Alberta Backcountry
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Environmental groups welcome Parks Canada buyout of Jasper Park backcountry lodgesThe two lodges were on habitat used by caribou for calving, rearing and rutting, and added to pressures the animals were facing from predators.EnvironmentJan 5, 2023
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Avalanche Canada introduces new forecasting model, says it’s easier to use‘We’ve made these changes to tackle one of our biggest problems with our old system, where conditions would often vary significantly across some of our larger regions.’CanadaDec 3, 2022
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Critics call spending on Alberta wilderness area inadequate, ‘symbolic gesture’The Alberta government says it will upgrade facilities in the province's west-central backcountry where increased use has left behind garbage, damaged sites and human waste.CanadaAug 20, 2020
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Alberta backcountry being overused by campers who cut trees, leave garbage and trespass: reportA vast section of Alberta backcountry once considered for a park is being overused by tens of thousands of campers who cut trees, strew garbage and trespass, says a provincial advisory committee.CanadaJul 28, 2020
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Coronavirus: Rescue groups warn backcountry users to limit risk in Alberta, B.C. mountainsRescue groups are asking backcountry users to choose low-risk activities at a time when resources are stretched due to COVID-19.CanadaMar 18, 2020
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New Alberta parks create world’s largest boreal forest preserve: governmentThe Alberta government says it is creating the world's largest boreal forest preserve with new wildland parks in the province's northeast.CanadaMay 15, 2018
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