The second episode of the Canadian Mountain Podcast features two projects that focus on protecting and reintroducing animal populations in Alberta, Canada. Hosted by Meg Wilcox, our guests discuss a collaborative research project...
Mountain pine beetles have dramatically changed forest landscapes in Western North America by killing-off large areas of trees and changing soil communities. Soil community structure is complex, and tree death can create implications for...
The Canadian Mountain Network Administrative Centre is now a silver certified Green Space at the University of Alberta’s north campus. Our office has achieved silver certification by promoting sustainable transportation habits, evaluating consumption and...
Last week on Thursday March 16, Ualberta Mountain Initiatives at the University of Alberta hosted a panel discussion as part of the Summit Series of public lectures featuring Professor Julie Rak of the Department...
This Wild Spirit: Redux, featuring work by and about women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada, was held at the FAB Gallery from December 6-December 22, 2016 and January 3-7, 2017. This Wild Spirit: Redux...
The Canadian Mountain Network celebrated International Mountain Day 2016 with a week of fantastic events at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. World-renowned mountain climber Sonnie Trotter presented the week’s highlight event, Life in...
As part of the 2016 Mountain Festival in celebration of International Mountain Day, the Canadian Mountain Network and Oliver Rossier at the University of Alberta Faculty of Arts Arts Collaboration Enterprise organized an Art...
Enter the International Mountain Day recipe and #photo #contest and your #recipe could be featured in a @FAO publication. Help preserve cultural traditions & promote agrobiodiversity in #mountains by sharing your favourite recipe! #MountainsMatter http://www.fao.org/international-mountain-day/recipe-and-photo-contest/en/
How does #ClimateChange affect our water supply through #mountain regions? Ecologist and lead author of a new @IPCC Special Report, @heidimountains explains how mountainous #watersheds across the world are responding to changing conditions: http://ow.ly/3TvZ50wLQbt
CC-IUCN is looking for #youth #volunteers (18-30 years old) to become 2019-2021 CC-IUCN Youth Ambassadors! Connect youth to #nature before, during and after the @IUCN World Conservation Congress. #Apply by Oct. 27th: https://cc-iucn.ca/2019/10/11/cc-iucn-is-looking-for-youth-volunteers-to-become-2019-2021-cc-iucn-youth-ambassadors/ #IUCNcongress
“The #science says wolf control does work. It also says this is a Band-Aid interim solution. If you don’t restore habitat, you will have to #cull #wolves forever.” https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/caribou-numbers-up-49-per-cent-after-four-year-wolf-cull
