Easyford and Easyford Creek Natural Areas are located about 5 km northwest of Drayton Valley. They are separated by a 300 m-wide strip of land.
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Map of the Area
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Other Information
The vegetation is mainly pine-aspen-white spruce forest with a scattered birch and a well-developed herb layer, young aspen-balsam poplar forest, and black spruce/Sphagnum bog. (Alberta Parks website, 2012).
Adjacent or not? The municipality of Easyford is located a few km west of the two Natural Areas on Secondary Highway 621. Although they are not shown as adjacent on the Government of Alberta’s protected area data set (on which the above Google map is based), the two Natural Areas appear to be connected on the Brazeau County landownership map. The same map indicates both sites have leases on them [1]. Both areas are heavily disturbed by oilfield activities .
Was Easyford named for an easy ford? The origin of the name is presumed to be descriptive of a crossing of the Pembina River which is about 6 km west of the NA.
Site Statistics
| Site Name | Easyford (OC) |
| Site Type | Natural Area |
| Subtype | Order-in-council (OC) |
| Natural Region(s) | Central Mixedwood |
| O.C. No. (Land Ref. Manual) | 454/71 |
| PASite ID (Map Ref #) | 139 |
| Site # (Parks Website) | 538 |
| Total Area | 113.51 ha. (280.49 ac.) |
| Steward-Status | |
| Recreation Activities | none noted |
| IUCN | II |
| Operated By | Parks Division |
| Notes and Comments |
| Site Name | Easyford Creek |
| Site Type | Natural Area |
| Subtype | Order-in-council (OC) |
| Natural Region(s) | Central Mixedwood |
| O.C. No. (Land Ref. Manual) | 951/75 |
| PASite ID (Map Ref #) | 338 |
| Site # (Parks Website) | 539 |
| Total Area | 113.13 ha. (279.54 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 – Easyford Natural Area and Easyford Creek Natural Area. All websites accessed 2022-11-05.
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