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Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
Map showing the location of Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park
Location of Birch Mountains WPP
Map showing the location of Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park
Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park (Canada)
Map showing the location of Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park
Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park (Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo)
LocationWood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada
Nearest cityFort McKay, Alberta
Coordinates57°30′30″N 113°0′0″W / 57.50833°N 113.00000°W / 57.50833; -113.00000
Area145,969 ha (563.59 sq mi)[2][3]
Established20 December 2000[4]
Governing bodyAlberta Parks[5]

Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park in northern Alberta, Canada. The park was established on 20 December 2000 with an area of 144,505 hectares (357,080 acres; 557.94 sq mi).[4] On 14 May 2018, the park was enlarged slightly to an area of 145,969 hectares (360,697.25 acres; 563.59 sq mi).[2][3] The park is contained in the Lower Athabasca Region Land Use Framework finalized in 2012.[6] It contains a free roaming wood bison herd. The park is named for the Birch Mountains that are partially contained within the boundaries of the park.[5]

  1. ^ UNEP-WCMC (2000). "Protected Area Profile for Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park from the World Database on Protected Areas". ProtectedPlanet.net. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Plan Showing Birch Mountain Wildland Provincial Park" (PDF). Alberta Parks. 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "O.C. 134/2018". Orders In Council. Alberta King's Printer. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "O.C. 496/2000". Orders In Council. Alberta King's Printer. 20 December 2000. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park". Alberta Parks. 21 April 2022.
  6. ^ Lower Athabasca Regional Plan 2012 – 2022 (PDF). Alberta Parks. August 2012. ISBN 978-1-4601-0537-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2012.

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