Woodland Caribou Range Planning in Alberta
Official title: Caribou range planning engagement
Why This Matters
Live in northern Alberta? Work in forestry, oil and gas, or mining? Caribou range plans affect where industry can operate and what land-use restrictions apply. Communities in caribou territory could see changes to local jobs and economic activity.
What Could Change
The provincial range plan sets habitat protection targets and land-use restrictions across caribou ranges. This could limit industrial development in certain areas while creating restoration requirements for disturbed lands.
Key Issues
- How to balance caribou conservation with economic interests in affected communities?
- What actions and strategies should be used to meet caribou population and habitat objectives?
- How to minimize impacts to local communities while meeting recovery objectives?
How to Participate
- This engagement is now complete. Review the Woodland caribou range planning engagement document for information about what was discussed.
- Read the Draft provincial woodland caribou range plan to understand the proposed approach.
What Happened
The engagement was completed in 2019. Public information sessions were held in February and March 2018 to gather input on the Draft Provincial Woodland Caribou Range Plan. The engagement occurred in three phases: early engagement and issues identification, engagement on the draft plan, and engagement on range-specific details.