Landscape Monitoring Results

January 2022 NWSAR Committee was established to ensure local interests are reflected as part of species at risk, and more specifically, Woodland Caribou management. Among the recommendations generated by NWSAR Committee’s 2017 Recommendations Report, new data collection to support Woodland Caribou management was identified as a high priority by local, regional and national stakeholders. To […]

Caribou Ranges Research Year 1 Results

DECEMBER 2021 NWSAR Committee was established to ensure local interests are reflected as part of species at risk, and more specifically, Woodland Caribou management. Among the recommendations generated by NWSAR Committee’s 2017 Recommendations Report, new data collection to support Woodland Caribou management was identified as a high priority by local, regional and national stakeholders. To […]

State of the Region Report Release

JULY 2021 The purpose of this State of the Region Report is to provide the socio-economic and environmental conditions of the NWSAR region as of 2020. The NWSAR region consists of the geographic areas of Clear Hills County, the County of Northern Lights and Mackenzie County. This report builds on government statistics and documents, and […]

Caribou Ranges Research Launch

DECEMBER 2019 This is multi-year, collaborative partnership between NWSAR Committee, the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI), and the Alberta Trappers Association (ATA). ABMI currently collects data on ungulates and predators for density estimation in Woodland Caribou ranges across western Canada, and local trappers of ATA will be supporting the field component of this project. The […]

State of the Region Report Launch

OCTOBER 2019 During NWSAR’s response to the Government of Alberta’s Boreal Caribou Action Planning over the last three years, consistent concerns from several sources regarding lacking, inaccurate or old datasets being utilized for regional land-use planning, wildlife management planning, and socio-economic assessments drove NWSAR to pursue this project. This is a collaborative project with the […]

NWSAR Recommendations Report Released

NWSAR RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2017 On September 1st 2017, NWSAR Committee released a report entitled: “Recommendations for Boreal Woodland Caribou Population Recovery in Northwest Alberta”. This report was delivered to the Government of Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Parks and the Government of Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change for consideration.   NWSAR made every effort to ensure information and data gathered during the […]