Paper prepared for AIA 2012 conference, by Dr. William Shotyk of the University of Alberta on Alberta's water future.

Report from the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, concerning water. Reports the results from a water forum held in January 2012.

Athabasca Watershed Council released part two of their State of the Watershed report on the Athabasca River.

Report from Alberta Innovates explaining how to use 2010 Reclamation Criteria as a guide to determine success of reclamation.

Nashaat N. Nassar has written a guest column for the Alberta Water Portal website, related to the use of nanotechnology to improve environmental processes in the oilsands.

A report from Alberta Environment about the Ecosystem Services program. A pilot project has been underway since 2007, focussed on the wetlands of southern Alberta.

Weidemeyer's Admiral is a butterfly species found exclusively in the Milk River area of southern Alberta. This conservation Management plan from the Government of Alberta describes how this butterfly species will be protected.

Report from Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) concerning what is needed in Canada's housing market to help the economic recovery, including increased rental housing development, more affordable housing options, etc.

An overview of the Lower Athabasca region in regards to the important social, economic and environmental factors that would have an impact on the development of the regional land-use plan. 

Wildfire and other natural disturbnaces - both historical and modern - in the forest and grassland ecotones of the North Saskatchewan region are reviewed.

The North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance has released a discussion paper regarding the Vermilion River watershed, after three years of development.

NCASI updated their inventory report of caribou research projects currently ongoing in Canada. Includes recommendations for future research.