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Updated February 11, 2008
Biophysical Inventories in Protected Areas (11)
Ecological Land Classification of Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park(2.5 MB)
September 1999. L.P. Bilyk, M. Sherrington, M. Fawcett, Geowest Environmental Consultants Ltd, SLRI Consultants Limited. A Report Prepared For Alberta Environment, North Eastern Slopes Region, Edson, Alberta.Biophysical Survey of Coyote Lake Natural Area.(10.7 MB)
1987. Deidre E. Griffiths, Graham C. D. Griffiths. A Report Prepared For Lands and Wildlife, Alberta Forestry.Dunvegan Study Area Biophysical Analysis.(1.2 MB)
1979. J. Rintoul. A Report Prepared For Public Lands Division, Energy and Natural Resources.Biophysical Inventory of Chinchaga Wildland Park. (3 MB)
March 2002. D. O'Leary, A. Saxena, C. DeCoursey, Geowest Environmental Consultants Ltd. A Report Prepared For Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development.Biophysical Inventory of Chinchaga Wildland Park - Appendices.(6.1 MB)
March 2002. D. O'Leary, A. Saxena, C. DeCoursey, Geowest Environmental Consultants Ltd.Natural History Inventory 2000 Grizzly Ridge Wildland Park. March 2001. (3.4 MB)
Wallis, Cliff and Cleve Wershler. Cottonwood Consultants Ltd. A Report Prepared for Natural Resources Service, Alberta Environment, Valleyview, Alberta.Soil and Vegetation Inventory of Wagner Natural Area, Alberta.(13.2 MB)
March 2000. K. Vujnovic, L. Nikiforuk, J. Bentz, and P. Beaudette. Geowest Environmental Consultants Ltd. A Report Prepared for Alberta Environment, Resource Data Division.Big Knife Provincial Park Biophysical Inventory(13.9 MB)
December 1999Map 1 Big Knife Provincial Park 1998 Site Locations (2.6 MB)
Map 2 - Big Knife Provincial Park Level 1 Natural History Themes - Landscape Types (2.7 MB)
Map 3 - Big Knife Provincial Park Level 2 Natural History Themes - Vegetation Types (2.7 MB)
Map 4 - Big Knife Provincial Park Significant Features (2.6 MB)
Big Knife Provincial Park Natural History Theme Classification for Maps 2 and 3 (47 KB)
Big Knife Provincial Park Air Photo (2.6 MB)
Dillberry Lake Provincial Park Biophysical Inventory.(8 MB)
Decemeber 1999Map 1 Dillberry Lake Provincial Park Project Area 1997 Field Sample Site Locations (8.9 MB)
Dillberry Lake Provincial Park Natural History Theme Classification for Maps 2, 3, 4, and 5 (114 KB)
Maybelle River Wildland Provincial Park and Athabasca Dunes Ecological Reserve- A Synthesis of Biophysical Information. (7.1 MB)
2003Richardson River Dunes Wildland - A Synthesis of Biophysical Information. February 2003
Bird Reports (4)
Bird Inventory for Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park, Northwest Alberta(2.8 MB)
Kathy M. St. Laurent. March, 2007. Prepared for Parks, Conservation, Recreation and Sport Division. Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.A preliminary bird inventory for Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Provincial Park, Northeast Alberta (1.9 MB)
Ecological Communities Reports (25)
Small Patch Communities of Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, 2007 (2.6 MB)
Small Patch Communities of Caribou Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, 2006 (2.4 MB)
Plant community types of sand dunes and sand plains in selected areas of the Boreal Natural Region.(4.8 MB)
Riddell, R.N. 2005. Prepared for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Resource Data Branch. Prepared by Wildlands Ecological Consulting Ltd., Red Deer Alberta. February 2005.Survey and Analysis of Plant Community Types of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park(5 MB)
March 29, 2004. Wildlands Ecological Consulting Ltd. for Alberta Sustainable Resource DevelopmentSundance Provincial Park Vegetation Survey.(8.93 MB)
2002. Geographic Dynamics Corp. A Report Prepared for Alberta Community Development, Parks and Protected Areas.Small Patch Communities of Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Provincial Park (1.9 MB)
A preliminary classification of plant communities in the Central Parkland Natural Subregion of Alberta(691 KB)
A preliminary classification based on a literature review. Includes a short description for each community type.Appendices (530 KB)Plant Community Classification of the Pakowki Sandhills and Sand Plains, January, 2003 (4 MB)
Appendices (1.3 MB)Potentially Trackable Plant Communities: Foothills and Rocky Mountain Natural Regions (182 KB)
Preliminary classification of native wheat grass (Agropyron spp.) community types in Alberta(2.4 MB)
A preliminary classification based on a literature review and some mathematical classification using plot data. Includes a short description for each community type.Preliminary classification of plains rough fescue (Festuca hallii) community types within the Central Parkland Subregion of Alberta(1.1 MB)
A preliminary classification based on a literature review. Includes a short description for each community type.A Preliminary classification of the Rocky Mountain Shrubland Communities of Alberta(680 KB)
A preliminary classification based on a literature review. Includes a short description for each community type.Preliminary classification of Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana) Community Types (571 KB)
