It’s off the beaten path with adventures ranging from viewing burly bison on the plains to hiking the stunning ridge of nearby Coliseum Mountain. Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, an archeological site that has remnants of early 19th century…
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Amerisur Resources identifies employee Dana Coffield as Yoho avalanche victim
An oil and gas company has identified one of its employees as a man who died after an avalanche in Yoho National Park. Amerisur Resources says Dana Coffield, a non-executive director with the company, died when he was skiing in…
Climate change will disrupt food, hibernation schedule for Rocky Mountain grizzlies: U of C study
The impact of climate change will have alarming consequences for grizzlies in the Rockies, according to new research from the University of Calgary’s geography department. By 2080, buffaloberries in the Rocky Mountains will ripen three weeks earlier than they do…
Edmonton filmmakers celebrate release of full ‘Frick, I Love Nature’ web series
Over six episodes of the comedic and educational Frick, I Love Nature, host Gordie Lucius explores deadly predators, how prey fight back and weird ways animals make babies. “There are too many answers! There are too many animals!” Lucius said…
Police advice prompted cancellation of Bighorn consultations, minister said
Five separate instances of harassment and the advice of RCMP prompted Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips to cancel public consultation sessions about a proposed new Bighorn Wildland Provincial Park, she said on Sunday. Alberta Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips,…
Biologists pen letter over Alberta MLA’s ‘misinformation’ on conservation plans
More than three dozen retired provincial biologists are asking the Alberta government to stick with conservation efforts in a vast area of west-central Alberta despite what they call misinformation from an opposition MLA. In November, the New Democrats announced eight…
USA Today readers rank Jasper as No.1 ski town in North America
Nestled in the Rocky Mountains, a mere four hours west of Edmonton, Jasper now has another title to boast about. The readers of USA Today have recently voted this Alberta resort town the best ski town in North America. READ…
8 new park proposed for Bighorn Country area of Rocky Mountains
Premier Rachel Notley announced a new $40-million dollar plan to designate eight areas of the Bighorn region of the eastern Rocky Mountains as protected ranges modelled after the Peter Lougheed project that designated Kananaskis Country a provincial park.
Notley outlines benefits and significance of 8 new Rocky Mountain parks
November 23 2018 3:40pm Premier Rachel Notley says a $40-million dollar plan to designate parts of the Bighorn region of the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains as eight new parks will create jobs, but also protect critical wildlife and…
Alberta proposes 8 new Rocky Mountain parks for land protection and recreation
The Alberta government is proposing eight new parks that would cover 4,000 square kilometres along the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The parks in the Bighorn region in west-central Alberta would offer landscape protection and recreational opportunities. The plan…