Description
Wagner natural area is situated approximately 6.4 km west of the present city limits of Edmonton Alberta and encompasses approximately 160 ha of Crown land. The management plan stated that site has been 'designated by policy as a conservation natural area'. The following specific project objectives were identified: Complete a detailed soil survey and produce a soils map of the area; Complete a detailed vegetation inventory and produce a vegetation community type map of the area; Complete a plant community classification for the area based on a field survey, previously collected data and correlation with other work; Produce a report outlining the details of field and analytical methods, study results and a discussion of possible applications of the soil and vegetation inventories to biodiversity monitoring.