Public Land Use Zones

NOTICE: Changes to Forest Land Use Zones Web Pages

Under Alberta’s Public Lands Administration Regulation (PLAR), Forest Land Use Zones in the province are now referred to as Public Land Use Zones.

Revisions to web pages and online documents on the Environment and Sustainable Resource Development website are in progress to reflect this change, so be aware that some links may be broken as updates are being made.

For more information about PLAR, see:

NOTICE: Meadow Creek Trail Bridge in Ghost PLUZ is Unsafe

Due to a washout, the Meadow Creek Trail Bridge in the Ghost Public Land Use Zone is currently unsafe for use. For details, see:

A Public Land Use Zone (PLUZ) is an area of public land to which legislative controls apply under authority of the Forests Act, Forest Recreation Regulation (343/1979) to assist in the management of industrial, commercial, and recreational land uses and resources.

  • A PLUZ is created for a specific land base and the unique conditions that exist within that land base.
  • A PLUZ is established to better manage Alberta’s busy landscape and the land use activities, including recreation that occurs in a specific area.
  • PLUZ conditions are designed primarily to protect areas containing sensitive resources and manage conflicting land-use activities.
  • PLUZs are not designated as parks or protected areas.

Within a PLUZ,

  • no motorized vehicles are permitted to leave the road other than to use trails designated for an off-highway vehicles (OHV) of a particular size or type.
  • designations indicate the maximum vehicle size accepted for trail sustainability. Vehicles the same size or smaller than those indicated are allowed.

Currently, there are 19 PLUZs covering approximately 11,200 square kilometres (4,324.34 square miles) of public land in Alberta.

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Updated: July 30, 2012