This Natural Area has a creek and steep embankments incised by several small streams. It is mainly mixedwood forest consisting of aspen-balsam poplar-white spruce. It lacks formal trails but Modeste Creek can be accessed via a service road.
Map of the Area
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Other Information
GEOGRAPHY. The Carnwood Modeste Natural Area encompasses a creek and steep embankment incised by several small streams; its vegetation is mainly a mixedwood forest consisting of aspen-balsam poplar-white spruce. This Natural Area has a creek and steep embankments incised by several small streams. It lacks formal trails but Modeste Creek can be accessed via a service road.
BOREAL FOREST. This site lies in the Boreal Forest Natural Region, straddling the Central Mixedwood and Dry Mixedwood Subregions.
MODESTE CREEK. This creek flows northwest, receiving discharge from Buck Lake Creek, and flows into the North Saskatchewan River. Modeste itself is fed by Poplar Creek [1].
HUMAN HISTORY. Carnwood is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Brazeau County [2]. The name is believed to be a corruption of Cornwood, a parish in Devonshire, England [3, p. 30].
Site Statistics
| Site Name | Carnwood Modeste |
| Site Type | Natural Area |
| Subtype | Order-in-council (OC) |
| Natural Region(s) | Central Mixedwood; Dry Mixedwood |
| O.C. No. (Land Ref. Manual) | 454/71 |
| PASite ID (Map Ref #) | 381 |
| Site # (Parks Website) | 528 |
| Total Area | 65.15 ha. (161.00 ac.) |
| Steward-Status | |
| Recreation Activities | none noted |
| IUCN | II |
| Operated By | Parks Division |
| Notes and Comments |
References
The following links are provided as a courtesy but are not verified or endorsed by SAPAA. Clicking on the link will cause you to leave the SAPAA website. Primary source of information is: Government of Alberta – Information & Facilities – Carnwood Modeste Natural Area | Alberta Parks (2022-01-02).
- The Modeste subwatershed, North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (accessed 2021-01-08).
- Wikipedia – Carnwood, Alberta (accessed 2021-01-08).
- Geographic Board of Canada (Peel). Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Published for the Geographic Board by the Department of the Interior, 1928.
SAPAA 
Although SAPAA runs site visits, sometime the best time to go is while others have a cup of hot chocolate in hand. This is the case with Carnwood Modete whose site information was supplemented by a visit… in January! At least there were no mosquitos.
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