Create a park in Alberta's Castle Wilderness
The place:
Along the spine of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Alberta lies a narrow ribbon of forested land called The Castle Wilderness. It is an ecosystem rich in unique landscapes and unusual natural features. It is a place of spiritual, recreational and wildlife values, but perhaps most important, it is a place that contains one of the highest animal and plant species diversity in Alberta.
The Castle is at the heart of a narrow corridor connecting wildlife populations in the US and Canada, which is essential to their survival.
Protecting the Castle is vital to creating a continuous web of protected areas and wildlife stretching from Yellowstone to the Yukon.
The threat
The Alberta government's policy of multiple-use for the Castle has reduced the area's ability to support wildlife and healthy watersheds.
Permitted uses include:
- clear cut logging
- natural gas exploration
- off-road vehicles
- ski resort development
The opportunity
Join CPAWS and other conservation groups in asking the government to protect the Castle in a park named for the late Alberta conservation icon Andy Russell and in honour of the Piikani First Nation who have used the area for millennia.
By supporting the Andy Russell - I'tai sah kop Wildland Park Initiative, you'll be adding your voice to a chorus of concerned Canadians that includes public figures like the Right Honorable Joe Clark, Ian Tyson, Sid Marty, Farley Mowatt, Dr. David Schindler and many more.
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