Features
Bighorn Features
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- Area: 4,000 km2 along Eastern Slopes, east of Banff & Jasper National Parks and west of Hwy #734. The Wildland has an adjacent 3,000 km2 transition zone, and a further 1,000km2 lie within the protected Siffleur and White Goat Wilderness areas, along with the Parks Canada-owned Ya Ha Tinda Ranch.
- Elevation: several peaks over 10,000 ft.
- Terrain: mountains, forested foothills, extensive Subalpine Grasslands lie between Rockies & Foothills Forests.
- Natural Regions: Rocky Mountain Alpine, Sub-Alpine and Montane, as well as, Upper Foothills.
- Drainage: Large intact forests and soil form high quality watersheds that provide clean drinking water to central Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. A primary water source for Canadian Prairies, including Panther, Red Deer, James, North & South Ram, Clearwater, Bighorn, Wapiabi, Blackstone, North Saskatchewan, Brazeau Rivers.
- Ecological Significance: The Bighorn Wildland and surrounding transition zone is ecologically significant and contains zones of prime protection and critical wildlife habitat, while supporting provincially and regionally identified Environmentally Significant Areas (ESAs).
- Biodiversity: Substantial biodiversity, encompassing Alpine, Subalpine, Foothills & Boreal regions
- Wildlife: Irreplaceable habitat for grizzlies and other wildlife, cougars, wolves, furbearers, elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goats and a broad range of bird life
- Cultural: Evidence of human use for over 10,000 years. Important First Nations cultural resources, traditional-use sites and gravesites.
- Sustainable Activities: The diversity of traditional backcountry recreation opportunities including hiking, camping and biking are among the best in the province. Sustainable economic activities include outfitting and backcountry tourism.
- Stewardship:
- Bighorn Trail
- Bighorn Monitoring Project
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