Zone 3: Northern Boreal
Last Update/Review: August 6, 2002
A vast area of central and northern Alberta consists of Boreal Forest. Throughout the boreal forest, many of the streams are low gradient, brown water streams from muskeg drainages. These streams are tributaries within larger watersheds, which in turn are part of the major drainage basins of the Athabaca, Peace and Hay rivers. The majority of the lakes in Alberta occur in the boreal forest zone. Zone 3 is sub-divided into four Watershed Units (NB1 - NB4).
Click on the map to the right to view a map of all three zones.
Travel
You can reach the major centres in Zone 3 by travelling all-season highways from Edmonton. Air services make regularly scheduled flights from the Edmonton International Airport to Peace River and Grande Prairie. Charter air services are available from these centres.
Game Fish
The following are the more common game fish in Zone 2:
