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The series consists of records relating to the activities leading up to the patenting of (obtaining title to) public land for agricultural purposes. The records include, but are not limited to applications for Homesteads, Farm Development Sales, Civilian Homestead Sales, Farm Development Leases, financial information, reports, letters of cancelation, and correspondence.

Prior to 1930, the Dominion Government was responsible for the homestead program. See the subseries, Homestead records, for pre-1930 homestead information.

In 1930, the responsibility for managing of natural resources (including land) was transferred to the Province of Alberta. The granting of homesteads was discontinued on February 14, 1931 and no homestead entries were made between February 14 and July 2, 1931. After July 2nd, homesteads were available for applicants who had resided in the Province for a specified period. At the same time, the fee increased from $10 to $50. The right to obtain homestead entry, second homesteads, and soldier grant entry was discontinued on the 24th of March 1939, and the right to make an application for the cancellation of an existing entry was also withdrawn.

On July 25, 1939, regulations became effective which provided for the issue of agricultural leases on vacant lands within certain defined areas of the province. The leases were granted for 20-year periods with the lessee being given an option for purchase of the land after 10 years’ residence and operation of the land, providing that compliance had been made with the regulations covering the terms of the lease.

Records regarding homesteads were transferred from the Dominion Government to the Department of Lands and Mines in the 1930s. The Province organized the records into GL (General Lands), SL (School Lands), and GRL (Grazing Leases). From the mid-1950s, the records were organized by legal land description.

The series consists of records pertaining to Miscellaneous Leases of public land. A Miscellaneous Lease (MLL/DML) is issued for various industrial, commercial, recreational, and residential purposes that require the lessee to hold tenure and exclusive use of the land. A Miscellaneous Lease is used when another disposition type cannot be applied. The records may include, but are not limited to: Lease and application; amendment and renewal documents; lease/rental documents; plans, sketches and surveys; specific disposition type documents; inspection reports; termination and reclamation documents; worksheets; legal land searches; forms; and correspondence.

The series relates to Recreation Leases (REC), which document the leasing of public land for recreational facilities such as archery, shooting ranges, camping areas, corrals, and parking lots. The records include applications, reports, worksheets, accounting information, sketches, maps, and correspondence.

The series relates to policies and procedures for the Public Lands Division and its predecessor and successors. The records include orders-in-council; regulations and rulings regarding land policy; polices; procedures; guidelines; legislation criteria; public land updates; fact sheets; background information; and correspondence.

The series consists of records relating to the general operational functions of Lands and Forests. Primarily correspondence, the records address general operations, applications, land size conversions, bird sanctuaries, shooting grounds, sand and gravel, pits, statistics, provincial parks, and coal mining leases. The records consists of correspondence and ledgers.

The series consist of Townsite (TSS) records, which relate to the subdivision of public land. The records include, but are not limited to copies of certificates of title; sketches; ministerial orders; requisition for refund of revenue; land standings; applications; inspection reports; appraisals; amendments; and correspondence.

The series relates to Miscellaneous Permits (MLP), which are issued for purposes such as trapper cabins, horse holding areas, temporary campsites, kennels, and storage sites. The records may include permits and applications; amendment and renewal documents; lease/rental documents; plans, sketches, and surveys; specific disposition type documents; inspection reports; termination and reclamation documents; worksheets; legal land searches; forms; and correspondence. The program ended in 2013.

The series of correspondence addresses overarching operations of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (and its predecessors and successors) that impact the Division of Land and Forest Services. The records include policies (including those that relate to the Federal Government), procedures, studies, information about land use, program information, correspondence between the Energy Resources Conservation Board and the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, information about applications for development and reclamation, reports, information about environmental evaluation, conference documents, project details, and other related documents.

The series relates to Integrated Resource Planning, which is the effective management and utilization of natural resources and public lands that belong to the Crown. The series includes general information; regional, sub-regional, and local level plans; and reviews of plans and strategies. The records include correspondence, policies relating to the planning process and implementation of integrated resource planning, strategies, Regional Integrated Decisions (RID), and related documents.

The series relates to Private or Public Land Sales (PLS), which give title of the land to an individual or company. The records may include applications; auction or tender documents; plans, drawings, sketches and surveys; financial documents; specific disposition type documents; forms; legal land searches; and correspondence.

The series relates to Farm Development Sales (FDS), which are public lands sold to individuals or companies for farm consolidation. The records may include, but are not limited to application and sale documents; plans, sketches and surveys; financial documents; specific disposition type documents; reports; legal land searches; forms; and correspondence. The Farm Development Sale program ended in 2011.

The series relates to D Reservations, which are used to set aside land for the use of Government of Alberta departments, other levels of government, and non-government entities. The records many include reservations/notations and applications; amendment and renewal documents; lease/rental documents; plans, sketches, and surveys; financial documents; inspection reports; specific disposition type documents; inspection reports; termination and reclamation documents; legal land searches; forms; and correspondence.

The series relates to operational records of the Public Lands Division and its successors that address restrictions and the notations / reservation program on public lands. Under the Public Lands Act, notations are used to identify public land and resources that are set aside to achieve a particular land use or conservation objective. A reservation is the identification of a specific intent for a parcel of land.

The records include correspondence, forestry projects, reservation/notation requests and cancellations, reports, agreements, sketches, maps, charts, tables, proposed land exchanges, general land administration information, program reviews, protective and consultive notations, guidelines, and program administration records.

The series relates to Farm Development Leases (FDL), which are issued on public lands that are suitable for cultivation, haying, or grazing. The records may include, but are not limited to: lease and application; amendment and renewal documents; lease/rental documents; plans, sketches and surveys; financial documents; specific disposition type documents; inspection reports; termination and reclamation documents; worksheets; legal land searches; forms; and correspondence.

The series relates to the schedule of charges for public land disposition, grazing rental rates, grazing lease assignment fees, and correspondence relating to rental and charges (including tariffs) on agricultural and non-agricultural dispositions.

The series consists of the executive records of the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Land and Forest Service within the Department of Environmental Protection.

The series relates to Wild Rice Operations. A Wild Rice Operation authorization is issued on Crown beds and shores of water bodies for the purpose of growing wild rice. The records may include authorizations and applications; amendments and renewal documents; lease/rental documents; plans and sketches; financial documents; specific disposition type documents; inspection repots; termination documents; legal land searches; forms; and correspondence.