A preliminary classification based on a literature review. Includes a short description for each community type.Potentially trackable small patch communities of the Maybelle Dunes, Richardson River Dunes and Marguerite Crag and Tail Wildland Parks (538 KB)
A brief description of the wildland parks, with photographs and descriptions of some of the plant communities.The Rough Fescue Dominated Community Types in the Foothills of North-central Alberta (510 KB)
Small Patch Communities of Fidler-Greywillow Wildland Provincial Park (2.6 MB)
Small Patch Communities of La Butte Creek Wildland Provincial Park (2.8 MB)
Vegetation Communities of Maybelle River Wildland Provincial Park (87 KB)
Vegetation Communities of Marguerite Crag and Tail Wildland Provincial Park (126 KB)
Vegetation Communities of Richardson River Dunes Wildland Provincial Park (79 KB)
Soils and landscapes associated with silver sagebrush and sage grouse(826 KB)
Known Alberta locations of silver sagebrush (Artemisia cana) were evaluated to characterize typical soils and landscapes and to assess the density distribution of silver sagebrush in relation to soil landscape models.
Invertebrate Reports (25)
Arachnid
Spider Records from Caribou Mountains Wildland Provincial Park(741 KB)
Nordstrom, Wayne R. and Buckle, Donald J. March, 2006. Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas Division Alberta Community Development.Spider Records from Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Provincial Park.(842 KB)
March 2004. Wayne Nordstrom and Don BuckleSpider Records from Four Wildland Parks in Northeastern Alberta.(331 KB)
May 2002. Wayne Nordstrom and Don Buckle
Mollusc
Mollusc Records from Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park (910 KB)
Coleoptera
Survey of the Beetles (Coleoptera) in Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park (831 KB)
Gerald J. Hilchie. March, 2007. Prepared for Parks, Conservation, Recreation and Sport Division. Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.A preliminary survey of the beetles (Coleoptera) in Caribou Mountains Wildland Provincial Park(795 KB)
Hilchie, Gerald J. 2004. Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas Division Alberta Community Development.
Lepidoptera
Moths of Rochon Sands Provincial Park, Alberta, 2001-2006(787 KB)
Charles Durham Bird. April, 2007. Paper submitted to Parks, Conservation, Recreation and Sport Division. Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.Lepidoptera of the Lowden Springs Conservation Area, Alberta, 2002-2006(491 KB)
Charles Durham Bird. April, 2007. Paper submitted to Parks, Conservation, Recreation and Sport Division. Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.Lepidoptera of East Arrowwood Coulee, Alberta(352 KB)
Charles Durham Bird. April, 2007. Paper submitted to Parks, Conservation, Recreation and Sport Division. Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.Lepidoptera of Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, 1999-2006(438 KB)
Charles Durham Bird. April, 2007. Paper submitted to Parks, Conservation, Recreation and Sport Division. Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.Moths of the Buffalo Lake Moraine Conservation Area, 2001-2006(1,354 KB)
Charles Durham Bird. April, 2007. Paper submitted to Parks, Conservation, Recreation and Sport Division. Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.Lepidoptera of Big Knife Provincial Park(578 KB)
Charles Durham Bird. April, 2007. Paper submitted to Parks, Conservation, Recreation and Sport Division. Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.Moths of an Aspen Parkland Area 3 km South of Nevis, Alberta(279 KB)
Charles Durham Bird. April, 2007. Paper submitted to Parks, Conservation, Recreation and Sport Division. Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.Survey of the Lepidoptera Fauna from the Holmes Crossing Sandhills Ecological Reserve, the Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Park, and Nearby Areas (3.78 MB)
Macaulay, Doug. Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild. December, 2006. Prepared for Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development.Survey of the Lepidoptera Fauna in Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park(2.2 MB)
Doug Macaulay and Greg Pohl. Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild. 2005.Survey of Lepidoptera of the Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve(504 KB)
Doug Macaulay. Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild. 2004.Survey of Lepidoptera in the Sub-arctic Ecoregion of northeastern Alberta. I. 2003 Survey of Caribou Mountains Wildland Park(1.8 MB)
C. Schmidt, D. Macaulay, and G. Pohl - Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild. May 27, 2004. Prepared for: Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development.Survey of Lepidoptera in the Canadian Shield Ecoregion of northeastern Alberta II. 2001 Survey of La Butte Creek and Fidler/Greywillow Wildland Parks.(778 KB)
March, 2002. D. Macaulay and G. Pohl, Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild.Survey of Lepidoptera in the Canadian Shield Ecoregion of northeastern Alberta III. 2002 Survey of Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park.(298 KB)
January, 2004. D. Macaulay and G. Pohl, Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild.
