Author Archives: Tracy

Wahoo!! Rob and Loretta are Emerald Award Finalists

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Tracy

Congratulations to Rob and Loretta Schaufele of Road Watch in the Pass, who are finalists in the community group category of the 22nd Annual Emerald Awards. Winners are announced June 6th. http://emeraldfoundation.ca/emerald-awards/2013-finalists

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We made the front page!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Tracy

Great story in the Lethbridge Herald by Katie May on Highway 3 transportation mitigation for wildlife – Curbing highway carnage?

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Helping Animals Cross the Road!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Tracy

Check out this great story on Highway 3 by Carla Beynon at CBC Calgary  “Alberta considers underpass to protect wildlife in the Crowsnest Pass.” Thanks from all of us at the Highway 3 partnership, Miistakis Institute, Western Transportation Institute and … Continue reading →

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New Peace Parks Book Just Released!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Tracy

Parks, Peace and Partnership: Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation edited by Dr. Michael Quinn has just been released. Here’s what it’s all about: Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between … Continue reading →

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Highway 3 in the News

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Tracy

Two recent articles in the Crowsnest Promoter and The Western Producer highlight efforts to improve wildlife and human safety along Highway 3. The articles detail results from the Highway 3 Transportation Corridor Science and Mitigation Assessment project, which outlines mitigation … Continue reading →

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Good News Bears

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Tracy

In the summer of 2012 the Drywood Yarrow Conservation Partnership (DYCP) hosted a tour in SW Alberta to show landowners, local and provincial governments and NGO’s some of the conservation challenges from living with carnivores as well as highlighting some  … Continue reading →

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AMA profiles Highway 3 Transportation Corridor Project

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Tracy

The Miistakis Institute would like thank AMA for their recent article in Westworld Magazine profiling our efforts along Highway 3 to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions and ensure connectivity across this busy transportation corridor. The Highway 3 Transportation Corridor project is … Continue reading →

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Highway 3: Improving Wildlife and Human Safety

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Tracy

Thanks to Doug Dirks on CBC Radio for interviewing Justin Thompson on the importance of making Highway 3 safer for people and wildlife. Listen to Justin’s interview with Doug Dirks

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A road rescue story

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Tracy

Rob Schaufele from Road Watch in the Pass assisting John Clarke/ Fish & Wildlife with a moose calf rescue on highway 22 this evening, as they were returning from the Alberta Provincial Bear Smart Meeting in Rocky Mountain House. The … Continue reading →

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Highway 3 in the News

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Tracy

The Highway 3 report and Road Watch in the Pass are featured in the Pincher Creek Echo, see “Road Watch switches gears, looks to mobilize locals“.

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