Op-Ed: EPCOR’s Solar Farm – or is it EPCOR’s Railroad?
Posted on June 15, 2019
Edmonton City Bylaw 7188
Groupe Prairie
La Fondation Sierra Club Canada développe un réseau de responsable qui protège l’intégrité des écosystèmes de la prairie. Plusieurs groupes de bénévoles, tels que le Groupe Edmonton, se concentre sur des projets locaux importants aux communautés et sont des bienfaiteurs proactifs pour l’environnement.
Pour se joindre au Groupe Prairie, contactez le bureau national au (613) 241-4611 ou info@sierraclub.ca.
Provincial Highway Threatens Rare Native Grassland Ecosystem
Posted on June 5, 2019Written by Warrick Baijius, Endangered Grassland Alliance
Saskatoon, SK, is a vibrant and growing prairie city within an agricultural landscape. But in and around Saskatoon there are some enchanting and ever-changing natural sites, gems that provide a glimpse into pre-settlement landscapes. These areas include complex and diverse combinations of native plant and animal communities, housed and fed in a mosaic of diverse habitats influenced by erosion, grazing, and fire. Some of these areas have fescue and mixed grassland prairie —globally the most threatened ecosystem, and regionally an increasingly rare occurrence (at 5% of original extent for fescue, and 9% to 15% for mixed).
Wild Child Spring Programming Was a Huge Success! Big Thanks to All Our Participants!
Lindsay Boucher — May 13, 2019
Alberta Elections
Lindsay Boucher — May 2, 2019On April 16, 2019 Alberta joins the rest of the Prairie provinces with a majority conservative government.
In light of a polarizing campaign putting the environment at odds with economic development, the questions begs, how do move forward together?
Prairie Chapter’s Legacy of Conservation in Alberta’s Capital Region
Lindsay Boucher — March 17, 2019
Sierra Club Canada Foundation (SCCF) has been instrumental in advocating for green areas in urban settings for years in Alberta’s capital region.
Bighorn Country Proposal: Taking a stand for conservation in Alberta
Lindsay Boucher — February 21, 2019
Wild Child - Edmonton & Area
Posted on February 10, 2019
About Wild Child Sierra Club
The Wild Child program of Sierra Club Canada Foundation has been connecting children, youth, and families to nature since 2010. The mission of our Wild Child programs is to provide child led, play based learning through repeated exposure to nature helping to foster a lasting relationship with the natural world.
Wild Child Edmonton & Area
It was a great time for learning outdoors at Riverfest in Edmonton!
PearlAnn Reichwein — September 22, 2017
Dear Friends:
Thank you to all our volunteers, friends, and families for supporting Sierra Club Canada Foundation's Big Nature Tent for public education at Edmonton's inaugural Riverfest 2017.
We appreciate your time, expertise, and creativity as a generous donation to conservation advocacy and a wonderful fall outing on the weekend of September 16th.
Nature is Home at Canadian Parks Conference 2017
PearlAnn Reichwein — March 28, 2017
“Is there anyone among us who has the courage to stand and say, will tomorrow’s child know the wonders I see today?”
Wonders I’ve Seen by The Bills (2016)
This year the Canadian Parks Conference 2017 was held in Banff National Park at the Banff Centre, overlooking Banff town and the Bow Valley from March 8-11..
Hosted by the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association with its partners the Canadian Recreation and Parks Association, and the Canadian Parks Council, the conference, which included many invited speakers and three hundred attendees, was an inspired four days of discussion.
Return of the Buffalo for Canada’s 150 Celebrated at Canadian Parks Conference
PearlAnn Reichwein — March 26, 2017
Bison thundered back into the wild Panther Valley of Banff National Park on Feb. 1, 2017. It was a history making event. Bringing to life a long-held dream, the restoration of bison to their natural habitat is a move designed to promote biodiversity and cultural reconnections.
Conserving Edmonton’s River Valley and Ravine System
RuiLin Guo — June 24, 2016
Most of Edmonton’s natural lands lie within its extensive river valley and tributary ravine systems – an area of 7,400 ha and 48 km in length, including 22 ravines, for a combined total length of 103 km. Much of the area is either under private ownership or targeted by City Parks for recreational infrastructure. Golf courses, gravel quarries, a velodrome and other sports facilities, freeways, boat launches… have all been proposed over the past decades for what is often “free land” to the City. Fortunately there are a growing number of local ENGOs actively involved in conservation of these lands with whom we partner or support on a project basis.
Sand Dunes? In Edmonton!
RuiLin Guo — June 20, 2016
The Edmonton Group has traditionally focused on parkland creation and conservation. These are usually multi-year projects; our favorite, going on fifteen, is the Sand Dunes Natural Area (our name - bureaucratically known as NW384) in the far southwest of Edmonton.
We identified the feature in 2001, characterized its pro-glacial origins, and with the support of the Curator of Geology from our Provincial Museum, induced the City to purchase the lands the following year. The dunes lie on the easternmost extent of the 200 sq km glacio-lacustrine Devon Dune Field to the west of Edmonton.
The Wisdom of Old Trees and Our Elders
PearlAnn Reichwein — March 15, 2016
Years grow special strength in a tree. In 1874, John Muir climbed a tall tree and swung high in its branches in a storm. It was a moment he never forgot. He enjoyed the exhilaration of trees and storms many times throughout his life, and shared that passion through his writing and advocacy.
Edmonton is Now Moose-Friendly
Aneta Cichocki — November 23, 2015
The future is bright for moose in Edmonton, thanks to Sierra's Prairie Chapter volunteers and their partners.
Oil Sands Independent Toxins Report
Posted on September 2, 2010Publication Date:
September 1, 2010
On August 31st, 2010, a study which was led by University of Alberta researchers was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which conclusively shows that numerous highly toxic pollutants are being released into the Athabasca River and its tributaries by the development of the oil sands.
The levels exceeded both federal and provincial government guidelines.
The report is available for download here.