Saskatchewan Environment

The Representative Areas Network of Saskatchewan

Organization
Saskatchewan Environment

Author
Darren Chapman

ESRI Software
ArcGIS 9.1

Data Sources
Saskatchewan Environment, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Information Services Corporation, Federal Government, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration

Description
The Saskatchewan Representative Areas Network was launched in 1997 with approval of the Representative Areas Network Final Action Plan.  The Plan sought to conserve representative and unique examples of Saskatchewan's varied and diverse landscapes. 

Since the beginning of the Network's launch, more than two million hectares of both Crown and privately owned land has been added to the nearly three million hectares of lands that were already protected as parks, ecological reserves, and other protected areas.  When the network is complete, nearly 7.8 million hectares or 12 per cent of the province will be recognized as contributing to the goals of the Representative Areas Network.

Acknowledgements
Saskatchewan Environment and all of their data sharing partners