Gidan shakatawa na Prince Albert

**Filin shakatawa na Prince Albert National Park** ya ƙunshi    a tsakiyar Saskatchewan, Kanada kuma yana da nisan kusan  arewacin Saskatoon . Duk da cewa an ayyana wurin shakatawa na ƙasa a ranar 24 ga Maris, 1927, Firayim Minista William Lyon Mackenzie King bai yi bikin buɗe wurin ba har sai a ranar 10 ga Agusta, 1928.  Wannan wurin shakatawa yana buɗe duk shekara amma lokacin da aka fi ziyarta shine daga Mayu zuwa Satumba. Duk da cewa an sanya masa suna ne saboda birnin Prince Albert, babban ƙofar wurin shakatawar a zahiri  arewacin wannan birnin ta hanyar manyan hanyoyi 2 da 263, wanda ke shiga wurin shakatawa a kusurwar kudu maso gabashinsa. Ƙarin manyan hanyoyi biyu na sakandare suna shiga wurin shakatawa, Babbar Hanya 264, wacce ta rarrabu daga Babbar Hanya 2 a gabashin garin Waskesiu, da Babbar Hanya 240, wacce ke shiga wurin shakatawa daga kudu kuma tana da alaƙa da 263 kusa da ƙofofin karɓar kuɗin shiga. Filin shakatawa na Prince Albert ba ya cikin kowace ƙaramar hukuma ta karkara, kuma siyasa ta bambanta da Gundumar Gudanarwa ta Arewacin Saskatchewan (NSAD). Har zuwa lokacin da aka kafa Filin shakatawa na Grasslands a 1981, ita ce kawai wurin shakatawa na ƙasa na lardin.

Ƙauyen Tafkin Waskesiu shine kaɗai al'umma a cikin wurin shakatawa kuma yana bakin gabar kudu na Tafkin Waskesiu . Yawancin wurare da ayyukan da mutum zai yi tsammanin samu a wurin shakatawa mai amfani da yawa suna samuwa a can, kamar siyayya, mai, da masauki.

Kimanin kashi 90% na wurin shakatawa yana cikin tsaunukan Waskesiu kuma tsayin wurin ya kai  a gefen yamma zuwa  a gefen gabas.  Akwai manyan tafkuna da dama a wurin shakatawa, ciki har da Waskesiu, Kingsmere, da Crean, kuma wasu manyan koguna suna da tushensu a can, kamar Spruce, Sturgeon, da Smoothstone .

Ci gaban wurin shakatawa a matsayin wurin shakatawa ya haifar da yankin nan da nan kudu maso gabashin iyakokin wurin shakatawa.&nbsp;– wurare kamar Christopher Lake, Emma Lake, Sunnyside Beach, da Anglin Lake, waɗanda suka zama wuraren shakatawa masu shahara. An sami ƙarin ci gaba a bayan ƙofar gabas ta wurin shakatawa.

## Ilimin halittu

Filin shakatawa na ƙasa na Prince Albert yana wakiltar yankin dazuzzukan kudanci na Kanada. Yana da wani yanki mai cike da dazuzzuka, wanda galibi yake cike da dazuzzuka, wanda ke ɗaukar rabe-raben magudanar ruwa tsakanin Kogin Saskatchewan na Arewa da Churchill . Dajin boreal ya faɗa arewa zuwa yankin Garkuwar Kanada daga yankunan noma na kudancin Kanada. Filin shakatawa na ƙasa na Prince Albert yana kudu da Garkuwar a cikin shimfidar wurare waɗanda aka siffanta su da ƙanƙarar Pleistocene waɗanda suka ajiye tulu mai ƙanƙara, yashi da sauran kayan da daga baya bishiyoyi da ciyayi suka mamaye. 

Yawancin wurin shakatawar suna da dazuzzukan coniferous, inda rufin jack pine da farin spruce ke ƙara zama ruwan dare a yankin arewa. Yankin kudancin wurin shakatawar galibi dajin aspen ne tare da rufin bishiyoyin elderberry, honeysuckle, rose, da sauran ciyayi da ciyayi na filayen fescue . Ana ɗaukar filayen fescue a matsayin masu mahimmanci ga muhalli saboda ƙarancinsu; a wajen wurin shakatawar, yawancin filayen fescue na asali sun ɓace ga garma ko ci gaban birane.

