Caroline - Shell Canada (65.6 km)
This 160-acre natural area, located north of Sundre along Highway 22, includes pine, spruce, aspen, and poplar forests, as well as wetlands with mudflats. Wildlife in the area includes white-tailed and mule deer, elk, moose, black and grizzly bears, fishers, and pine martens. Birdwatchers may spot species such as Swainson's Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-tailed Hawk, Pine Siskin, Tree Swallow, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Alder Flycatcher, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Wilson's Snipe. Plants include wild rose, lowbush cranberry, beaked hazelnut, raspberry, gooseberry, Richardson's geranium, mouse-eared chickweed, harebell, bunchberry, spotted coralroot, and wild strawberry. Keep in mind that there are no official trails, and the area can be muddy, making it challenging to navigate on foot.
Access: From Caroline, head east on Highway 22, south on Cowboy Trail, then east on Township Road 354. Turn right onto Range Road 53, continue onto Range Road 52, then turn right onto Township Road 345A and right again on Range Road 53. Follow the road to the end where the property will be ahead.
Partners: ACA, AFGA, & Shell Canada Limited
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-144
This 160-acre natural area, located north of Sundre along Highway 22, includes pine, spruce, aspen, and poplar forests, as well as wetlands with mudflats. Wildlife in the area includes white-tailed and mule deer, elk, moose, black and grizzly bears, fishers, and pine martens. Birdwatchers may spot species such as Swainson's Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Western Wood-Pewee, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-tailed Hawk, Pine Siskin, Tree Swallow, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Alder Flycatcher, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Wilson's Snipe. Plants include wild rose, lowbush cranberry, beaked hazelnut, raspberry, gooseberry, Richardson's geranium, mouse-eared chickweed, harebell, bunchberry, spotted coralroot, and wild strawberry. Keep in mind that there are no official trails, and the area can be muddy, making it challenging to navigate on foot.
Access: From Caroline, head east on Highway 22, south on Cowboy Trail, then east on Township Road 354. Turn right onto Range Road 53, continue onto Range Road 52, then turn right onto Township Road 345A and right again on Range Road 53. Follow the road to the end where the property will be ahead.
Partners: ACA, AFGA, & Shell Canada Limited
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-144
