Dennis Brothers (99.1 km)
Dennis Brothers is a 320-acre natural area located about 16 km north of Stettler, offering a mix of wetland, grassland, and bush habitats. Wildlife in the area includes white-tailed and mule deer, moose, red fox, muskrat, northern pocket gopher, and wood frogs. Bird species such as the Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Gray Partridge, Pied-billed Grebe, Rock Pigeon, Sora, American Coot, Killdeer, Wilson’s Snipe, Red-tailed Hawk, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Tree Swallow, Gray Catbird, Vesper Sparrow, LeConte’s Sparrow, Bobolink, Western Meadowlark, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow Warbler can also be found here. The site’s plants include Trembling Aspen, Balsam Poplar, Willow, Saskatoon, Wild Raspberry, Wild Rose, Golden Bean, Prairie Smoke, Canada Anemone, Northern Bedstraw, and Goldenrod. The area is hilly with no designated paths, so visitors must walk through tall grasses. It is occasionally grazed by cattle, and access is by foot only, with no open fires allowed and restricted to day use.
Access: Head north on Highway 56 from Stettler, then east on Township Road 404. Turn left at the T-intersection, and the site is on the right along the fair-weather road.
Partners: DUC
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-73
Dennis Brothers is a 320-acre natural area located about 16 km north of Stettler, offering a mix of wetland, grassland, and bush habitats. Wildlife in the area includes white-tailed and mule deer, moose, red fox, muskrat, northern pocket gopher, and wood frogs. Bird species such as the Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Gray Partridge, Pied-billed Grebe, Rock Pigeon, Sora, American Coot, Killdeer, Wilson’s Snipe, Red-tailed Hawk, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Tree Swallow, Gray Catbird, Vesper Sparrow, LeConte’s Sparrow, Bobolink, Western Meadowlark, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow Warbler can also be found here. The site’s plants include Trembling Aspen, Balsam Poplar, Willow, Saskatoon, Wild Raspberry, Wild Rose, Golden Bean, Prairie Smoke, Canada Anemone, Northern Bedstraw, and Goldenrod. The area is hilly with no designated paths, so visitors must walk through tall grasses. It is occasionally grazed by cattle, and access is by foot only, with no open fires allowed and restricted to day use.
Access: Head north on Highway 56 from Stettler, then east on Township Road 404. Turn left at the T-intersection, and the site is on the right along the fair-weather road.
Partners: DUC
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-73
