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Natural regions & subregions of Alberta : a framework for Alberta's parks

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Alberta enjoys a wealth of natural features that can be seen in the diversity of our landscapes. They vary from hot, dry badlands to vast, unbroken forests, to alpine tundra and massive ice... More ≫

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Alberta enjoys a wealth of natural features that can be seen in the diversity of our landscapes. They vary from hot, dry badlands to vast, unbroken forests, to alpine tundra and massive ice fields. The challenge for Albertans is to continue to designate and secure land that will represent the variety of these landscapes within the province. This report provides an overview of the land classification system that is used to describe our natural landscapes and that also serves as a tool to help measure our progress towards completing a network of protected areas. Land classification for protected areas is based on natural or biogeographic features such as geology, landform, soils and hydrology. Other factors affecting classification include an area’s climate, vegetation and wildlife. The classification system is set up so that larger, more general categories of land are identified and then divided into smaller units on the basis of their natural characteristics.

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Natural regions and subregions of Alberta

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This document presents the climatic, physiographic, vegetation, soil, wildlife and land use attributes that characterize each Natural Region and Subregion. It has been organized into four parts,... More ≫

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This document presents the climatic, physiographic, vegetation, soil, wildlife and land use attributes that characterize each Natural Region and Subregion. It has been organized into four parts, and presented in a format that is suitable for both technical and non-technical users.

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Special places : regional progress

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions. This fact sheet provides a brief summary of activities in each of Alberta's six natural regions.

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The science of special places

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions. This fact sheet takes a quick look at the classification system used to compare candidate areas with existing protected areas to achieve the right balance in protecting the province's natural diversity.

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Special places : new candidate sites in the Grassland Natural Region

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions, including new candidate sites in the Grassland Natural Region.

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Special places : new candidate sites in the Foothills Natural Region

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions, including new candidate sites in the Foothills Natural Region.

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Special places : candidate sites selected for local committee review in Alberta's Grassland Natural Region

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions and 20 subregions. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions and 20 subregions. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions, including candidate sites selected for local committee review in the Grassland Natural Region.

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Special places : candidate sites selected for local committee review in the Foothills Natural Region

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions and 20 subregions. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions and 20 subregions. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions, including candidate sites selected for local committee review in the Foothills Natural Region.

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Special places : Alberta's Rocky Mountain Natural Region

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions, including the Rocky Mountain Natural Region.

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Special places : Alberta's Grassland Natural Region

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and... More ≫

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Special Places is a made-in-Alberta strategy to complete a network of landscapes representing the province's six natural regions by the end of 1998. Special Places provides the policy, science and process to fill under-represented areas or gaps in Alberta's natural regions, including the Grassland Natural Region.

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