Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS) - Southern Alberta Chapter

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is Canada’s only nationwide environmental charity dedicated solely to the protection of our public land and water, which together make up more than 90 per cent of Canada by area. We now have 13 chapters across the country. The CPAWS Southern Alberta chapter was established in 1967 in response to commercial development pressures in Banff National Park. Today, we work with Albertans to establish and protect parks and wilderness areas from Red Deer south to the Alberta border, including well known areas such as Kananaskis, The Whaleback and the Castle Wilderness. We also offer environmental education in the classroom and interpretive hikes in nature to foster a new generation of environmental stewardship.