Author Archives: Don Meredith
Remembering Old Friends
[Note: The following was first published in the September 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. “The older you get, Don, the more of these you’ll attend,” observed one of my mentors many years ago now. … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Outdoorsmen, Fishing, General, Hunting
Tagged Arctic, Cascade Mountains, climbing school, friends, friendships, ice climbing, moose hunting, Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, mountain climbing, MRNP, National Park Service climbing school, never forget your friends, old friends, public service, Rainier, seasonal ranger, Sierra Nevada, summer jobs, US National Park Service, USNP
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Wetlands and Water
[Note: The following was first published in the August 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. During the recent discussions about returning catch-and-keep fishing to some of our Alberta lakes, the issues of loss of habitat … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Outdoorsmen, Climate Change, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged biodiversity, blue-green algae, bogs, carbon sequestration, Climate Change, cyanobacteria, cyanobacteria bloom, fens, fish habitat, marshes, peat, peatlands, swamps, Wabamun Watershed Management Council, water, water quality, wetland, wetland value, wetlands, Wetlands Alberta, wetlands policy
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Generations and Attitudes
[Note: The following was first published in the July 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. We’ve all heard the names used to identify different generations, such as “Baby Boomers” or “Millennials.” Giving names to generations … Continue reading
“A Modest Proposal” for Alberta’s Caribou?
Guest Blog: Alberta Environment and Parks is requesting public input into its woodland caribou range planning efforts. The deadline for input is July 27, 2017, but AEP will accept comments about specific plans after that date. In the following essay … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Conservation, Environment, General, Wildlife
Tagged A Modest Proposal, AEP, Alberta Caribou Plan, Alberta Environment and Parks, caribou, caribou extirpation, caribou habitat, caribou range planning, caribou recovery plan, cumulative effects, FIN 37, forest management, habitat fragmentation, John Steinbeck, Jonathan Swift, Lorne Fitch, Northrup Frye, old-growth forest, species-at-risk, wolf control, woodland caribou
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Wabamun Lake Fishery Update
[Note: The following was first published in the June 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. It has been a while since I wrote a column about what is happening with the Wabamun Lake fishery. Wabamun … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Alberta Outdoorsmen, Fishing
Tagged catch-and-release, catch-and-release fishing, catch-and-release mortality, commercial fishing, fish recycling, Fishing, Lake Wabamun, lake whitefish, northern pike, perch, treble hook mortality, treble hooks, trophy lake, trophy pike, trophy pike fishery, Wabamun, Wabamun Fishery Update, Wabamun Lake, walleye, walleye native Wabamun, walleye restoration, whitefish, yellow perch
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Springing for Draws and Budgets
[Note: The following was first published in the May 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. Spring is here and—along with the green grass, colourful flowers and warm rain—come our hopes for the coming fishing … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Outdoorsmen, Hunting
Tagged AFGA, Alberta budget, Alberta draw booklet, Alberta Environment and Parks budget, Alberta Fish and Game Association, budget, draw strategy, Draw Summary Report, draws for licences, Fiscal Plan 2017-20, Fish and Wildlife budget, Hunter Harvest Report, hunting draws, hunting licence lottery, licence draws, licence lottery, provincial budget
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The Inequity of “Balance”
Guest Blog: In Alberta we are slowly facing the reality that there are only so many resources to go around, most especially fish and wildlife resources. However, when it is pointed out that resource extraction must be controlled so that … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Environment, General, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged balance, balanced approach, Bill Rees, E.O. Wilson, ecological check book, ecological cheque book, imbalance, Kevin Van Tighem, Off Highway Vehicle, resource management, Victor Hugo, World Bank, World Watch Institute
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