Whitecourt Site Description

Site 2 is situated approximately 10 km northwest of the town of Whitecourt in central Alberta. The parcel is located within the Mid Boreal Mixedwood Ecoregion (see Site 1 for description). The Swan Hills lie northeast of Site 2 and are a unique physiographic region because they are largely undeveloped. They are comprised of rugged rolling hills of lodgepole pine and white and black spruce forests and include the only habitat for grizzly bears outside the mountain regions of Western Canada.

Whitecourt Geographical Description

The second site, located just north of the town of Whitecourt, is irregular in shape. It occupies the land just north of the intersection of Highway #43 and Highway #32 (the Swan Hills Highway). The site is also located at the intersection of two water courses; the Sakwatamau River, a meandering stream which runs north to south through the site, and Carson Creek which flows into the Sakwatamau from the northeast. There are a number of oil and gas pipelines which pass through the site.