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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.
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 ...
Kerry Wood Nature Center: Red Deer: Central Alberta: website, operated by the Waskasoo Environmental Education Society, adjacent to Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary, a municipally-owned 118-hectare park and federal migratory bird sanctuary Kimiwan Lake Interpretive Centre: McLennan: Northern Alberta: website, operated by Kimiwan Lake Naturalists, open ...
The Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is an urban park and nature reserve located along the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The park includes an interpretive nature centre, where educational programs and summer camps are offered. [ 1 ]
Sign on the limit of Nicolet Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Quebec. Migratory Bird Sanctuaries are created in Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. They are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service. [1] The first sanctuary in North America, Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, was created by federal order-in-council in 1887.
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 ...
Some birds found in the sanctuary are not usually found in the surrounding areas due to their more boreal and cordilleran nature including Steller's jay and White-winged crossbill. Other common birds on the trail include Pine grosbeak, Boreal chickadee, Townsend's solitaire, American three-toed woodpecker, and Great horned owl.
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.