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On February 2nd 2022 Stephen Guilbeault the Federal Minister of Environment and Climate change was joined by Mikisew Cree First Nation chief Peter Powder, and Randy Boissonnault, the Federal minister of tourism, to announce funding for the expansion and protection of the key watersheds of the Peace-Athabasca Delta.
The announcement was for an additional $5.3 million in federal funding for the procurement of 1400 square kilometres from Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park’s western border, comes a year after public consultation on the expansion plan began through the Province of Alberta.
As the park is adjacent to the southern entrance of the pre-existing Wood Buffalo National Park, it allow indigenous land use to continue alongside the region which contributes to the conservation of bio-diversity, because through the management of the Bison population, First Nations people are able to keep a watchful eye on the wellbeing of the plant-life and animal populations, which can quickly signal environmental changes when and where they occur.
Wood Buffalo National Park is the world’s largest and most complete example of the Boreal grasslands ecosystem. Sadly, in 2019 it was declared at high risk by UNESCO due to the decline in watershed health from the pollution of the carbon energy industry. As a result Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park was formed in the same year on the border of Wood Buffalo Park through the allocation of Oil Sands and mining leases from three energy companies.
The conservation of the connecting watershed that flows into Lake Clare in Wood Buffalo Park is paramount, because it is the best defence for filtering Alberta’s largest lake of contaminants through the natural processes which feed filtered ground water from smaller springs into the larger waterways.
Forests are not supposed to be islands, cut off from healthy up-stream water. The announcement of funding and expansion is a good step towards improving the water quality and reversing the damage of industry. The park’s formation prevents new fossil fuel extraction projects, however; existing wells are allowed to continue procurement for fuel.
As Chief Peter Powder says of his community “water is boss.” so with that being said, let’s hope that through the observance and maintenance of Lake Claire’s ecosystems within its headwaters, further protective measures will be taken to improve the quality of the water when the next opportunity presents itself.
More information on this development can be found here and
here
On February 2nd 2022 Stephen Guilbeault the Federal Minister of Environment and Climate change was joined by Mikisew Cree First Nation chief Peter Powder, and Randy Boissonnault, the Federal minister of tourism, to announce funding for the expansion and protection of the key watersheds of the Peace-Athabasca Delta.
The announcement was for an additional $5.3 million in federal funding for the procurement of 1400 square kilometres from Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park’s western border, comes a year after public consultation on the expansion plan began through the Province of Alberta.
As the park is adjacent to the southern entrance of the pre-existing Wood Buffalo National Park, it allow indigenous land use to continue alongside the region which contributes to the conservation of bio-diversity, because through the management of the Bison population, First Nations people are able to keep a watchful eye on the wellbeing of the plant-life and animal populations, which can quickly signal environmental changes when and where they occur.
Wood Buffalo National Park is the world’s largest and most complete example of the Boreal grasslands ecosystem. Sadly, in 2019 it was declared at high risk by UNESCO due to the decline in watershed health from the pollution of the carbon energy industry. As a result Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park was formed in the same year on the border of Wood Buffalo Park through the allocation of Oil Sands and mining leases from three energy companies.
The conservation of the connecting watershed that flows into Lake Clare in Wood Buffalo Park is paramount, because it is the best defence for filtering Alberta’s largest lake of contaminants through the natural processes which feed filtered ground water from smaller springs into the larger waterways.
Forests are not supposed to be islands, cut off from healthy up-stream water. The announcement of funding and expansion is a good step towards improving the water quality and reversing the damage of industry. The park’s formation prevents new fossil fuel extraction projects, however; existing wells are allowed to continue procurement for fuel.
As Chief Peter Powder says of his community “water is boss.” so with that being said, let’s hope that through the observance and maintenance of Lake Claire’s ecosystems within its headwaters, further protective measures will be taken to improve the quality of the water when the next opportunity presents itself.
More information on this development can be found here and
here
