The Voice of Alberta Hikers

The AHA plans to be at the table when the Alberta government tables a DAO (delegated administrative organization) for trails this autumn.

The Bighorn Backcountry Standing Committee attracts government attention.

The Castle Special Place has suffered heavy degradation over the years and only designation as a Wildland Provincial Park can offer the protection that is needed.

Public input indicates that the majority of stakeholders are willing to adjust their recreational use of the mountain parks to meet Parks' caribou conservation efforts.

Workshops on the possibility of opening Jasper's backcountry in the winter for recreational users are being held in Edmonton and Jasper the last week of February.

Between 11 and 14 December 2012, the Canadian Mountain Studies Initiative (CMSI) at the University of Alberta will host its first interdisciplinary conference to explore how mountains are understood.

Months of public objections to Environment and Sustainable Development's FireSmart logging plan and pressure on the government to listen to the West Bragg Creek trail users have paid off.

Another disastrous meeting regarding logging in West Bragg Creek and the resultant destruction of recreational trails was held on 25 September, this time with Minister Diane McQueen in attendance.

Another meeting with ESRD regarding logging West Bragg Creek has been called for Tuesday, 25 September.