Category: Alberta

What Trees Grow Fastest In Alberta?

What are the Best Fast Growing Trees in Alberta? Popularity Name Climate Zone 1 Lodgepole Pine 1a 2 Villosa Lilac 2a 3 Okanese Poplar 2a 4 Common Purple Lilac 2a What is the fastest growing tree in Calgary? Calgary’s Fastest growing trees Manitoba Maple. Brandon Elm. Paper Birch. Trembling/Quaking Aspen. Balsam Poplar. Northwest Poplar. Laurel […]

Where Can I Find Public Land To Hunt In Alberta?

Wildland Provincial Parks Hunting is permitted in wildland provincial parks. Hunting opportunities in wildland parks. Bison hunting in wildland parks is only permitted in Hay-Zama Lakes Wildland Park within the Bison Hunting Zone. Special access restrictions apply to all motorized vehicles. How do I find public land to hunt in Alberta? To learn more, go […]

How Is Coal Mined In Alberta?

There are two primary ways to mine coal in Alberta: underground mining and surface mining. Underground mining involves excavating a coal seam by tunnelling directly into the seam, without removing most of the overlying material (rock or soil), known as overburden. Where does Alberta get its coal? Coal in Alberta is found in the Coalspur […]

What Is Alberta’S Biome?

Alberta’s largest natural region is the Boreal Forest; the smallest is the Canadian Shield. What is the largest biome in Alberta? Boreal forestBoreal forest, or taiga, is the largest land-based biome on Earth. This is the type of forest that covers more than 60% of Alberta’s land, and the type of forest Alberta’s forest sector […]

What Is The Boreal Forest In Alberta?

Boreal forest, or taiga, is the largest land-based biome on Earth. This is the type of forest that covers more than 60% of Alberta’s land, and the type of forest Alberta’s forest sector works in. Where is boreal forest in Alberta? The Boreal Forest Natural Region resides within multiple river basins in Alberta which includes […]

What Historical Events Have Happened In Alberta?

Historical Events 1906-09-01 Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time. 1908-09-23 University of Alberta opens. 1911-10-21 Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union. 1929-09-28 1st CF interception return for a touchdown (Joe Hess-U of Alberta) What are some historical facts about Alberta? Alberta is the sixth largest Canadian province, by land area. Alberta […]