Peat Application Area

Peat Application Area The Peat Application Area dataset depicts available land which may contain peat resources, and the requirement of a peat application in Alberta. Areas where peat exploration is not allowed due to environmental concerns such as the presence of waterbodies and rivers, trumpeter swan lakes, parks and protected areas, key wildlife and biodiversity areas, caribou zones, and HUC 8 watersheds with bull trout and arctic grayling were removed. This generalized product represents areas where a peat harvesting application can be submitted. 2024-05-02 Government of Alberta Matt.Ogrodnick@gov.ab.ca Form DescriptorsNature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyALBERTACANADAENVIRONMENTPEATGovernment information Peat Application Area - (HTML)HTML https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/eafaf328c2624efcb840bd9ed30a4fdf/html Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata)HTML https://open.alberta.ca/opendata/1b6c6ac7-bbaa-4615-be73-d0b045aa21a7 Peat Application Area - (XML)XML https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/eafaf328c2624efcb840bd9ed30a4fdf/xml Peat Application Area (From Alberta Geodiscorver Portal metadata)ZIP https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/environment/PeatApplicationArea/PeatApplicationArea.zip

The Peat Application Area dataset depicts available land which may contain peat resources, and the requirement of a peat application in Alberta. Areas where peat exploration is not allowed due to environmental concerns such as the presence of waterbodies and rivers, trumpeter swan lakes, parks and protected areas, key wildlife and biodiversity areas, caribou zones, and HUC 8 watersheds with bull trout and arctic grayling were removed. This generalized product represents areas where a peat harvesting application can be submitted.

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