Alberta Wildlife Federation
Established in 1908 as the Alberta Fish & Game Association. Don Meredith and I co-authored Conservation, Pride & Passion: The Alberta Fish and Game Association, 1908 – 2008. This oldest of Alberta’ s conservation associations was recently rebranded. The organization is dedicated to safeguarding, enhancing, and promoting the responsible use of Alberta’ s natural environment.
The Alberta Wilderness Association defends wild Alberta
Alberta Wilderness Association
The oldest wilderness conservation group in Alberta. For thirty-two years they have been effectively defending wild Alberta through awareness and action.
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
A non-profit sportsmen’ s organization founded in Montana in 2004. It is the fastest growing conservation organization on the continent. The Alberta Chapter of BHA is a sportsperson’ s voice for Alberta’ s wild public lands.
Canadian Parks & Wilderness Association is Canada ' s grassroots voice for parks and wilderness
Canadian Parks & Wilderness Association
A grassroots voice for wilderness. They save wilderness by campaigning for new parks and taking the lead nationally to make sure governments put the needs of nature first in parks management. These key environmental advocates have always had a high public profile.
Cows and Fish
Alberta’ s own riparian habitat management program, established in 1992, works with communities and producers. It offers a variety of tools to assess riparian health and improve grazing management. They have been working diligently for more than thirty-three years at the grassroots level in support of this cause.
Freshwater Conservation Canada aims to conserve and protect freshwater ecosystems
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