Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park

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Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Location of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park in Alberta
Location	Alberta, Canada
Nearest city	Edmonton
Coordinates	53°36′22″N 113°40′41″W / 53.60611, -113.67806
Area	11.2 km² (4.3 sq mi)[1]
Established	April 19, 2005
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 660 m (2,165 ft). 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 69^th provincial park.

Contents 1 Activities 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Activities

Birdwatching is a popular activity in the park:^[2] 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.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park. Retrieved on 2007-07-14.

• Big Lake Environment Support Society (BLESS). Stewards of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.

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Coordinates: 53°36′22″N 113°40′41″W / 53.60611, -113.67806 (Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park)