The Victoria Settlement Natural Area (NA) is largely inaccessible, requiring water access or landowner permission. Its naturalness is rated 4, highlighting minimal human disturbance. Observations noted the absence of trails, agriculture, and motorized activities, while a powerline crosses its western edge. The area exemplifies a mixed forest parkland.

Without bushwhacking and following unreliable animal trails, the NA is largely inaccessible. The NA is on the North bank of North Saskatchewan and an island.

Getting to the NA involves approaching from the water or getting permission from one of the surrounding landowners. If from the water, then investigating the island portion of the NA is possible. Given the lack of disturbances, this has given this NA a naturalness score of a ‘4’.

1. Inspection Report
2. Images from Inspection

Inspection Report

Question	Q##	Response
		General Information
Date/Site/Submitter:	Q21/22/12	2024-08-30: Victoria Settlement (NA); Phrank P.
Guest Names	Q14
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	The NA is largely undisturbed with no discernable trails going into it. They only exception is on the west side where transmission lines cross the river on its march south.
		How was your visit to the PA?
Trip Duration	Q41	1-2 hours
Why Did you Go?	Q42	Other (see comments)
Visit Details	Q43	YEGVille exploration, see https://yegville.ca/4-part-yegville/ne-yegville/victoria-settlement-na/.
		What is in the Site?
Ease to Visit	Q51	None of the Above
Biological Observations	Q52	Water, Private, or No Access. The NA is surrounded by private land to all but the south where the North Saskatchewan River forms the border. Permission must be sought from one of the landowners or plan to paddle to the site. For the latter, expect steep embankments and not much in the way of trails up to the table land.
Submissions to iNaturalist	Q53	No, did not see anything of note
Geological Observations	Q54	Nothing of note although I was not able to see the extent of river erosion of the banks of the NA.
Designation as a Protected Area	Q55	Signage
Comments	Q56	A single sign in the NW 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	None Noted
Gathering and Dumping Activities	Q65	None Noted
Infrastructure encroachment	Q66	Power lines
Comments	Q67	A powerline occupies a narrow strip of land on the western border of the NA.
		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	Lafarge cement, which runs a nearby quarry was very cooperative.
Comments	Q74
Last Words	Q82	This NA has had very little human intrusion and is an excellent example of a mixed forest parkland. Inaccessibility has its advantages!

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