Tag Archives: headwaters
Bighorn Country—A Good Idea We Shouldn’t Squander
Note: In November of 2018, Alberta Environment and Parks opened a discussion about its proposal for the protection of the headwaters of the North Saskatchewan River, or Bighorn Country, an area that has been needing protection from abuse for many … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, General, Wildlife
Tagged Alberta Environment and Parks, Bighorn Country, Fish and Wildlife biologists, Fish and Wildlife Officers, Fish and Wildlife technicians, headwaters, land stewardship, North Saskatchewan River, public land use zone, Rachel Notley, Shannon Phillips, species-at-risk, threatened species, watershed, Wildland Parks
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The Science behind OHV Restrictions
Guest Blog: With the creation in Alberta of the Castle provincial and wildlands parks, the proposed parks in the headwaters of the North Saskatchewan River (Bighorn) and the recreation plans for the Livingston and Porcupine areas of southern Alberta, there … Continue reading
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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Conserving Our Headwaters
[Note: The following was first published in the August 2015 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2015 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. They are some of the most spectacular regions of the country. They support a variety of fish and wildlife and … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Alberta Outdoorsmen, Climate Change, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Hunting
Tagged AFGA, Alberta Fish and Game Association, Alberta Trappers Association, Alberta Wilderness Association, Athabasca Bioregional Society, AWA, Bighorn Wildland, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Castle, CPAWS, eastern slopes policy, foothills, glaciers retreating, headwaters, Kananaskis Country, land-use framework, North Saskatchewan Regional Plan, Northern Light Fly Fishers, Peace Country Flyfishers Association, Peace River Environmental Society, Peter Lougheed, Rocky Mountains, Trout Unlimited Canada, watershed, wildlands park, Y2Y, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
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An Open Letter to the Premier and Minister
[Note: The following was first published in the July 2015 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2015 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. We are at a turning point in the history of this province. A totally new government is taking over … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Outdoorsmen, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife
Tagged ACA, AEMERA, Alberta Conservation Association, Alberta Environment and Parks, Alberta Environmental Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting Agency, Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division, Alberta Government, Alberta Outdoorsmen, anglers, boreal forest, fish and wildlife, headwaters, Premier Notley, Shannon Phillips, Two Fish One Fish No Fish, woodland caribou
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