Alberta

Wetlands to Visit

Ducks Unlimited Canada’s wetland projects showcase all that nature has to offer. Visit a wetland and discover the home of hundreds of waterfowl and wildlife. Wetlands also filter your water and capture and store water, releasing it slowly to ease the effects of floods and droughts. Come see conservation at work – today and for generations to come. Explore Alberta’s wetlands.

Location	Title and Description	Directions
Edmonton Area	Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary A boardwalk and established trails make this an excellent destination for a family outing. More than a hundred species of birds live in this habitat of marshes, sandhills, meadows, and aspen and pine woods. Just 45 minutes south-west of Edmonton. Find out more about Clifford E. Lee Website: www.camacdonald.com	Take hwy 16 east, turn south onto hwy 60 (to Devon) and drive 13.2 km. Turn right onto Woodbend Road and drive 1.6 km. Turn south on Range Road 264 and proceed 1.4 km. Turn right into the sanctuary parking area.
High River	Frank Lake Just 50 km southeast of Calgary near High River, this productive wetland is important to hundreds of bird species. Find out more about Frank Lake	From the High River overpass on Highway 2, proceed east on Highway 23 for 5. 1 km. There is a turnoff on the south side of the road that will take you to the main access gate and parking lot. During open hours, vehicles can proceed through this gate and continue for 1.6 km to the viewing blind.
St. Albert	Lois Hole Centennial Park Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park was established on April 19, 2005, becoming the 69th provincial park in Alberta. The park contains the former Big Lake Natural Area and an additional 302 hectares of Crown land, for a total of 1421 hectares. The lake makes up around 59 per cent of the park's total area. Website: www.cd.gov.ab.ca	Traveling north on St Albert Trail, turn LEFT onto 137 ave. Turn right onto Sir Winston Churchill Ave. (184 St). Turn Left onto Levasseur Road. Levasseur Road becomes Riel Drive Park either at the Rugby parking lot or continue along Riel Drive and turn left on Rodeo Drive. Follow Rodeo Drive to a gravel parking lot.
Calgary	Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Marsh at the Bow Habitat Station Located in the heart of Calgary’s Inglewood community and next to the Bow Habitat Station (opening fall 2007), the DUC marsh is a centerpiece of the Bow Habitat complex. Website: www.srd.gov.ab.ca	Located in the community of Inglewood on the bank of the Bow River in Pearce Estate Park.
McLennan	Kimiwan Lake Kimiwan Lake, located at McLennan, Alberta, Canada is an internationally recognized wetland that has tremendous wildlife values, particularly for waterfowl and shorebirds. Website: www.kimiwanbirdwalk.ca	Approximately 440 km northwest of Edmonton and 77 kilometres south of Peace River on Highway 2.
Calgary	Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a 34-hectare (80 acre) site located in a federal migratory bird sanctuary along the Bow River in Calgary. The site is dominated by a mature, riparian forest. The migration monitoring station has been operated by the Calgary Bird Banding Society since 1992. Website: www.bsc-eoc.org	Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is located in Calgary. From the south, access 9 Ave. SE from Mcleod Tr. or Blackfoot Tr. and go east to Sanctuary Road. From the north, access from Deerfoot Tr. via 17 Ave. and turn south on 19 St. to 9 Ave.
Lethbridge Photo Credit: Gordon Court	Elizabeth Hall Wetlands The Elizabeth Hall Wetland is an oxbow pond nestled beside the beautiful cottonwood forest of the Oldman river. A short walk from the parking lot to the wetland will be rewarded with an abundance of wildlife viewing opportunities! Website: www.city.lethbridge.ab.ca	Located beside the Bridge Valley Golf Course on Highway 3a W (Bridge Rd.) Lethbridge, Alberta. For information about the Elizabeth Hall Wetland, contact the Helen Schuler Coulee Centre.
Grande Prairie	Saskatoon Island Provincial Park Located just 15 minutes west of Grande Prairie, Saskatoon Island Provincial Park is a federal migratory bird sanctuary. Website: www.srd.gov.ab.ca	19 km west of Grande Prairie on Highway 43 and then 3 km north.

