1981 - Wildfire at Itaska Beach

A large area north of Itaska Beach between Beach Avenue and Range Road 13 was burned in 1981, which was observed to be the result of a wildfire. A great many paper birch, aspen and young spruce burned in the fire along with a smaller amount of black spruce.

Photo provided via a past PLWA presentation by Felix Sperling.

PLWA Coffee Conversation. 31 May 2020: Pigeon Lake Butterfly Habitats by Felix Sperling - Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Curator, Strickland Museum of Entomology University of Alberta