Plant Publications
A brand new publication “Wildflowers of Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park” is available through the Alberta Native Plant Council. This field guide includes detailed species descriptions, comparisons with visually similar plants, plus information on habitat and natural communities. Each species is identified by a common and scientific name, and thumbnail photos enable easy initial identification by colour.
For more details and ordering information click here.
ANPC Fact Sheets
- Growing Native Plants from Seeds
- Plant Emblems of Alberta
- Rare Plants of Alberta
- We Value Native Plants
- Weeds in Alberta
Guidelines
- ANPC Guidelines for RVP Surveys in AB – 2012 Update
- Recommendations for Considerations in Sale of Public Land
- Recommended Documents for Botanical Surveys in Areas of Proposed Disturbance, May 2010
- ANPC Guidelines on Plant Rescues
- Plant Collection Guidelines for Horticultural Use of Native Plants
- Plant Collection Guidelines for Researchers, Students and Consultants
- Plant Collection Guidelines for Wildcrafters
- The 2020 version of the Native Plant Source List (Excel Spreadsheet) – updated July 2020
- ANPC Guidelines for Rare Plant Surveys in Alberta
- ANPC Guidelines for the Purchase and Use of Wildflower Seed Mixes
- Botany Dictionary Version 1.0
- Benefits to Reporting Rare Species Information
- Reclamation with Native Plants Workshop Report (1994)
- Recommended Principles and Guidelines for Minimizing Disturbance of Native Prairie from Wind Energy Development
Native Plants
- Vascular and Non-Vascular Plants of Alberta Lists
- Adopt-a-Plant Alberta Program Summary
- Orchids of Lakeland
Sedge Photo Supplements
- Carex Establishment on Reclaimed Oil Sands Landscapes: A Case Study at Suncor Energy Inc., April, 2011 (Part I – Carex adusta to loliacea)
- Carex Establishment on Reclaimed Oil Sands Landscapes: A Case Study at Suncor Energy Inc., August, 2012 (Part II – Carex media to Carex vulpinoidea)
Willow Observations and Identification
Invasive Species
- Dandelion Poster: Getting to Know the Common Dandelion
- Dandelion Recipes: 34 great recipes for salads, jellies, beverages and appetizers!
- The Holy Grail of Wild Foods? How to Gather, Prepare, and Enjoy Eating Canada Thistle
- Online Wiki: A Rogue’s Gallery of Invasive Non-native Plants of Alberta
- Government of Alberta website www.agriculture.alberta.ca/weeds
- Weed Control Act www.agriculture.alberta.ca/weedcontrol-act
- Alberta Invasive Species Council www.abinvasives.ca
- Alberta EDDMaps Citizen Science Reporting Smartphone applications
iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/eddmaps-alberta/id1058632303?mt=8
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bugwood.alberta&hl=en
ANPC Policies
Others
View a presentation by Marsha Hayward (ANPC Northern Director) entitled “Biodiversity within Wood Buffalo National Park and the Peace-Athabasca Delta”. It is a UNESCO submission from a UN meeting in Edmonton presenting education and and information about Wood Buffalo National Park/Peace-Athabasca Delta and reasons to sustain & protect it. **Note that this is a very large file.
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