Английская Википедия:Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
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Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is a natural park in Canada straddling the Alberta / Saskatchewan boundary and jointly administered by the two provinces. Located south-east of Medicine Hat in the Cypress Hills, it became Canada's first interprovincial park in 1989.[1]
The park consists of two protected areas, the Шаблон:Cvt west block, that straddles the Alberta / Saskatchewan boundary between Alberta Highway 41, the townsite of Elkwater, Saskatchewan Highway 615, Saskatchewan Highway 271, and Fort Walsh, and the centre block, an additional area of Шаблон:Cvt in Saskatchewan, west of Saskatchewan Highway 21.
Geography
Шаблон:Main The Cypress Hills plateau rises up to Шаблон:Cvt above the surrounding prairie, to a maximum elevation of Шаблон:Cvt at "Head of the Mountain" at the west end in Alberta,[2] making it Canada's highest point between the Canadian Rockies and the Labrador Peninsula. Eastward across the boundary is the highest point in Saskatchewan, at Шаблон:Cvt.[3] The "West Block" of the Cypress Hills spans the provincial boundary. Battle Creek runs through the central part of the park. Although the hills seem relatively low, in a larger geographic context the plateau does rise gradually from many kilometres away so that the total elevation gain from Medicine Hat is approximately Шаблон:Convert.
History
- 1931 - Cypress Hills Provincial Park was established in Saskatchewan.[4]
- 1951 - Cypress Hills Provincial Park was established in Alberta.
- 1989 - On August 25, the governments of Alberta[5] and Saskatchewan[6] signed an agreement committing themselves to cooperation on ecosystem management, education, and park promotion.
- 2000 - Fort Walsh National Historic Site (located on the Saskatchewan side of the West Block) joined the collective. Together, these three partner agencies make up the park. Both Alberta and Saskatchewan provincial governments signed the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park agreement, establishing the first interprovincial park in Canada.
- 2001 - On August 18, Vance Petriew discovered a comet from Cypress Hills during the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party.[7] The comet was later named 185P/Petriew.
- 2004 - On September 28, Saskatchewan Parks, Alberta Community Development, Parks Canada and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada signed an agreement that declared the park a dark-sky preserve.
- 2011 - On August 25, the Park opened the Cypress Hills Observatory and Yurt classroom.[8]
Nature
Approximately 700 species of plants and animals thrive in the park, including 14 species of orchids.
The park protects the majority of the Cypress Hills landscape, which consists of three separate elevated blocks of lush forest and fescue grassland surrounded by dry mixed-grass prairie. The West and Centre Blocks are protected as provincial parks, and are managed by Alberta Parks and Protected Areas[9] and Saskatchewan Parks,[10] respectively. The "East Block" of the Cypress Hills, situated near Eastend, Saskatchewan, is not a park or protected area. The Fort Walsh National Historic Site is also located adjacent to the West Block.
Mammals
There are five species of large hoofed mammals found in the park:[11] wapiti, moose, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and pronghorn. Other mammals found in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park include:[11] Шаблон:Div col Eulipotyphla
- Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus)
- American pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi)
- Wandering shrew (Sorex vagrans)
Lagomorpha
- Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
- White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)
- Nuttall's cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)
Chiroptera
- Hoary bat (Aeorestes cinereus)
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
- Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
- Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis)
- Small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
- Long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)
- Little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus)
Carnivora
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
- Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)
- North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
- Stoat (Mustela erminea)
- Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
- Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
- Long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata)
- American mink (Neogale vison)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Mountain lion (Puma concolor)
- American badger (Taxidea taxus)
- Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides)
- Swift fox (Vulpes velox)
Rodentia
- Ord's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii)
- North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
- Sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus)
- Western meadow vole (Microtus drummondii)
- Gapper's red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi)
- Least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
- Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
- Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
- Northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)
- White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
- Western deer mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis)
- American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii)
- Olive-backed pocket mouse (Perognathus fasciatus)
- Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)
Fish species
Fish species include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, brook, brown, westslope cutthroat and rainbow trout, burbot, common carp, white sucker, and shorthead redhorse.
Activities
On the Alberta side of West Block, key park features include Head of the Mountain Viewpoint, the highest point between the Rocky Mountains and Labrador, the Elkwater townsite (a cottage community sitting at the same elevation as the Banff townsite), Horseshoe Canyon and Reesor Lake viewpoints (offering 100 km views on a clear day), over 50 km of hiking and mountain biking trails, and Hidden Valley Ski Area. Three lakes sit on the Alberta side of the park (Elkwater Lake, Spruce Coulee Reservoir and Reesor Lake), with another four in Saskatchewan (Harris, Adams, Coulee Lake, and Loch Leven).
All year long, park interpreters present education programs to school and youth groups, adult and seniors groups, and a wide range of park visitors.
There are also various rentals to be used in the park in the various months. In summertime, kayak, canoe, bicycle, and stand up paddle boards are available for rental. In the winter, kicksleds, snowshoes, skates, and cross-country skis may be rented. Winter camping is available and through Camp-Easy, yurts[12] are available for rent.[13]
See also
- List of protected areas of Alberta
- List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
- List of Canadian protected areas
- List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories
References
External links
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- Official Park website
- A Road Trip To Cypress Hills
- Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Шаблон:Webarchive
Шаблон:Alberta parks Шаблон:Saskatchewan parks Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Cypress Hills Provincial Park - Alberta - Geology - accessed 2013-08-04
- ↑ Statistics Canada - Table 15.3 Selected principal heights, by province and territory
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite encyclopedia
- ↑ Alberta Government Шаблон:Webarchive - Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park page
- ↑ Saskatchewan Government Шаблон:Webarchive - Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park page
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Alberta Parks and Protected Areas
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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