List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
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This is a list of protected areas of Saskatchewan.
National parks
| Name | Location | Established | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasslands National Park | 1981 |
| |
| Prince Albert National Park | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | 1927 | 53.9469°N 106.3888°W |
Provincial parks
The federal government transferred control of natural resources to the western provinces in 1930 with the Natural Resources Acts. At that time, the Saskatchewan government set up its own Department of Natural Resources. In an attempt to get people working and to encourage tourism during the Great Depression, several projects were set up by the government, including setting up a provincial park system in 1931. The founding parks include Cypress Hills, Duck Mountain, Good Spirit Lake, Moose Mountain, Katepwa Point, and Little Manitou. Greenwater Lake was added in 1932. Two more parks were added by the end of the 1930s and Little Manitou ceased to be a provincial park in 1956 and in 1962, it became a regional park.[1]
The list of parks, and their types, come from The Parks Act.[2]
Regional parks
Most Regional Parks are established as per the Regional Parks Act. Virtually all of the regional parks in Saskatchewan are affiliated with the Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association (SRPA). The SPRA supports the parks by assisting with research, education, marketing, etc.[3]
A yearly park pass purchased at any SRPA park also grants access to all other SRPA parks.
The Meewasin Valley Authority Act, the Wakamow Valley Authority Act, and the Provincial Capital Commission Act also give authority to create regional parks.
The following is a list of all the regional parks:[4]
Provincial recreation sites
The following is a list of Saskatchewan provincial recreation sites:[4]
Wildlife refuges
The following is a list of Saskatchewan provincial wildlife refuges:[4]
Provincial forests
- Canwood Provincial Forest
- Fort à la Corne Provincial Forest
- Nisbet Provincial Forest
- Northern Provincial Forest
- Porcupine Provincial Forest
- Torch River Provincial Forest
Ecological reserves
- Bainbridge River Ecological Reserve
- Big Valley Lake Ecological Reserve
- Caribou Flats Ecological Reserve
- Fir River Ecological Reserve
- Great Sandhills Ecological Reserve
- Greenbush River Ecological Reserve
- Little Armit River Ecological Reserve
- Pasquia River Ecological Reserve
- Lobstick Lake Ecological Reserve
- Lower Armit River Ecological Reserve
- Nitenai Salt Marsh Ecological Reserve
- North Armit River Ecological Reserve
- Overflowing River Ecological Reserve
- Pink Lake Representative Area Ecological Reserve
- Red Deer River Ecological Reserve
- Rice River Canyon Ecological Reserve
- Smoking Tent Creek Ecological Reserve
- Upper Armit River Ecological Reserve
Nature Saskatchewan
There are six nature sanctuaries managed and inventoried through Nature Saskatchewan.[15]
- Brandon Land
- Crooked Lake Fen
- Maurice G. Street Wildlife
- Rendek Elm Forest
- Turtle Lake
- Van Brienen Land
Other sites with provincial protection
The list of protected areas below comes from the Parks Act.[2]
- Anderson Island
- Bakken – Wright Bison Drive
- Besant Midden
- Brockelbank Hill
- Christopher Lake
- Fort Black
- Glen Ewen Burial Mound
- Grasslands Protected Area
- Gray Archaeological Site
- Gull Lake
- Harder Archaeological Site
- Hickson – Maribelli Lakes Pictographs
- Lemsford Ferry Tipi Rings
- Macdowall Bog
- Massold Clay Canyons
- Matador Grasslands
- Maurice Street Wildlife Sanctuary
- Minton Turtle Effigy
- Nipekamew Sand Cliffs
- Ogema Boulder Effigy
- Pine Island Trading Post
- Thomas Battersby
- Valeport Wildlife Management Area
- Walter Felt Bison Drive
- Waskwei River Protected Area
National Wildlife Areas
| # | Label | Area | Established | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradwell NWA | RM of Blucher No. 343 | 1968 | 51.9084°N 106.2506°W | |