Location

Title and Description

Directions

Edmonton Area

Yellow Headed Blackbird

Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary

A boardwalk and established trails make this an excellent destination for a family outing. More than a hundred species of birds live in this habitat of marshes, sandhills, meadows, and aspen and pine woods. Just 45 minutes south-west of Edmonton.

Find out more about Clifford E. Lee

Website: www.camacdonald.com

Take hwy 16 east, turn south onto hwy 60 (to Devon) and drive 13.2 km. Turn right onto Woodbend Road and drive 1.6 km. Turn south on Range Road 264 and proceed 1.4 km. Turn right into the sanctuary parking area.

High River

Viewing blind at Frank Lake

Frank Lake

Just 50 km southeast of Calgary near High River, this productive wetland is important to hundreds of bird species.

Find out more about Frank Lake

From the High River overpass on Highway 2, proceed east on Highway 23 for 5. 1 km. There is a turnoff on the south side of the road that will take you to the main access gate and parking lot. During open hours, vehicles can proceed through this gate and continue for 1.6 km to the viewing blind.

St. Albert

Wood Frog

Lois Hole Centennial Park

Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park was established on April 19, 2005, becoming the 69th provincial park in Alberta. The park contains the former Big Lake Natural Area and an additional 302 hectares of Crown land, for a total of 1421 hectares. The lake makes up around 59 per cent of the park's total area.

Website: www.cd.gov.ab.ca

Traveling north on St Albert Trail, turn LEFT onto 137 ave. Turn right onto Sir Winston Churchill Ave. (184 St). Turn Left onto Levasseur Road. Levasseur Road becomes Riel Drive Park either at the Rugby parking lot or continue along Riel Drive and turn left on Rodeo Drive. Follow Rodeo Drive to a gravel parking lot.

Calgary

Great Blue Heron

Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Marsh at the Bow Habitat Station

Located in the heart of Calgary’s Inglewood community and next to the Bow Habitat Station (opening fall 2007), the DUC marsh is a centerpiece of the Bow Habitat complex.

Website: www.srd.gov.ab.ca

Located in the community of Inglewood on the bank of the Bow River in Pearce Estate Park.

McLennan

Kimiwan Lake

Kimiwan Lake, located at McLennan, Alberta, Canada is an internationally
recognized wetland that has tremendous wildlife values, particularly for waterfowl and shorebirds.

Website: www.kimiwanbirdwalk.ca

Approximately 440 km northwest of Edmonton and 77 kilometres south of Peace River on Highway 2.

Calgary

Green-wing Teal

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a 34-hectare (80 acre) site located in a federal migratory bird sanctuary along the Bow River in Calgary. The site is dominated by a mature, riparian forest. The migration monitoring station has been operated by the Calgary Bird Banding Society since 1992.

Website: www.bsc-eoc.org

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is located in Calgary. From the south, access 9 Ave. SE from Mcleod Tr. or Blackfoot Tr. and go east to Sanctuary Road. From the north, access from Deerfoot Tr. via 17 Ave. and turn south on 19 St. to 9 Ave.

Lethbridge

Prickly Pear Cactus
Photo Credit: Gordon Court

Elizabeth Hall Wetlands

The Elizabeth Hall Wetland is an oxbow pond nestled beside the beautiful cottonwood forest of the Oldman
river. A short walk from the parking lot to the wetland will be rewarded with an abundance of wildlife viewing
opportunities!

Website: www.city.lethbridge.ab.ca

Located beside the Bridge Valley Golf Course on Highway 3a W (Bridge Rd.) Lethbridge, Alberta. For information about the Elizabeth Hall Wetland, contact the Helen Schuler Coulee Centre.

Grande Prairie

Canvasback

Saskatoon Island Provincial Park

Located just 15 minutes west of Grande Prairie, Saskatoon Island Provincial Park is a federal migratory bird sanctuary.

Website: www.srd.gov.ab.ca

19 km west of Grande Prairie on Highway 43 and then 3 km north.