The Foothills Model Forest, encompassing 2.75 million hectares of western boreal, montane and sub-alpine forest, is located in west central Alberta. The Model Forest area includes Jasper National Park, Willmore Wilderness Park and the forest management areas of Hinton Wood Products, a division of West Fraser Mills Limited. The Foothills Model Forest develops projects in support of their 12 program themes, including for example, projects on the impacts of natural disturbances, the monitoring of grizzly bear populations and the socio-economic impacts of tourism in Alberta’s national parks. In addition, Foothills is active in the areas of watershed planning, water quality and forest health.

General Manager : Don Podlubny
President: Jim LeLacheur

	Foothills Model Forest Box 6330 Hinton, Alberta, Canada T7V 1X6
	T : (780) 865-8330  F : (780) 865-8331 E: don.podlubny@gov.ab.ca W: www.fmf.ca

June 19, 2007 - Foothills Model Forest Wins Major Award

Canada’s mining industry leaders gathered recently in Montreal, Québec, for the country’s largest mining conference hosted annually by the Canadian Institute of Mining.  Among the prestigious award winners was the Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Program, which was the first recipient of the Syncrude Award of Excellence in Sustainable...

March 31, 2007 - Quicknote #2: Boom Times in Hinton, Alberta: The Benefits and Challenges of a Changing Economy

In a recent Foothills Model Forest report called Beyond Boredom: Contributing Factors to Substance Abuse in Hinton, Alberta, researchers also documented the changing face of Hinton in the context of a rapidly expanding oil and gas sector. This...

February 28, 2007 - Foothills Model Forest Annual Work Plan 2007-2008 Volume II Detailed Work Plan

Foothills Model Forest work plan for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Available in English only.

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