Recreational Access Management Program

RAMP UPDATE NOTICE

29 maps totalling 133,000 acres of private land in Wildlife Management Units (WMU) 108 and 300 in southwestern Alberta are now available for public access. To view the maps and RAMP property access conditions, see:

What is the Recreational Access Management Program?

The Recreational Access Management Program (RAMP) is a three-year (2009-12) private lands hunting and fishing access and habitat stewardship program. It is being piloted in Wildlife Management Units (WMU) 108 and 300 in the southwestern corner of Alberta.

Recreational Access Management Program – July 2009 (6 pages)

What are the goals of RAMP?

Create an access management partnership between landowners and hunters and anglers
Improve public recreational hunting and fishing access opportunities on private land
Provide assistance to landowners to enhance working agricultural landscapes that provide quality habitat and hunting and fishing opportunities
Create a web-based system for hunters and anglers seeking information on recreational opportunities on private lands
Provide landowner incentives for maintaining and enhancing wildlife habitat and for offsetting the impacts of providing public hunting and fishing.
Reduce landowner and user access conflicts on private lands
Improve management of wildlife habitat on private land

Related Information

Alberta Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Regulations

Forms and Publications
- RAMP Landowner Application Form – July 2009 (5 pages)
- Sample RAMP Landowner Agreement – October 2009 (6 pages)
- Sample RAMP Two-Part Recreational Access Card-Satisfaction Survey Card – July 2009 (1 page)
Other Online Public Hunting and Fishing Maps

For more information, contact:

Grant Chapman, Wildlife Biologist

Updated: October 15, 2009

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