Chinchaga Wildland Park

Chinchaga Wildland Park is a protected 800km2 tract of land in the 5000km2 of the greater Chinchaga wilderness area in a disjunct outlier of the Foothills Natural Region of Alberta, in a remote area of northwest Alberta, Canada, about west of Manning. It was designated as a Wildlife Park in December 1999. The greater Chinchaga area was identified in 1995 as an Environmentally Significant Area. It was designated by the Alberta Government as a protected area in 2000, under the "Special Places" program. "Elevations in the Park range from 650 m adjacent to the Chinchaga River to 915 m at the height of land atop Halverson Ridge. "The upper course of the Chinchaga River, which forms the Park's northern border, is a provincially Environmentally Significant Area . The Park extends south to the slopes of Halverson Ridge. The only road that provides access is the Chinchaga Forestry Road, a high grade gravel road running west from the Mackenzie Highway. HistoryThe Chinchaga area was mainly used by small populations of First Nations and Métis for hunting. Chinchaga Firestorm 1950In the spring of 1950 the watershed of the Chinchaga River experienced drought conditions that extended over boreal regions of northern Canada. At the time of the fire Imperial Oil surveying crew were on site. The fire was caused by human activity. Other sources theorize that slash burning from agricultural clearing could have been the initial spark.

Chinchaga Wildland Park is a protected 800km2 tract of land in the 5000km2 of the greater Chinchaga wilderness area in a disjunct outlier of the Foothills Natural Region of Alberta, in a remote area of northwest Alberta, Canada, about west of Manning. It was designated as a Wildlife Park in December 1999. The greater Chinchaga area was identified in 1995 as an Environmentally Significant Area. It was designated by the Alberta Government as a protected area in 2000, under the "Special Places" program. "Elevations in the Park range from 650 m adjacent to the Chinchaga River to 915 m at the height of land atop Halverson Ridge. "The upper course of the Chinchaga River, which forms the Park's northern border, is a provincially Environmentally Significant Area . The Park extends south to the slopes of Halverson Ridge. The only road that provides access is the Chinchaga Forestry Road, a high grade gravel road running west from the Mackenzie Highway. HistoryThe Chinchaga area was mainly used by small populations of First Nations and Métis for hunting. Chinchaga Firestorm 1950In the spring of 1950 the watershed of the Chinchaga River experienced drought conditions that extended over boreal regions of northern Canada. At the time of the fire Imperial Oil surveying crew were on site. The fire was caused by human activity. Other sources theorize that slash burning from agricultural clearing could have been the initial spark.