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Dillon River WildlandProvincial Park
World’s LargestBoreal Protected ForestThe designation of four wildland provincial parks and the expansion of another will add more than 1.36 million hectares of new conserved land for future generations of Albertans.
The additional land and its proximity to Wood Buffalo National Park will create the largest contiguous boreal protected area in the world, and conserve vital habit that is home to several species of conservation concern, including three federally designated species at risk.
Dillon River WildlandProvincial Park
Marguerite RiverWildland Prov.Park
Birch River WildlandProv. Park Richardson
Wildland Prov. Park
* Maybelle RiverWildland Prov.Park
* La Butte CreekWildland Prov. Park
* Colin-Cornwall
Lakes WildlandProv. Park
Wood Buffalo National Park
FortMcMurray
KazanWildlandProvincialPark
Birch Mountains WildlandProv. Park
Caribou MountainsWildland Prov. Park
Alberta / N.W.T Border
Wood Buffalo National Park
Contiguous protected boreal forest
Kazan Wildland Provincial Park:
Richardson Wildland Provincial:
Dillon River Wildland Provincial Park (new park):Newly established area: 191,545 ha
Birch River Wildland Provincial Park (new park):Newly established area: 331,832 ha
Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park (expansion):
* consolidated wildland provincial parks
Marguerite RiverWildland Prov.Park
Birch River WildlandProv. Park Richardson
Wildland Prov. Park
* Maybelle RiverWildland Prov.Park
* La Butte CreekWildland Prov. Park
* Colin-Cornwall
Lakes WildlandProv. Park
Wood Buffalo National Park
FortMcMurray
KazanWildlandProvincialPark
Birch Mountains WildlandProv. Park
Caribou MountainsWildland Prov. Park
Alberta / N.W.T Border
Wood Buffalo National Park
* Richardson RiverDunes Wildland
Prov. Park
Athabasca DunesEcologicalReserve
* Richardson RiverDunes Wildland
Prov. Park
Athabasca DunesEcologicalReserve