Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development

• Main Authors: Lower Peace Region, Forest Management Branch, Forcorp Solutions Inc
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: NOTICES AND DATA SOURCES; Caribou Mountains; Wood Buffalo; Wood Buffalo National Park
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.395.9585; http://srd.alberta.ca/LandsForests/ForestManagement/ForestManagementPlanning/documents/RegForLandAssess-LowerPeace-Jun12-2013.pdf

The Lower Peace Region is one of the seven land-use regions defined in Alberta’s Land-use Framework. It spans the north-west portion of Alberta, running easterly from the Alberta-British Columbia border to the eastern edge of Wood Buffalo National Park. The Region contains significant development of the forest and energy sectors. Eight of the 20 Forest Management Agreement Areas in the province are either entirely or partially located in the Region. Conventional well sites and pipelines are abundant. Agriculture is present in the south central portion of the Region along the Peace River. Wood Buffalo National Park makes up 19 % of the area of the Region and provides significant landscapes of undisturbed forest. In addition, the Park provides unique karst topographies and additional recreation and tourism opportunities. In total, parks and protected areas cover 22 % of the Region. The topography of the Region is fairly uniform. The only significant elevation features are the Clear Hills and Caribou Mountains. The Region’s climate and soil have resulted in the development of both coniferous and deciduous forests throughout the Region. There is a large component of wetlands in the Region, occurring mostly in Wood Buffalo National Park. Forests are mostly in the immature to mature stage of seral stage development and this is confirmed by