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It is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation and was established on April 19, 2005, on lands designated in 1999 as Big Lake Natural Area (part of the Special Places program). It is the most recent provincial park to be established in the province, and Alberta's 69th in total.
Pigeon Mountain is a 2,394-metre (7,854-foot) mountain summit located in the Bow River Valley of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its parent peak is Skogan Peak, 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the southeast. [2] Pigeon Mountain can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway in the Canmore to Exshaw area.
This list of museums in Alberta, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for ...
Birding: Many species of birds stop at this location in their migration patterns. Boating: There is a hand-launch at the park. The largest lake, Miquelon Lake, is available for paddling by Canoe or Kayak. No motorized boats are allowed on the lake due to its shallow nature. Camping: Numerous campsites are available, in multiple different blocks ...
Alberta Parks Location and extent of parks in Alberta; Type Number Area km 2 (sq mi) Provincial Parks: 76: 2,214 km 2 (855 sq mi) Wildland Provincial Parks: 31: 17,314 km 2 (6,685 sq mi) Provincial Recreation Areas: 208: 899 km 2 (347 sq mi) Wilderness Areas: 3: 1,010 km 2 (390 sq mi) Ecological Reserves: 15: 268 km 2 (103 sq mi) Natural Areas: 139
Given to the city and turned into Kerry Wood Nature Sanctuary Ma-Me-O Beach Provincial Park County of Wetaskiwin No. 10: 1950s-60s 1980s-90s Given to the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach Hommey Provincial Park County of Grande Prairie No. 1: 1930s 1980s-90s Given to the county Saskatoon Mountain Provincial Park County of Grande Prairie No. 1 ...
Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park is a wildland provincial park in northern Alberta, Canada. The park was establisher on 20 December 2000 and is 35,766.3 hectares (88,380 acres) in size. [3] [2] The Government of Alberta announced its creation through its approval of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan Land Use Framework in November 2000. [5]
The Government of Alberta conducted a survey of birds in the park throughout 1993. The report found 153 species of birds to be present on lakes in the park. The report also noted that its list was "not exhaustive" and did not reflect a number of species that were not the focus of the investigation, namely species not residing on major waterbodies.