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• Compiles, maintains and distributes information on natural species, ecological communities and spaces of conservation concern in Alberta
• Information stored in a database and related to a geographic information system (GIS) for spatial display and analysis
• Can be used for conservation applications, land-use planning and natural resource management
• Available online
  • Download Data & Forms
  • Search ACIMS Data Map
  • Submit Data Request
  • Tracking & Watch Lists

• Contains a complete listing of all lands currently under the administration of Parks Division
• Includes a link to the legal land description for every site
• Provides a map for every site for visual reference

Research Support

Facilities and support for researchers are available at some parks.

• Beauvais Lake Provincial Park
  • Two campsites available for priority researchers (limited space)
  • Contact Denis Hache at denis.hache@gov.ab.ca or 403-627-1115
  
  
• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park-Alberta
  • Limited on-site accommodation and office space (at Learning Centre) may be available
  • Contact Katy McFadyen at katy.mcfadyen@gov.ab.ca or 403-893-3833
    
  
  
• Dinosaur Provincial Park
  • Limited on-site accommodation and support may be available
  • Contact Shauna Deschamps at shauna.deschamps@gov.ab.ca or 403-378-4342, Extension 243
• Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
  • Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation conducts grassland research through its Foothills Fescue Research Institute and has expertise in archaeological and/or western cultural and historical themes
  • Contact John Paczkowski at John.Paczkowski@gov.ab.ca or 403-679-3507.
  
  
• Kananaskis Country
• Contact John Paczkowski at John.Paczkowski@gov.ab.ca or 403-679-3507.

• Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
• Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation has office space, dry lab, secure storage, onsite accommodation and local knowledge of the landscape
• Contact Patti Campsall at executive.director@borealbirdcentre.ca or 780-849-8240, Extension 222

• Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
• Augustana Miquelon Lake Research Station has onsite accommodation, office space, storage and a wet lab
• Contact Glen Hvenegaard at gth@ualberta.ca or 780-679-1574 for more information

• Oldman Dam Provincial Recreation Area
  • Limited accommodation at research station may be available
  • Contact Denis Hache at denis.hache@gov.ab.ca or 403-627-1115
  
  
• Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
  • Limited on-site accommodation and support may be available
  • Contact Dennis Spackman at dennis.spackman@gov.ab.ca or 403-647-2364 Extension 352

To be connected to any of these phone numbers toll-free in Alberta, dial 310-0000 followed by the phone number.

Facilities are available at reasonable rates on a first come-first served basis. Arrangements must be made in advance.

Additional support such as equipment, office space and vehicles may be available. Please include these requests as part of the Online Permitting and Clearance application.