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Hay-Zama Lakes is a 586-square-kilometre (226 sq mi) inland wetland and wildland park [2] in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 24, 1982, [3] and is recognized as an Important Bird Area. [4] It "constitutes one of the most extensive sedge wetlands in western North America".
It came to fruition after Environment Canada developed a statement on wetlands issues in Canada in 1986 and early 1987. [1] The management and protection of wetlands in Canada was deemed a significant land use issue by the Federal-Provincial Committee on Land Use (FPCLU) which stemmed from Canada's involvement with the Ramsar Convention.
Weed Lake. Weed Lake is a wetland near Langdon, Alberta, Canada. [1] It is the home to many natural wildlife including several species of birds and fish. Weed Lake is located about 20 km (12 miles) east of Calgary, immediately north-east of Langdon. It is a 600 ha (1,500 acres) wetland that is regionally important as waterfowl habitat.
Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest national park of Canada at 44,741 km 2 (17,275 sq mi). [3] It is in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories. Larger in area than Switzerland, [4] it is the second-largest national park in the world. [5] The park was established in 1922 to protect the world's largest herd of free ...
Maligne Lake. Lake Minnewanka. Moose Lake. Ice fishing on Pigeon Lake. Vermilion Lakes. Waterton Lake. This is a list of lakes of Alberta, Canada. Most of Alberta's lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000 years ago. There are many different types of lakes in Alberta, from glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies to small shallow ...
0.48 km 2 (0.19 sq mi) The Vermilion Lakes are a series of lakes located immediately west of Banff, Alberta, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The three lakes are formed in the Bow River valley, in the Banff National Park, at the foot of Mount Norquay. They are located between the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks.
Pages in category "Wetlands of Alberta" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Beaver Hills (Alberta) W.
Website. Official ESRD Website. The Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas of Alberta (also commonly called Alberta Environment and Protected Areas) is the Alberta provincial ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta responsible for environmental issues and policy as well as some, but not all, parks and protected areas in Alberta.