Author Archives: Don Meredith
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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A Strategy for Conservation
[Note: The following was first published in the April 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. One of the issues that stood out for me during the recent controversy over the new Castle parks in southwest … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Outdoorsmen, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife
Tagged AFGA, Alberta Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Alberta Fish and Game Association, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, BHA, Castle Parks, conservation strategy, Eastern Slopes, headwaters, land-use framework, LUF, Non-mechanized anglers, Non-mechanized hunters, North Saskatchewan Regional Plan, Off Highway Vehicle, Off Highway Vehicle Use, OHV, South Saskatchewan Regional Plan, Ted Morton
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The Necessary Castle Parks
[Note: The following was first published in the March 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. Anyone who has been to the southwest corner of our province is aware of the beauty of what is often … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Alberta Outdoorsmen, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, General, Hunting, Wildlife
Tagged Castle Provincial Park, Castle River, Castle Wildland Provincial Park, conservation ethic, Crown of the Continent, designated OHV trails, designated trails, eastern slopes policy, Glacier National Park, multiple use, national forest, Off Highway Vehicle, OHV, OHV damage, Theodore Roosevelt, Waterton Lakes National Park, wilderness area
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