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Subregional plans are a means to implement regional plans and address specific issues or conflicts in an area.
Subregional or issue specific plans are enabled through the Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA), and can manage for different pressures and outcomes. Examples of existing subregional or issue specific plans include:
Subregional plans:
Examples of what subregional or issue specific plans will consider include:
Subregional or issue specific planning builds on the innovative and collaborative work that stakeholders are already doing and works collaboratively with:
Other Management plans
Management plans, not considered subregional or issue specific under ALSA, are enabled through home legislation under the authority of a single ministry, for example: Public Lands Act, and manage for specific pressures, issues or outcomes. Examples of existing management plans include:
The Livingstone-Porcupine Hills LFMP is a subregional plan, which provides direction for the long-term cumulative effects of the human footprint on public lands. It focuses on impacts on biodiversity and watersheds in the Livingstone and Porcupine Hills public land use zones.
The plan was developed by Alberta Environment and Parks and other Government of Alberta agencies with input from:
The LFMP maintains the objectives and strategies of the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan including the responsible development of:
The LFMP was released in May 2018. First Nations and stewardship groups’ participation is a key component of the LFMP’s implementation strategy. Implementation is now underway with the development of:
For more information, see: Livingstone-Porcupine Hills Land Footprint Management Plan.
The Livingstone-Porcupine Hills Recreation Management Plan (RMP) is a Minister approved management plan that provides direction to improve and diversify recreation in the area, with a focus on increasing the sustainability of the trails, camping and other recreation opportunities. The plan also commits that Alberta Environment and Parks works closely with Indigenous communities, municipalities, recreational users and other stakeholders to provide a wide variety of well managed recreation and nature based tourism experiences that meet the needs of the many land users in the area.
The RMP maintains the objectives of the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan, specifically supporting development of:
The RMP was released in May 2018. An advisory group to support plan implementation was established in 2019 and will support Alberta Environment and Parks in the long term development, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of the recreation opportunities in the Livingstone and Porcupine Hills. Priority for implementation includes:
The Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan (PMP) is a strategic plan. It addresses phosphorus sources in the middle reach of the Bow River between the Bearspaw and Bassano Dams.
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