Leavitt (61.8 km)
Leavitt is a 125-acre site located southeast of Rocky Mountain House. It consists mainly of willow thickets, wet meadows, and mixed-wood forest with aspen, spruce, and pine. The area is home to a variety of wildlife, including bird species such as Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Mourning Dove, Bald Eagle, Alder Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pine Siskin, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, and Lincoln's Sparrow, as well as mammals like moose, white-tailed deer, black bears, and cougars. The site also supports plant species such as willow, buckbrush, northern bedstraw, horsetail, meadow rue, harebell, bunchberry, twinflower, anemone, wintergreen, and meadow rue. The area is managed for wildlife habitat enhancement, including tree planting and waterfowl nest boxes. Visitors should be aware that the thick willow stands can make some parts difficult to navigate.
Access: From Caroline, head north on Range Road 61 for 11 km, then turn right onto Township Road 373. The site will be on your left after 1 km.
Partners: ACA, AFGA, & Trout Unlimited Canada
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-44
Leavitt is a 125-acre site located southeast of Rocky Mountain House. It consists mainly of willow thickets, wet meadows, and mixed-wood forest with aspen, spruce, and pine. The area is home to a variety of wildlife, including bird species such as Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Mourning Dove, Bald Eagle, Alder Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pine Siskin, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, and Lincoln's Sparrow, as well as mammals like moose, white-tailed deer, black bears, and cougars. The site also supports plant species such as willow, buckbrush, northern bedstraw, horsetail, meadow rue, harebell, bunchberry, twinflower, anemone, wintergreen, and meadow rue. The area is managed for wildlife habitat enhancement, including tree planting and waterfowl nest boxes. Visitors should be aware that the thick willow stands can make some parts difficult to navigate.
Access: From Caroline, head north on Range Road 61 for 11 km, then turn right onto Township Road 373. The site will be on your left after 1 km.
Partners: ACA, AFGA, & Trout Unlimited Canada
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-44
