Lethbridge - Mountain/Prairie
Last Review/Updated: May 10, 2002
Coulees, prairie, foothills, mountain slopes: the remarkable variety of landforms and climatic conditions in this region produce an exceptional diversity of sites for viewing wildlife.
Coulees are steeply eroded draws and valleys which harbour sufficient moisture to create distinctive oases of trees and shrubbery in the midst of the southern prairie. These locations sustain an abundance of flora, birds and mammals which are otherwise uncommon in the prairie region. In the Crowsnest Pass to the west, you may visit open stands of limber pines, bent and weathered by the wind, fast-flowing trout streams and mountain meadows. The greatest diversity of wildlife species in the province occurs in Alberta's southwest corner, where prairie and mountain meet in Waterton Lakes National Park.
Lethbridge Region Viewing Sites
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