Author: Muriel Schmidt

A cord of wood by law must equal 128 cubic feet. To determine if there is a cord, the wood must be measured when it is “ranked and well stowed.” This means the wood is stacked neatly in a row with the pieces of wood parallel and touching with as few gaps as possible. What […]

Alberta has the second largest total farm area in the country. In 2021, farms in Alberta reported the second highest total farm area (behind Saskatchewan), making up 32.0% of Canada’s total. What type of farming is in Alberta? As a leading producer of canola, wheat, dry peas, barley and cattle, Alberta farmers are growing their […]

Selling your property on your own isn’t as difficult as most agents make it out to be. It does take some time and effort, but the benefits are real. Thousands of people just like you do it every year. In fact, experts suggest that about one in four homes are sold privately. Can you sell […]

If you live in Alberta and legally surface collect a fossil, you may keep it as custodian, but ownership remains with the Province of Alberta. You cannot sell, alter, or remove the specimen from the province without permission from the Government of Alberta. Is it legal to sell fossil? Legality. In the United States, it […]

In Canada, mammoth fossils have been found in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Where did woolly mammoths live in Canada? Yukon territoryA mummified baby mammoth was found in Canada with intact hair, skin and tusks. A woolly mammoth calf, believed to be female, was found in Canada’s Yukon territory […]

Q: When was the first recorded dinosaur found in Alberta? A: On August 12, 1884, Joseph B. Tyrrell stumbled upon a 70-million-year-old dinosaur skull, the first of its species ever found, just a few kilometres from where the Royal Tyrrell Museum now stands. Where did they find dinosaurs in Alberta? A hadrosaur fossil found in […]

In Alberta, the Grasslands cover an area of 95,566 km2 in the southeastern corner of the province, where the warm, arid climate is conducive to growth and success of native prairie species. What type of biome is Alberta? 2): Grassland, Parkland, Foothills, Boreal Forest, Rocky Mountains and Canadian Shield. Alberta’s largest natural region is the […]

Approximately 2,050 cougars are estimated to exist in Alberta. Populations are highest in the mountains, foothills, and southern boreal forest (ESRD, 2012). Are there mountain lions in Alberta? In Alberta, cougar sightings have been confirmed across the entire province, although they are most common in the mountain and foothill regions. In recent years, sightings in […]

With a species list of rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, brook trout, dolly varden trout, walleye, northern pike, burbot, sturgeon and whitefish, Alberta ranks among the greatest in Canadian sportfishing destinations. What fish are at Alberta Beach? Table of contents Alberta game fish species. Arctic grayling. Brook trout. Yellow perch. Walleye. Shortjaw cisco. Sauger. […]

Alberta Beach was developed as a railway community and was used primarily for tourism and recreation and over the years has become a popular resort. In 1912 the Alberta Northern Rail built the railroad to what is now Alberta Beach. How deep is Alberta Beach? 30 ft Lac Ste. Anne Max. depth 9 m (30 […]