Series - Grazing Reserves (GRR) records

The Timber and Grazing Branch was established in 1930 when responsibility for Alberta Natural Resources was transferred to the Department of Lands and Mines from the Dominion Government.

The Lands and Grazing Branch was formed in 1935 when the Lands Patents Branch and part of the Timber and Grazing Branch were combined. The Branch continued until the Department of Lands and Mines was dissolved in 1949.

The Public Lands Division was transferred from Lands and Mines to the new Ministry of Lands and Forests in 1949.

The Grazing Branch was established in 1972. Prior to 1972, there was a Grazing or Grazing Lease Administration Section with the Public Lands Division.

Previously part of Lands and Forests, the Public Lands Division became part of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources in 1975 and continued until the Ministry ceased in 1986.

Although Land Disposition was a function of the Public Lands Division in 1975-1976, it wasn't until 1976 that the Public Lands Disposition Branch was formed. The Branch was responsible for issuing and administering dispositions on public land for grazing, agricultural, commercial, industrial, residential, recreational, and sand and gravel extraction purposes. The Branch continued within Energy and Natural Resources until the Department ceased in 1986.

Previously part of Energy and Natural Resources, the Public Lands Dispositions Branch became part of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife in 1986. In 1987, the business functions of the Branch were taken over by the Land Management Branch and the Land Administration Branch.

The Land Administration Branch was formed in 1987 and continued until the Ministry of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife ceased in 1993.

The Land Administration Division was formed in 1992. It managed the disposition of publicly owned land. The Division continued within the Department of Environmental Protection until 1999.