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may be reached from Sawridge whence 

 a pack trail runs north to Wabiscaw. 

 Hotel at Sawridge. The Forest is ad- 

 ministered by the Dominion Forestry 

 Branch from Calgary. 



*Cooking Lake Forest Reserve (B3) 



Area 40 sq. mi. The Cooking Lake 

 Forest is a small area of wasteland 20 

 mi. east from Edmonton. It is acces- 

 sible by motor from Edmonton and is 

 a popular resort. 



*Cypress Hills Forest Reserve (C3) 



Area 50 sq. mi. This area lies in the 

 southeastern portion of the province 

 upon the boundary between Alberta 

 and Saskatchewan. It is a rough 

 elevated tract rising to a considerable 

 elevation above the surrounding plains. 

 The hills are covered with a forest of 

 lodgepole pine and surrounded by the 

 short grass plains. This is the most 

 easterly point reached by the lodgepole 

 pine in western Canada. The hills are 

 20 mi. south of Walsh on the C. P. Ry. 

 and southeast from Medicine Hat which 

 is the nearest large outfitting center. 

 They may be reached by motor and 

 camp outfit is desirable. 



*Foremost Antelope Reserve (A3) 



Area 9 sq. mi. A small area in the 

 short grass plains of southeastern 

 Alberta. The topography is rough and 

 the soil sandy in places. Sagebrush is 

 common. Both pronghorn antelope and 

 bison are reported on this area. The 

 altitude is 2900 ft. The reserve lies 

 west of the Cypress Hills and is 3 mi. 

 north of Nemiskam on the C. P. Ry. 

 Hotel at Foremost 10 mi. west. Roads 

 are good and the reserve is easily reached 

 by automobile. 



*Elk Island Park (A3) 



This small area of 16 sq. mi. lies north- 

 east from Edmonton and adjoins the 

 Cooking Lake Forest on the north. 

 Spruce swamps and bogs are frequent 

 with poplar on the higher ground. 

 Bison, beaver, elk, deer, moose and 

 pronghorn antelope are reported here. 



Altitude 2196 ft. Lamontt on the 

 C. N. Ry. 30 mi. from Edmonton is 

 close to the Park. Hotel accommoda- 

 tion and equipment may be obtained 

 there. 



*Buffalo Lake Bird Sanctuary (B3) 



Area 51 sq. mi. Altitude 2536 ft. 

 Located close to BashawJ on the C. N. 

 Ry. between Calgary and Edmonton. 



*Pakoiwki Lake Bird Sanctuary (B3) 



Area 44 sq. mi. Altitude 2,893 ft. 

 Located in southeastern Alberta 8 

 mi. southeast from EtzikomJ on the 

 C. P. Ry. Pronghorn antelope is 

 reported here. 



*Birch Lake Bird Sanctuary (B3) 



Area 15 sq. mi. Altitude 2228 ft. 

 Located two mi. from Innisfreet on 

 the C. N. Ry. east from Edmonton. 



*Lac La Biche Bird Sanctuary (B3) 



Area 92 sq. mi. Altitude 1788 ft. 

 Lac La BicheJ station on C. P. Ry. north- 

 east from Edmonton. 



*Ministik Lake Bird Sanctuary (B3) 



Area 25 sq. mi. Located 25 mi. 

 southeast from Edmonton near TofieldJ 

 on the C. N. Ry. Reserve 12 mi. dis- 

 tant may be reached (a). 



*Miquelon Lake Bird Sanctuary (B3) 



Area 11 sq. mi. Altitude 2427 ft. 

 Located 14 mi. north from Camrose.t 

 on the C. N. Ry. May be reached (a). 



*Many Islands Lake Bird Sanctuary (B3) 



Area 21 sq. mi. Altitude 2448 ft. 

 Located in the plains of southeastern 

 Alberta 12 mi. north of WalshJ on the 

 C. P. Ry. 



Proposed Forest Reservations 



Proposed Athabasca Forest Reserve. 

 (B2.) Area 7000 sq. mi. This area 

 forms an extension of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains Forest upon the north. It lies 

 between the present boundary of the 

 Forest and the Grande Prairie settle- 

 ments to the north and the Lesser Slave 

 Forest to the northeast. The average 

 elevation is over 2000 ft. The surface 