Odonata
Survey of the Odonate Fauna in Kakwa Wildland Park(2.03 MB)
Doug Macaulay, P. Biol. Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild. June, 2007. Prepared for the Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development.Survey of the Odonate Fauna in Birch Mountains Wildland Park(1.9 MB)
D. Macaulay. Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild. January 17, 2005. Prepared for: Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development.Survey of Odonata in the Canadian Shield Natural Region of Northeastern Alberta II. 2001 Survey of La Butte Creek and Fidler-Greywillow Wildland Park(675 KB)
D. Macaulay. Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild. March 18, 2002. Prepared for: Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development.Survey of Odonata in the Canadian Shield Natural Region of Northeastern Alberta II. 2002 Survey of Colin-Cornwall Wildland Park(1 MB)
D. Macaulay. Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild. March 31, 2003. Prepared for: Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development.Survey of the Odonate Fauna in Caribou Mountains Wildland Park(4.8 MB)
D. Macaulay and S. Dunne, Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild. March 30th, 2003. Prepared for: Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development.
Mammal Reports (3)
2005-2006 Bat Survey of the Middle Red Deer and Battle Rivers (648 KB)
Lausen, Cori L. March, 2006 Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas Division Alberta Community Development.Bat Survey of Writing on Stone Provincial Park - a compilation of work since 1985 (3.9 MB)
January, 2004. Cori L. Lausen.
Plant Reports (20)
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park Rare Bryophyte and Lichen Survey June 29 - July 1, 2007(1.39 MB). August 2007. A. Robinson. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
William A Switzer Provincial Park Rare Lichen Survey of Proposed Maintenance Construction Areas, May 27-31, 2007(156 KB). June 2007. J. Marsh. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
Vegetation and rare plant surveys of ten sites selected for maintenance/construction projects Spring 2007 - William A. Switzer Provincial Park(65 KB). June 2007. J.A. Williams. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
Summer 2007 vegetation and rare plant surveys of proposed maintenance/construction projects - William A. Switzer Provincial Park(1.4 MB). August 2007. J.A. Williams. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
William A Switzer Provincial Park Rare Lichen Survey of Proposed Maintenance Construction Areas, Aug 1 - 4, 2007(133 KB). August 2007. J. Marsh. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
Spring 2007 survey for rare bryophytes at proposed management sites, W.A. Switzer Provincial Park, Alberta(3.8 MB). June 2007. R. Caners. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
Summer 2007 survey for rare bryophytes at proposed management sites, W.A. Switzer Provincial Park, Alberta(5.4 MB). November 2007. R. Caners. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
The Botrychiaceae of Alberta 2001(16.7 MB)
(field guide)Survey of Rare Vascular Plants in La Butte Creek Wildland Provincial Park(5.8 MB). June 2005. K. Vujnovic, L. Allen, J.D. Johnson and D. Vujnovic. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
A Rare Plant Survey of the Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve. March 2003. (1.5 MB)
A Rare Plant Survey of the Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve - Supplementary Data. March 2003. (2.2 MB)
Floristic and rare Plants Survey of the Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area(10.3 MB)
1996. Graham C.D. Griffiths, Deirdre E. Griffiths and Ross Priddle. A Report Prepared for Natural Resource Service/Parks, parkland Region, Alberta Environmental Protection, Rimbey Alberta.Survey of Rare Vascular Plants in La Butte Creek Wildland Provincial Park.(5.8 MB)
