Alberta Wilderness Association
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🌿Alberta's oldest wilderness conservation group!
We advocate for wildlife and spaces to be protected and connected, forever.
Pitch us essays, cartoons, opinions and more for our Wild Lands Advocate magazine (outreach@abwild.ca)
🌐albertawilderness.ca
We advocate for wildlife and spaces to be protected and connected, forever.
Pitch us essays, cartoons, opinions and more for our Wild Lands Advocate magazine (outreach@abwild.ca)
🌐albertawilderness.ca
The bottom line:
Oilsands reclamation is slow, partial, and will likely not recreate the natural ecosystems that were destroyed. Such is the case for McClelland Lake wetlands, which we’ve tried to protect for decades and which, if destroyed, won’t be restored in our lifetime.
Oilsands reclamation is slow, partial, and will likely not recreate the natural ecosystems that were destroyed. Such is the case for McClelland Lake wetlands, which we’ve tried to protect for decades and which, if destroyed, won’t be restored in our lifetime.
September 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The bottom line:
Oilsands reclamation is slow, partial, and will likely not recreate the natural ecosystems that were destroyed. Such is the case for McClelland Lake wetlands, which we’ve tried to protect for decades and which, if destroyed, won’t be restored in our lifetime.
Oilsands reclamation is slow, partial, and will likely not recreate the natural ecosystems that were destroyed. Such is the case for McClelland Lake wetlands, which we’ve tried to protect for decades and which, if destroyed, won’t be restored in our lifetime.
The areas the premier flew over very likely looked nice and green because they have lots of tall trees. But green areas don’t always mean "healthier."
Wetlands are natural to the area and resist wildfire. Losing them forever is not healthy for our ecosystems. →
Wetlands are natural to the area and resist wildfire. Losing them forever is not healthy for our ecosystems. →
September 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The areas the premier flew over very likely looked nice and green because they have lots of tall trees. But green areas don’t always mean "healthier."
Wetlands are natural to the area and resist wildfire. Losing them forever is not healthy for our ecosystems. →
Wetlands are natural to the area and resist wildfire. Losing them forever is not healthy for our ecosystems. →
Reclamation is supposed to put the land back to the way it was, but research shows reclaimed areas remain ecologically different from natural forests even decades later.
Carbon-rich wetlands ("peatlands") are hardest hit: first mined for oil, then often replaced with trees. →
Carbon-rich wetlands ("peatlands") are hardest hit: first mined for oil, then often replaced with trees. →
September 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Reclamation is supposed to put the land back to the way it was, but research shows reclaimed areas remain ecologically different from natural forests even decades later.
Carbon-rich wetlands ("peatlands") are hardest hit: first mined for oil, then often replaced with trees. →
Carbon-rich wetlands ("peatlands") are hardest hit: first mined for oil, then often replaced with trees. →