### Namun daji
Wasu daga cikin dabbobin da yawa sune elk, moose, ja dila, beavers, white-tailed barewa, badgers, river otters, red squirrels, black bears, coyotes, da kuma itace kerkeci . Dajin aspen/meadow mosaic a kusurwar kudu maso yamma na wurin shakatawa ya zama na musamman musamman domin yana kula da garken bison sama da 400 da ke girma a yankinsa na asali a Kanada wanda ke da cikakken jerin dabbobin daji na asali, gami da kerkeci na katako .  Boreal woodland caribou daga yawan jama'a na yanki wanda ke raguwa saboda asarar wurin zama zuwa gandun daji wani lokacin yana shiga wurin shakatawa, amma ainihin wurin zama yana wajen wurin shakatawa a arewa. Barewa masu farin wutsiya, elk, da moose sune ungulates gama gari.  Flycatchers, Tennessee warblers, cormorants masu siffar double-crested, ja-necked grebes, brown creepers, nuthatches, three-toed woodpeckers, bald gaggafa, osprey, great blue herons, da yawa nau'in agwagwa, da kuma common loon kaɗan ne kawai daga cikin tsuntsayen ruwa da tsuntsaye da suka zama gidajensu a wurin shakatawa. Akwai nau'ikan kifaye 21 da aka rubuta a wurin shakatawa, ciki har da Iowa darter, yellow perch, brook stickleback, spottail shiner, cisco, northern pike (wanda ake kira "jack fish"), walleye (wanda ake kira "pickerel"), da kuma lake trout.  Kodayake yawancin mutane suna ziyartar wurin shakatawa a lokacin rani, mafi kyawun kallon namun daji shine a lokacin hunturu.

An san wurin shakatawar da tafkuna da yawa, ciki har da manyan tafkuna guda uku - Waskesiu, Kingsmere, da Crean . Ingancin ruwa yana da yawa kuma kifaye suna da ƙarfi, ban da kifin tafkin da aka kamo don a kashe su a tafkin Crean a farkon ƙarni na 20, kuma, duk da kariya, har yanzu ba su dawo da adadinsu na baya ba. Kifin Northern Pike, walleye, suckers, da farin kifi na tafkin suna cikin manyan kifayen da suka fi yawa. Ɗaya daga cikin manyan kifayen farin pelican na Kanada yana zaune a wani yanki da aka rufe don amfanin jama'a a tafkin Lavallée a kusurwar arewa maso yamma na wurin shakatawa, kuma pelicans, loons, mergansers, ospreys, da gaggafa masu launin gashi sun zama ruwan dare a lokacin rani. Ana ganin damisa akai-akai, duk shekara. Lokacin hunturu lokaci ne mai kyau musamman don nemo damisa domin suna ɓatar da lokaci mai tsawo a kusa da wuraren ruwa a kan tafkin Waskesiu na Narrows da kogunan Kingsmere da Waskesiu .

## Tarihi

Akwai alamun kayan tarihi na tarihi a wurin ajiyar kayan tarihi a cikin nau'in kayan aiki waɗanda aka samo.

* Kafin a fara hulɗa da mutum da wuri (11,000 zuwa 7500 BP )
* Matsakaicin zafin jiki kafin a taɓa shi (7500 zuwa 2000 BP)
* Kafin a kwanta barci (2000 zuwa 200 BP)
* Saduwa ta Bayan Saƙo ko Tarihi (200 BP zuwa Yanzu)

A tafkin Waskesiu, akwai farkon wurin cinikin gashin fata na Kamfanin Hudson's Bay tsakanin 1886 da 1893.

A shekarar 1908–1909, balaguron New Northwest karkashin jagorancin Frank Crean su ne suka fara tattara bayanai game da yankin, tare da amfani da hotuna da taswirar tafkuna sosai. An sanya wa Crean Lake suna don girmama Frank.

A farkon karni na 20, an gudanar da masana'antar kamun kifi da sare itace a wannan yanki na dazuzzukan boreal. Babban gobarar dajin da aka yi a shekarar 1919 ta kawar da masana'antar sare itace. 

Jami'an gwamnatin tarayya da RCMP sun tilasta wa 'yan asalin ƙasar da ke zaune a filayen ficewa daga ƙasar bayan sun ƙirƙiri wurin shakatawa a shekarar 1927, tare da lalata kadarorinsu da ɗakunansu.  

Filin shakatawar ya kasance batun wani ɗan gajeren fim a cikin *Shirin Gidajen Shakatawa na Ƙasa* na 2011, wanda Stéphane Lafleur ya ba da umarni kuma Andre Ethier, Mathieu Charbonneau, da Rebecca Foon suka zira.

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