Environmental group concerned about proposed sale of oil and gas rights in Milk River area
An environmental group says it is opposed to the proposed sale of oil and natural gas rights in the Milk River Natural Area and other native grasslands in southern Alberta.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2021 3:32 PM MT | Last Updated: January 13
Environmental groups are concerned about the possibility of development in the Milk River Natural Area because it contains grasslands that are home to threatened populations .(Wheateater/Wikimedia Commons)
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An environmental group says it is opposed to the proposed sale of oil and natural gas rights in the Milk River Natural Area and other native grasslands in southern Alberta.
The United Conservative government is holding an auction, which closed at noon Wednesday.
The Alberta Wilderness Association said in a letter to the province earlier this week that it has long been interested in conservation of native grasslands. It noted that less than half of native cover remains in Alberta’s Grasslands Natural Region and it is highly fragmented.