Celebrating wilderness, wildlife and people who care in Alberta! 🛶: Join us on an Adventure 🐻: Make A Difference! 🙏🏽: @abwilderness
Alberta, Canada
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Join our annual fall roadtrip to the Cochrane North / Bighill Springs area! You'll learn about the geology of the region, how development has shaped the landscape, and why the area is so environmentally significant. Register here: albertawilderness.ca/product…
We have an adventure coming up this weekend in a brand-new conservation area in Alberta, just an hour outside of Edmonton! Join AWA and Edmonton Area Land Trust (EALT) for a walk to celebrate the public opening of their newest property and learn about beavers!
Register below.
Register for Beavers and the Boreal with EALT: albertawilderness.ca/product…
Barbara Amos is an artist and an advocate for nature. She works across several mediums, although the focus of this Adventure for Wilderness was on watercolor. Take a look at our Painting and Drawing Around the Pond adventure: albertawilderness.ca/paintin…
Join us this Saturday for a walk along the Sheep River in Okotoks as we explore the world of pollinators from two bee-loving specialists🐝 See how many fluttering butterflies, buzzing bees, and crawling beetles you can spot among Okotoks’ flowering plants! albertawilderness.ca/product…
During our Grassy Mountain and the Threat of Coal Adventure, we climbed up to view the proposed mine site and see some of the water systems, landscapes, and species at risk which would be damaged if the proposal is approved. See more: albertawilderness.ca/grassy-…
Even in the pouring rain, our Adventures for Wilderness participants learned a lot about the Big Hill Springs valley and glacial history, and some of the issues the Cochrane area is facing: albertawilderness.ca/adventu…
We hope you're able to join us on one of our upcoming Adventures this summer! Last weekend, we were lucky to have Dale Leckie and Jessica Haines show us the traces left by dinosaurs and a ground squirrel whose population is in decline. Take a look: albertawilderness.ca/adventu…
A glorious day out with Kevin Van Tighem enjoying a riot of colour along the foothills. We had wonderful weather and exceptional company. A moose and golden eagle also joined the party. Check it out: albertawilderness.ca/wildflo…
#wildalberta #hikealberta #albertawildflowers
Have you ever seen the Boundary Pine?🌲This limber pine has looked out over Kananaskis Country for generations, and we had the chance to see it on one of our latest adventures! Take a look:
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Our Okotoks watershed sketch walk was a great chance to learn from artist Carolyn Fisher and Okotoks' Avery Kaszas about riparian zones and watershed ecosystems! 🐟 See the adventure write-up here: albertawilderness.ca/adventu…
#naturesketching #albertaart #getoutside #okotoks
Alberta just lost more than 15 square kilometres of native prairie today. Six sections of land that the municipality of Taber had previously promised to protect as grassland were just auctioned off for irrigated cropland. Read more at albertawilderness.ca/taber-d…
We had a wonderful ramble in Fish Creek Provincial Park as part of Calgary's annual @janeswalk weekend. We saw lots of newly-emerged plants, and the beavers showed up right on time! 🦫
Get ready to visit some of Alberta’s most unique and interesting natural areas this spring at one of our upcoming Adventures for Wilderness! 🥾
🔗 Sign up for these adventures, and many more, at the link in our bio. We hope to see you on the trails!
Thanks to everyone who came out on our Adventure in the Beaver Hills on April 18! We had a great day with our expert tracker @JoezTrackz who helped us see the stories the forest tells.
#animaltracking #tracksandscat #wildclues #explorealberta
Happy International Beaver day! We 💕these ecosystem engineers!
#beavers #ecosystemengineer #wildalberta
We have some fantastic adventures coming up! For those living closer to Edmonton, check out our Tracks of Spring adventure 🐾 If you’d like to stay in Calgary, see our Nose Hill adventure📷 We have also partnered with Jane's Walk YYC to offer three walks this year! 📷
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