Red Deer River Naturalists Mapping Project
Celebrating our Wild Alberta Parklands
Visit the Red Deer River Nauralists website:
Visit the Nature Central website:
The purpose of this project is to document, celebrate, and promote the respectful public enjoyment of the approximately 170 protected areas that are found within a 100-km radius of Red Deer, Alberta.
These protected areas are owned by various agencies, organizations, and/or municipalities (e.g., Alberta Environment and Parks, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Alberta Conservation Association, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Lacombe County, Red Deer County).
For ease of access using the maps in this presentation, use the following navigation tools:
- Use the +/- buttons on the bottom right of each map to zoom in and out.
- Click and drag to move around each map.
- Scroll down through to view all, or use the headers to jump to a particular section of the presentation.
This presentation has a large amount of data, so please be patient if the maps require time to load!
Protected Area Information
Each of the polygons represents a protected area, colour-coded by stakeholder. Simply click on a polygon to access a table of information about the site.
In the pop-up, click the Info Source link to find more information about each area including access, parking, and wildlife in the area.
Watersheds
This interactive map shows the watersheds and sub-basins found in the area.
Municipal Boundaries
This map highlights municpal boundaries.
Linked below is an informative wesbite hosted by the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance. Resources such as maps, policies, reports, and links to various projects can be found here:
Linked is the Stewards of Alberta's Protected Areas Association (SAPAA) website.
Provided on this website is a comprehensive guide for each of Alberta's protected area groups.
First Nations
This map shows the First Nations land present in the 100km radius around Red Deer. Click on the First Nations land on the map to view information about each band's area.
The Red Deer region acknowledges the treaty lands the protected sites are located on. This map, created by the Alberta School Council's Association, highlights the lands of the First Peoples.
Click the text box below for an enlarged version of the map shown:
Historically Significant Areas
This map highlights the historically significant areas of the region. When a specific area on the map is clicked, the HRV and Historic Resource Category are listed.
HRV 1: contains a World Heritage site or a site designated under the HRA as a Provincial Historic Resource.
HRV 3: contains a significant historic resource that will likely require avoidance
HRV 4: contains a historic resource that may require avoidance
HRV 5: high potential to contain a historic resource
Each area's descriptor contains a letter that describes the primary historic resource category of concern, as follows:
a - archaeological
c - cultural
gl - geological
h - historic period
n - natural
p - palaeontological
This map, created by Grant Moir of the City of Red Deer, shows the natural areas located within the City of Red Deer.
The map has excluded the central Waskasoo Park natural areas. Excluding highlighting of the central Waskasoo Park is to help the neighborhood natural areas stand out more clearly.
Photo Gallery
Scroll through the images, or click on each marker on the map to see photos from the area. Click on each photo to enlarge.
Andrews
Buffalo Lake Moraine Conservation Area
Butcher Creek Natural Area
Crimson Lake Provincal Park
Ironside Pond
Medicine River
Mirror Reservoir
Mitchell Lake
Moltzahn
Mound Red
Nevis
Phyllis Lake
Pond X
