s rarest insects begins here, under the late-winter snow. This is a story of unexpected alliances, remarkable specialization, and perseverance in the face of catastrophic adversity, and it all takes place on the Blakiston Fan.
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