Landowner Habitat Program

Habitat alteration and wetland loss has continued in Alberta impacting over 410,000 km². The northern parts of the province have seen the most alterations with the province selling off Crown lands for agricultural development and political pressure to sell more Crown land in the Peace Country. Approximately two-thirds of the province (62%) has been altered by industrial or agricultural development. Urban and rural development have also contributed to habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation. The Landowner Habitat Program (LHP) was initiated to help conserve key habitat and reduce habitat loss on privately owned land. The program compensates landowners who are willing to sign a legally binding agreement to retain habitat for a term of five to 20 years; a condition of the agreement is for landowner to provide reasonable public foot access. Participants in this program are acknowledged with a project sign and provided with Use Respect – Ask First signage to display along the perimeter of their property. We currently manage 32 LHP agreements across the province, which conserves approximately 5,737 acres (2,321.8 ha) of important wildlife and fish habitat.

Partnerships

Alberta Environment and Parks, Landowners

Annual Summaries

We are working hard to upload all past summaries. If there is a report you would like to see that isn't presently here, please email info@ab-conservation.com