Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park

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Coordinates: 54°24′0″N 114°36′0″W / 54.40000°N 114.60000°W / 54.40000; -114.60000
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Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park
Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism

Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park is a

gravesite of a child who died during trek.[2][5]
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Location

The park is located in central Alberta about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Fort Assiniboine and about fifty kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Barrhead. The Athabasca River forms the eastern boundary of the park and Highway 661 forms the northern.[2] In addition to the main parcel of land, the park also includes Pemmican Island and other islands within the Athabasca River lying generally south of the main parcel. Access to the north and central part of the park is via Highway 661; Fort Assiniboine from the west and the Vega ferry crossing from the east. Access is also available from the south via Township Road 621A.[2]

Ecology

The park protects part of the

Köppen classification Dfc). It is almost warm enough to be classified as Humid Continental (Dfb) but the May and September average temperatures are just below 10 °C (50 °F).[6]

black spruce, larch, bog cranberry, Labrador tea plus a variety of sedges and mosses.[4][5]
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The

Alaska birch, and aspen.[5]
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The old growth forests contain many mosses (Brachythecium albicans, campestre, and rutabulum; Campylium polygamun, radicale; Entodon schleicheri; and Zygodon viridissmus) and lichen (Peltigera collina, evansiana, horizontalis; Physcia dimidiata; Physconia enteroxantha; and Heterodermia speciosa) that are rare in Alberta. Other rare plants in the park include: Low milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia), Rock little clubmoss (Seloginella rupesths), MacCalla's aster (Aster x maccallae), Lakeshore sedge (Carex lacustris), Lichen (Melanelia olivacea), and Prairie wedge grass (Spenopholis obtusata).[5]: 13 

great gray owl, Cooper's hawk , and pileated woodpecker.[5]
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Activities

Except for three small staging areas (day use only), there are no developed facilities in the park so

snowshoeing, and equestrian trail riding are also available on extensive trails within the park. Hunting and fishing are permitted with proper authorization (licensed and in-season).[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ UNEP-WCMC (1997). "Protected Area Profile for Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park from the World Database on Protected Areas". ProtectedPlanet.net. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7785-9583-0
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  3. ^ a b "Plan Showing Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park" (PDF). Alberta Parks. 20 January 1998.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Information & Facilities - Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park". Alberta Parks. 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park Management Plan. Barrhead, Alberta: Alberta Environmental Protection, Natural Resources Service. April 1999.
  6. ^ Environment and Climate Change Canada (19 January 2011). "Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Alberta Topographic Map". Topographic-Map.com.

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