From Grasslands to Gaslands
Say No to Drilling in Suffield National Wildlife Area 

Help protect endangered species like this burrowing owl by writing a letter today! Save Suffield Coalition Members Alberta Wilderness Association Federation of Alberta Naturalists Grasslands Naturalists Nature Canada Nature Saskatchewan Southern Alberta Group for the Environment World Wildlife Fund Canada

Suffield National Wildlife Area near Medicine Hat, Alberta is home to 16 species of plants and animals at risk of extinction in Canada, including the Burrowing Owl, the Northern Leopard Frog, and the Western Harvest Mouse. 

Don’t let it become home to 1,275 shallow gas wells and 220km of pipeline! Join Our Letter-Writing Campaign to Preserve Suffield National Wildlife Area!

This 458 km2 protected area within the Canadian Forces Base at Suffield, Alberta, contains the last remaining large intact piece of pristine prairie grasslands in Canada. But an approval to expand natural gas drilling operations would put this rare natural treasure under threat, and could set a dangerous precedent that calls into question the validity of the National Wildlife Area system.

If a protected area that conserves 16 of Canada’s most endangered species is not safe from industrial development, then what is?

Please send a letter today to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Environment Minister Jim Prentice, and protect Suffield’s undisturbed grasslands, sand hills, river breaks and wetlands. Click here to read our sample letter, then send your own.