| 2 | Last Mountain Lake NWA | RM of Wreford No. 280 | 1994 | 51.3667°N 105.2339°W | |
| 3 | Raven Island NWA | RM of Lake Lenore No. 399 | 1982 | 52.4417°N 105.0005°W | |
| 4 | Stalwart NWA | RM of Big Arm No. 251 | 1968 | 51°13'19.7"N 105°24'40.8"W | |
| 5 | St. Denis NWA | RM of Grant No. 372 | 1967 | Public access prohibited without permit | |
| 6 | Tway NWA | RM of Invergordon No. 430 | 1971 | 52.7584°N 105.4172°W | |
| 7 | Webb NWA | RM of Webb No. 138 | 1980 | 50°12'05.7"N 108°09'09.5"W | |
| 8 | Thickwood Hills NWA | 2025 | 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Blaine Lake in the Thickwood Hills | 52.95°N 107.17°W | |
| 9 | Moose Mountain Creek NWA | ||||
| 10 | Harris Sandhills NWA | ||||
| 11 | Great Sandhills NWA | ||||
| 12 | Longspur NWA | ||||
| 13 | Prairie NWA | Saskatchewan | 1977 | Properties located throughout Saskatchewan. For further location details visit: CWS Prairie NWA |
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries
| # | Label | Area | Established | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basin and Middle Lakes MBS | 8,720 ha (21,500 acres) | 1925 | |
| 2 | Duncairn Reservoir MBS | 1,546 ha (3,820 acres) | 1948 | |
| 3 | Indian Head MBS | 32 ha (79 acres) | 1924 | |
| 4 | Last Mountain Lake MBS | 4,736 ha (11,700 acres) | 1887 | |
| 5 | Lenore Lake MBS | 8,830 ha (21,800 acres) | 1925 | |
| 6 | Murray Lake MBS | 1,165 ha (2,880 acres) | 1948 | |
| 7 | Neely Lake MBS | 809 ha (2,000 acres) | 1952 | |
| 8 | Old Wives Lake MBS | 26,060 ha (64,400 acres) | 1925 | |
| 9 | Opuntia Lake MBS | 1,391 ha (3,440 acres) | 1952 | 51.8001°N 108.5674°W |
| 10 | Redberry Lake MBS | 6,395 ha (15,800 acres) | 1925 | |
| 11 | Scent Grass Lake MBS | 633 ha (1,560 acres) | 1948 | |
| 12 | Sutherland MBS | 130 ha (320 acres) | 1924 | |
| 13 | Upper Rousay Lake MBS | 518 ha (1,280 acres) | 1948 | |
| 14 | Val Marie Reservoir MBS | 505 ha (1,250 acres) | 1948 | |
| 15 | Wascana Lake MBS | 104 ha (260 acres) | 1956 |
Nature Conservancy Canada properties
| # | Label | Rural Municipality | Established | Notes | Size | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Man on His Back | RM of Frontier No. 19 | 49°12'50.1"N 109°12'15.8"W | |||
| 2 | Wideview | RM of Mankota No. 45 | 49°08'44.0"N 107°11'08.6"W | |||
| 3 | Key West | RM of Key West No. 70 | 49°43'54.1"N 105°04'54.2"W | |||
| 4 | Saskairie | RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 | 1974 | 49°42'24.0"N 102°23'06.1"W | ||
| 5 | Mortach | RM of Wheatlands No. 163 | 50°20'41.5"N 106°05'47.9"W | |||
| 6 | Thunder Creek | RM of Eyebrow No. 193 | 50°40'24.3"N 106°14'40.1"W | |||
| 7 | Stark Coulee | RM of Marquis No. 191 | 50°47'40.8"N 105°51'23.9"W | |||
| 8 | Big Valley | RM of Lumsden No. 189 | 50°44'20.5"N 104°53'19.1"W | |||
| 9 | Lumsden Beach | 50°45'53.3"N 104°55'43.7"W | ||||
| 10 | Fairy Hill South | 50°46'46.7"N 104°35'50.5"W | ||||
| 11 | Edenwold | RM of Edenwold No. 158 | 50°43'53.2"N 104°15'38.6"W | |||
| 12 | Buffalo Valley | RM of King George No. 256 | 51°01'10.8"N 107°33'34.5"W | |||
| 13 | Punnichy | RM of Kutawa No. 278 | 51°22'55.6"N 104°18'34.4"W | |||
| 14 | Upper White Sand | RM of Invermay No. 305 | 51°43'31.5"N 103°15'10.5"W | |||
| 15 | Big Quill Lake | RM of Big Quill No. 308 | 51°44'40.6"N 104°32'21.1"W | |||
| 16 | Maymont | RM of Eagle Creek No. 376 | 52°29'04.4"N 107°42'36.2"W | |||
| 17 | Nebo | RM of Canwood No. 494 | 53°16'04.8"N 106°43'12.1"W | |||
| 18 | Valley View[16] | RM of Lumsden No. 188 | ||||
| 19 | Buffalo Pound | RM of Craik No. 222 | 2020 | |||
| 20 | Mackie Ranch[17] | RM of Chaplin No. 164 | 2021 | Eastern shore of Chaplin Lake | 646 ha (1,600 acres) | |
| 21 | Frenchman River Watershed[18] | Frenchman River |
National Historic Sites
There are 49 National Historic Sites designated in Saskatchewan, 10 of which are administered by Parks Canada.
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