Alberta - New wildland provincial park in Alberta

Alberta expands, renames northeast provincial park – Heartland News

The government of Alberta has announced that the Gipsy Lake Wildland Provincial Park will be expanded and renamed to the Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park. The size of the new park is over 186,000 hectares, expanding the size of the old park by approximately 150,000 hectares. The park is located about 50 kilometres southeast of Fort McMurray and is home to many threatened species including the yellow-banded bumblebee and the olive-sided flyc…

Alberta designates major new wilderness park near Fort McMurray

Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park to protect wildlife, support Indigenous rights and outdoor recreation FORT McMURRAY, Alta. — Northeastern Alberta is home to a vast new protected area as the province officially establishes the Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park, a move hailed as both an environmental milestone and a win for future generations. Located southeast of Fort McMurray near the Saskatchewan border, the nearly 190,000-hectare par…

Alberta - New wildland provincial park in Alberta

Northeastern Alberta contains trees, lakes and wetlands that are critical habitats for many species of birds, fish and other animals. From songbirds to bumble bees to big game, a variety of large and . . .