Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park

Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park

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name = Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
iucn_category = IV


base_width = 200px
caption = Location of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park in Alberta
locator_x = 150
locator_y = 159
location = Alberta, Canada
nearest_city = Edmonton
lat_degrees = 53
lat_minutes = 36
lat_seconds = 22
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 113
long_minutes = 40
long_seconds = 41
long_direction = W
area = km2 to mi2|11.2|abbr=yes [Cite web| url= http://tprc.alberta.ca/parks/loishole/| title= Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park| author= Alberta Parks| authorlink= Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture| month= December| year= 2006| accessdate= 2007-07-14]
established = April 19, 2005
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = Alberta Community Development

Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located immediately west from Edmonton and St. Albert. It was named after Lois Hole, former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.

The park is situated on the shores of "Big Lake" (formed on the lower course of the Sturgeon River, at an elevation of m to ft|660|abbr=yes. It is maintained by Alberta Community Development 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 latest provincial park to be established in the province, and Alberta's 69th provincial park.

Activities

Birdwatching is a popular activity in the park: [Cite web| author=Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture| url=http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteactivities.aspx?id=437| title= Activities in Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park |accessdate=2007-07-14] Species include Franklin's gull, tundra swan, black tern, eared grebe, northern pintail, yellowlegs, dowitcher, pectoral sandpiper, American avocet and other sandpipers. A total of 220 bird species have been observed in the area.

ee also

*List of Alberta provincial parks
*List of Canadian provincial parks
*List of National Parks of Canada

References

External links

*Cite web| author= Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture| authorlink=Alberta Community Development| url=http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteinformation.aspx?id=437| title= Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park |accessdate=2007-07-14

*Cite web| author= Big Lake Environment Support Society (BLESS)| authorlink=BLESS| url=http://www.bless.ab.ca| title= Stewards of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park |accessdate=2007-11-15


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