Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation - Slave Lake, Alberta
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wildwoodke
N 55° 24.730 W 114° 48.276
11U E 638981 N 6142851
The Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation's location takes advantage of a ntural phenomenon – that Lesser Slave Lake and nearby Marten Mountain act as a natural barrier to migratory birds. The centre is about 19 km from Slave Lake, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WM5HK7
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 01/09/2009
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"Who we are and how we came into being all started in the early 1990s with a group of three enthusiastic birders and the seed of an idea. Why not take advantage of a phenomenon discovered by researchers – that Lesser Slave Lake and nearby Marten Mountain act as a natural barrier to migratory birds? This fact, described as the 'Point Pelee Effect,' means migrant birds avoid crossing the lake and veer to the east, funneling along the shoreline between the lake and Marten Mountain.
The idea was, of course, to create Canada's most northerly bird observatory, and in 1994, the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory (LSLBO) came into existence.
Today that idea is reality. The Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation (BCBC) is the only educational and research facility in the world strategically located to study boreal birds on their breeding grounds. The BCBC offers 6,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor exhibits, interpretive programming, a gift shop and office space. It also provides research space and computer work stations for staff, volunteers." (See (
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May Long Weekend to Labour Day:
Open seven days a week.
Weekdays - 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and Stat Holidays -
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Winter Hours:
Saturday and Sunday - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Weekdays - Open by appointment only.
Statutory Holidays - Closed unless otherwise posted.