The Ministik Lake Game Bird Sanctuary is a large area of public land some 24 km southeast of Edmonton. Its significance for waterfowl production has been formally recognized since 1911, when it...
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The Ministik Lake Game Bird Sanctuary is a large area of public land some 24 km southeast of Edmonton. Its significance for waterfowl production has been formally recognized since 1911, when it became Alberta's bird sanctuary. Since 1938, Ducks Unlimited Canada has made substantial investments in the area to enhance waterfowl production. Although there has been no formal management plan for the Sanctuary, conflicting land use demands are relatively few, and the area persists today in almost a wilderness condition. In 1985, Ducks Unlimited Canada proposed a major expenditure of funds to further enhance waterfowl production, and requested that the GOA institute a more formal arrangement to ensure land base security. The following plan is a cooperative effort between Ducks Unlimited Canada and Alberta Forestry. The plan represents a meshing of existing policies to allow positive initiatives to build upon the existing situation, and does not represent any major departures from long-term...