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Features

Chinchaga Features

Area:

  • A rolling topography of boreal forest interspersed with wetlands
  • Wide diversity of landforms and plant communities including wetlands, lakes, grasslands, mature and old growth forests of pine, black and white spruce and poplar
  • Elevation 700-1000 m

 

 

Natural Region:

  • A large area in northwestern Alberta in the Northern Upper and Lower Foothills Natural Region

 

Watershed:

  • Chinchaga River (north), Clear River, Notikewin River, Peace River (south)

 

Wildlife:

  • Critical habitat for Woodland caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, lynx, and a wide range of other birds including many neotropical migratory birds
  • Peatlands south of Chinchaga River provide nesting grounds for Trumpeter swans

 

 

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