Birch Mountains Wildland is a park in the Birch Mountains in Alberta. It contains a free roaming wood bison herd.

Birch Mountains Wildland
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Location of Birch Mountains Wildland in Alberta Show map of Alberta Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park (Canada) Show map of Canada
Location	Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada
Nearest city	Fort McKay
Coordinates	57°30′31″N 112°57′29″W
Governing body	Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

The area has a remarkably diverse ecosystem that supports lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, Arctic grayling, walleye, and yellow perch; osprey and bald eagles; and many more.[1] The rare, spore-bearing plant quillwort was discovered in the area in 2004.[1][2]

The Wildland contains 360,698 acres (145,969 ha). It is accessible only by fly-in during the summer and by snowmobile during the winter.[1] There are two commercial backcountry lodges in the park: Namur Lake Lodge and Island Lake Lodge. Hiking, fishing, camping, hunting, ice fishing, and on-site OHV riding are welcome.[1]

See also

• List of provincial parks in Alberta
• List of Canadian provincial parks
• List of National Parks of Canada

References

• Parks and Protected Areas
• http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteinformation.aspx?id=374 Birch Mountains Wildland Park

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