The province had initially planned to fully or partially close 20 provincial parks and hand off another 164 to third-party managers.

Environmental critics had been demanding the government reinstate the monitoring, questioning why it was shut down while other energy operations were deemed essential and allowed to continue.

City trails and parks are full of poplar fluff. A local arborist says it could be a sign of trees in distress.

Officials in the Alberta park have issued a notice of restriction, which will be in place until at least July 9, to give bears and other wildlife the space they need.

Shutting down a broad range of Alberta's environmental monitoring over pandemic fears wasn't necessary, says the head of a group responsible for such work.

The bear, which has been nicknamed Nakota by locals, was first revealed publicly after it was spotted in Alberta's Banff National Park in late April.

Local goats are back in town, munching their way through invasive weeds in Alexander Wilderness and Indian Battle parks.

The Alberta Opposition is calling on the government to hold virtual public hearings on a plan to remove dozens of parks and recreation sites from the provincial system.

A Lethbridge couple got a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with some wildlife. A doe gave birth right outside their window to two adorable little fawns.

The letter -- signed by 73 scientists, educators and conservationists from Alberta, British Columbia and outside Canada -- says Alberta is ignoring its grizzly population.