Our Mission

DONATIONS APPRECIATED

Education

Canadian Rocky Mountain way of life shared and appreciated.

Building stronger self-esteem, families, community and beyond in the Canadian Rockies.

Mountain History

The mountain people's way of life is worth preserving.

Keeping traditions, history and culture alive.

Traditions of the Rockies

Preserving traditional knowledge, culture and history.

A unique mountain culture & history

Historical Research

Preserving the trails, sites, structures, historical information and stories.

The Willmore Wilderness Foundation strives to preserve the traditions, history and culture, the infrastructure of Willmore Wilderness Park, and to educate the public about Alberta’s northwestern region of the Rockies.

Mandate

The Foundation focuses on historical research that preserves the history of the opening of Canada. The Foundation restores historical pack trails and sites, promotes tourism and enhances the use of Willmore Wilderness Park for Albertans and visitors alike. The organization offers educational programs and services, provides youth mentoring opportunities, which focus on the culture and traditions of the Rockies. Digital content is produced to educate to public about this region of the Rockies.

Goals of the Foundation:

To foster understanding of the mountain community’s roots.
To keep alive the traditional skills, which are used to survive in the mountains.
To discover, document and preserve the stories of this region, using written, film and digital formats.
To produce documentaries that focus on traditional knowledge and landscapes of Alberta’s eastern slopes.
To focus on historical research that preserves the history of opening of Canada.
To provide educational programs and services on Willmore Wilderness Park.
To provide community and youth development programs that focus on the culture and traditions of the Canadian Rockies.
To restore traditional pack trails in the Park that were used by Indigenous people, trappers, guides, and outfitters.
To promotes tourism and economic development and enhance the use of Willmore Wilderness Park for Albertans and visitors alike.
To find, preserve, and record through GPS the location of historical buildings, graves, campsites, and other historical site
To identify and support the eradication of noxious weeds.