A reasonably undisturbed natural area which is best described as being very wet. Best visited in late fall or in winter when the southern portion is accessible.

Only the top, north portion, of Parkland Natural Area was visited. The remaining southern portion proved to be too wet to access. A winter return is in order. As noted below, this site has a good number of newer signs but all located on the eastern border along RR 201.

1. Inspection Report
2. Sound File
3. Images from Inspection

Inspection Report

Question	Q##	Response
		General Information
Date/Site/Submitter:	Q21/22/12	2023-10-08: Parkland; Phrank P.
Guest Names	Q14	Frank Potter
SAPAA Member	Q16	Yes
		Over all Impression of the Site
What is the Naturalness of the Site? 4=Great, 0=Terrible	Q31	4 – Great
How Natural?: comments	Q32	A reasonably undisturbed natural area which is best described as being very wet. Best visited in late fall or in winter when the southern portion is accessible. Much of this natural area is wet. An east west right of way runs across its northern border. This trail follows some high ground south of Township Road 512 and interconnected wetlands which parallel this road.
		How was your visit to the PA?
Trip Duration	Q41	1-2 hours
Why Did you Go?	Q42	Other (see comments)
Visit Details	Q43	Prepare a YEGVille.ca site report. Started in the NE corner (RR 201), walked west along a cut line within the NA. Exited at RR 202 and returned along the roadways (see map).
		What is in the Site?
Ease to Visit	Q51	Other (see comments)
Biological Observations	Q52	Lots of beaver activity. Room for 2-4 cars on RR 201.
Submissions to iNaturalist	Q53	No, did not see anything of note
Geological Observations	Q54	None noted.
Designation as a Protected Area	Q55	Signage, Fencing
Comments	Q56	The east side of the natural area has nearly a half dozen signs. Only one weather beaten sign in the southwest corner.
		Human Activities/Disturbances
Agricultural Activities	Q61	None noted
Resource extraction	Q62	None Noted
Motorized disturbances (ATV or vehicle activity).	Q63	None Noted
Animal or self propelled activities	Q64	Hiking Trails, Other (see comments)
Gathering and Dumping Activities	Q65	None Noted
Infrastructure encroachment	Q66	None Noted
Comments	Q67	While on the site, heard shots from the south. Likely game bird hunting in the southern portion.
		What Needs to be Done?
Remediation/Protection Activities Needed	Q71	Nothing, all good
What Have you Done Recently to Help the site?	Q72	Visit and Submitted This Report!
Nearby Stewards?	Q73	There are two estate communities to the east which are potential stewards. There are active Stewards for the NA.
Comments	Q74	Much of this natural area is wet. An east west right of way runs across its northern border. This trail follows some high ground south of TWP 512 and interconnected wetlands which parallel this road. One Dodgy Bit of this trail is where it dips down to a stream connecting the wet lands on either side of the trail. Two logs provided a foot bridge. Otherwise, a visit in early fall, 2023 kept me mostly on this trail as any attempts to head south would have been sodden. Slight Detour South along the western portion of the trail. This is necessitated by the wet lands off the township road pushing into the corridor. Trail Not Taken describes a route striking off to the southeast from RR 202. Shots were heard when exploring the area so there may be duck blinds, etc. in the area. New Boundary Signs, suggests that this area is being actively managed. A drive around the west, east, and north borders showed no obvious ATV ingress. With the undisturbed nature and wetlands, likely this is a favourite spot for birders and hunters alike. Winter Destination is the rating for this site as it would probably yield many of its secrets when the wetlands are frozen and thus accessible by snowshoe. (adapted from a YEG-Ville site visit).
Last Words	Q82	In good shape and likely good for birders, botanical field worker, and winter activities.

Sound File

The Government of Alberta’s Chief Scientist office requests that we collect a sound recording from sites. Not much to hear, which is a good thing! Collected 2023-10-08, 1351h, coordinates provided in the sound file.

Images from Inspection