Management planning is critical to effective decision-making and addressing land management conflicts in parks. Management plans provide long-term vision and day-to-day guidance for park management.

Management planning

• takes direction from strategic documents such as the Land-use Framework and Plan for Parks
• is founded on legislation, classification, regulations and policies associated with a site 

Find more information in the Alberta Parks Management Planning Process PDF.

Your Connection With Management Planning

Through our management planning process, we invite Albertans to make a connection with the natural environment. Understanding that human beings are part of a larger ecosystem of living things is paramount to our survival. Our sustainability is a direct result of our ability to co-exist within a natural system. Opportunities for public consultation and input follow our consultation framework.

Types of Management Plans

Two types of management plans are developed for Alberta's parks:

• Regional park plans outline broad objectives and direction for all sites in a specific Land-use Framework region.
• Site specific management plans provide more detailed direction for priority sites where required.