Alberta conservationist says he was fired after speaking up about threatened habitat

Native prairie site chosen for future memorial forest

Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

29 May 2026 • 5 min read

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Rough fescue grass in the Canadian prairies.

A former land and habitat coordinator says an Alberta conservation area's planned memorial forest encroaches on threatened native grassland. (Eric Lamb/iNaturalist)

Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Brett McKay is an Edmonton-based reporter specializing in investigative and data-driven stories. His work has appeared in The Tyee, APTN, The Breach, CTV News and Great West Media.

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