June 2005. K. Vujnovic, L. Allen, J.D. Johnson and D. Vujnovic. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Community Development.Survey of Rare Vascular Plants in Fidler-Greywillow Wildland Provincial Park.(6 MB)
February 2005. K. Vujnovic, L. Allen, J.D. Johnson and D. Vujnovic. A Report Prepared for Parks and Protected Areas, Alberta Community Development.A Rare Plant Survey of the Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve.(1.5 MB)
March 2003.A Rare Plant Survey of the Wainwright Dunes Ecological Reserve - Supplementary Data.(2.2 MB)
March 2003.Floristic , Rare Plant and Vegetation Survey of the Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area Uplands (318 KB)
Does not include Figures, colour plates and maps.A Floristic and Landscape Survey of the Ft. Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Park (445 KB)
Does not include Figures, colour plates and maps.Macrofungi of La Butte Creek, Fidler-Greywillow and Colin-Cornwall Wildland Provincial Parks.(1.3 MB)
January 2003Pilot Inventory of Invasive Plant Species in Dinosaur Provincial Park (with low resolution maps)(9.1 MB)
Resource Information Branch, Strategic Corporate Services Division Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. September 2004.
The Botrychiaceae of Alberta 2002(4.2 MB)
A survey of element occurrences of the genera Botrychium and Sceptridium in Alberta.
Miscellaneous Publications (5)
Guidelines for Natural Heritage Inventories in Parks and Protected Areas (404 KB)
Northeast Slopes Protected Areas - Source Synthesis(2.2 MB)
(A compilation of information sources, including the types and levels of information available, for Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park, Willmore Wilderness Park, Sulphur Gates Recreation Area and Rock Lake-Solomon Creek Wildland Provincial Park.)
Prepared By: M. Meijer. March 2004. For: Resource Data Branch Strategic Corporate Services Division Alberta Sustainable Resource Development.The Grassland Natural Region of Alberta(18.6 MB)
One of a series of reports prepared for the Special Places 2000 Provincial Coordinating Committee. March 1997.Appendices (11.2 MB)
Map A. Land Ownership
Map B. Transportation Networks and Petroleum and Natural Gas Wellsites
Map C. Environmentally Significant Areas
Map D. Native Prairie Remaining
Map E. Contiguous Parcels of Crown Land 10 km 2 and Larger
Map F. Prospects for Protection
Map G. Priorities for Special Places Level 1 TargetsSpecial Features in Alberta - main document(2.3 MB)
Proposed Framework for Site Identification and Initial Evaluation of Potential Special Features Sites.Table 2(1.3 MB)
Table 2 Special Features, Selection Factors, Evaluation Scores and Conservation Priority Levels.Table 3 and Table 4(1.3 MB)
Table 3 Special Features for Consideration as Provincial Protected Areas.
Table 4 Special Features for Consideration as Provincial Protected Areas Pending Confirmation of Integrity and Ownership.Appendix 1a nd 1b(1.1 MB)
Appendix 1a Landform Element Occurrences of Special Conservation Concern: ≤ 5 Occurrences in Alberta.
Appendix 1b Landform Element Occurrences of Special Conservation Concern: Outstanding Occurrences.Appendix 1c(2 MB)
Landform Elements: Definitions.Appendix 2, 3a, 3b and 4(1.7 MB)
Appendix 2 Vegetation Community Elements of Special Conservation Concern.
Appendix 3a Vascular Plant Elements of Special Conservation Concern.
Appendix 3b Non-vascular Plant Elements of Special Conservation Concern.
Appendix 4 Vertebrate Animal Elements of Special Conservation Concern.Appendix 5 Part A(4.4 MB)
Special Features and Special Elements - first part.Appendix 5 Part B(3.4 MB)
Special Features and Special Elements - second part.Rare Wildlife and Plant Conservation Studies in Sandhill and Sand Plain Habitats of Southern Alberta(7.5 MB) March 1988.
