Author: Clint Curtis

In Alberta, the province owns most of the beds and shores of naturally occurring lakes, rivers and streams. It also owns most of the beds and shores of wetlands if they are permanent and naturally occurring bodies of water. Section 3 of the Public Lands Act outlines the legal aspect of this ownership. What are […]

Characteristic Central Zone Alberta [Health region, December 2017] Data quality , Central Zone [Health region, December 2017], Alberta Map Change geography Total – Age groups and average age of the population – 100% data Census data footnote 4 461,555 231,520 0 to 14 years 89,680 46,230 0 to 4 years 29,570 15,325 What is Alberta […]

It’s not so rare to see a coyote or fox leaping through Alberta’s prairies, but spotting all four species of wild dogs native to the province within a year and capturing them on camera might only happen once every few decades. What is the most common wild dog found in Alberta? Although normally gray in […]

We regulate 231 of about 1500 dams in Alberta. Which province has the most hydro dams? Quebec produces the most hydroelectricity in Canada, with British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario also producing large amounts. Is there hydroelectricity in Alberta? Hydro power historically has been one of Alberta’s oldest and most important sources of […]

The last known Manitoba pronghorn was shot in 1881. It is illegal to hunt them there now. In contrast, 18,000 to 19,000 live in Saskatchewan and 20,000 in Alberta. The populations fluctuate due to weather and migration, said Paul Jones, a wildlife biologist at the Alberta Conservation Association (ACA). Are there antelopes in Alberta? The […]

When it comes to fast growing trees; two species are the undisputed kings; Willow, and Poplar. While many trees are considered “fast growing” when they stretch 1′ per growth season, some of the more prodigious poplar and willow trees consider the season a bust if they don’t put on six feet of new wood. What […]

Deciduous trees can be planted in the spring, as soon as the frost is out of the ground, or in the fall, from leaf-fall until freeze-up. Conifers can be planted early in the spring until four weeks after deciduous trees have opened their leaves, or in the fall, from about the first week of August […]

Western snowberries have larger leaves than the common snowberry, and are hairy inside the corolla (where all of the petals connect). The Western snowberry is closely related to the Common snowberry, and as a result its berries are also considered poisonous. What berries are poisonous in Canada? Buckthorn can be found from Saskatchewan to Nova […]

Spring planting Although most summer bulbs don’t survive our colder winters, for an immediate splash of colour you can plant potted bulbs ready to bloom. These bulbs can then be dug up in the fall and stored indoors until planting again after the last frost in the spring. What happens if you plant bulbs in […]