Fisheries Access Site Management

Alberta Conservation Association’s (ACA) Land Management Program encompasses activities intended to conserve, protect, and enhance wildlife and fish habitat and to increase sustainable recreational opportunities including angling and hunting. One of the activities of the program is the delivery of the Fisheries Access Site Management Program, which provides angling access to key streams, rivers, and lakes throughout the province. We inspected and maintained 23 fisheries access sites and commissioned ten contracts to maintain 19 sites in 2022/23. We completed upgrades and repairs at five sites with improvements to day-use facilities and access areas including installing a floating dock, constructing a parking area, installing a permanent outhouse, repairing day-use infrastructure, and replacing two damaged project signs. We moved forward on the process to acquire ACA leases on three Crown land sites. We recognized 26 partners in 2022/23 who generously contributed financially or with in-kind assistance. We worked to secure partners and applied on grants to complete final access developments planned at the Boulder Lake site. We continued to strive to ensure anglers have high-quality experiences at ACA fisheries access sites across the province.

Partnerships

Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society, Alberta Fish & Game Association, Alberta Transportation, Alternate Land Use Services Canada, Camrose County, Clearwater County, County of Newell, County of Northern Lights, Cows and Fish, Devon Canada Corporation, Dickson Fish & Game Association, Government of Alberta, Haul-All Equipment Ltd., Lacombe County, Lacombe Fish & Game Association, Lethbridge County, Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District, Municipal District of Greenview, North Raven River Working Group, Rocky View County, Saddle Hills County, Stettler County, Trout Unlimited Canada – Bow River Chapter, Trout Unlimited Canada – Central Chapter, Waldron Grazing Co-Op Ltd., Wetaskiwin County

Annual Summaries

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