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Alberta's system of provincial parks began with the striking of a committee on parks by then Premier J. E. Brownlee in 1929. This led to the passage of the Provincial Parks and Protected Areas Act in 1930 and the formation of the Provincial Board of Management to oversee the system.
Name Sub-region Established Image Coordinates Antelope Hill Provincial Park: Special Area No. 2: 2014-12-04 [2: Aspen Beach Provincial Park: Lacombe County
This park is within Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The park was originally named Kananaskis Provincial Park, but was renamed after Peter Lougheed, premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, when he retired in 1986. [1] One of the largest provincial parks in Alberta, it encompasses 304 square kilometres (117 sq mi) around Kananaskis Lakes.
The Ministry of Forestry and Parks (MFP) is a creation of the Alberta government. As of July 2024, it was led by Todd Loewen and its mandate was "To grow Alberta's manufactured wood products and forestry sector, preserving and managing Alberta's public lands and provincial parks." [1] [2] [3]
Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park in Woodlands County , Alberta , Canada . The park is 7,903 hectares (19,530 acres) in area and was established in 1997. [ 3 ]
Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation Aspen Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta , Canada , located 17 km west of Lacombe on Highway 12 , a short drive off Highway 2 . Established in 1932, Aspen Beach Provincial Park was the first provincial park in Alberta.
Before the addition of Kitaskino Nuwenëné WPP, the parks protect 67,735 square kilometres (26,153 sq mi), almost twice the size of Vancouver Island. [11] Being connected to the other protected areas, the park protects the range of migratory animals: the Red Earth caribou herd and the Ronald Lake bison herd. [12]
In 1920, the area which is now Miquelon Lake Provincial Park was designated as a bird sanctuary.However, in 1926, a 16 ft. deep canal was excavated to divert the lake water in the opposite direction to the Lyseng reservoir in the Battle River watershed, to serve the city of Camrose.