Birds Hill Provincial Park
bird hill provincial park provincial park manitoba canada located boreal plain ecozone park protects area representative aspenoak parkland well provides opportunity recreation located kilometer north winnipeg highway cover approximately acre hectare km square mile bird hill provincial park designated provincial park government manitoba park considered class iii protected area iucn protected area management category bird hill provincial park popular destination receiving million visitor annually summer festival sporting event held main campground heavily booked family enjoy beach picnic area winter trail groomed crosscountry skiing skijoring kicksledding riding stable offer horsedrawn sleigh ride half park set aside backcountry offering visitor trail hiking crosscountry skiing horseback riding mountain biking almost park classified recreational development use including campground beach picnic site scenic roadway riding stable equestrian facility festival site pioneer homestead three scenic roadway added park developed north drive south drive festival drive paved shoulder road frequently used walking running roller sport cycling bird hill provincial park located within rural municipality springfield st clements official boundary two municipality run park park rise series six low rounded hill south west stand ft surrounding land north east metre ft higher lookout tower built griffith hill halfway point chickadee hiking trail park landscape today still defined event year ago pleistocene glacier retreated melted glacial lake agassiz initially glacier melt water deposited sand gravel complex esker glacier continued retreat lake agassiz submerged esker adding silt clay around edge huge lake spit beach formed eroded lake slowly dropped five major strandlines glacial lake found within park boundary rock layer beneath bird hill park consistent surrounding region deepest precambrian superior craton volcanoplutonic rock bird river subprovince older rock overlaid paleozoic layers—the dolomitic limestone dolomite red river formation top shale sandstone winnipeg formation two sedimentary layer contain aquifer important neighbouring community including winnipeg glacial post glacial deposit lying directly sedimentary layer within park allow precipitation recharge aquifer beneath trembling aspen bur oak forest dominant plant community found park prairie specie found drier upland site wetland park include marsh black sprucetamarack bog cedar bog tree found within park include manitoba maple jack pine paper birch white spruce balsam poplar bird hill park home mammal specie including whitetailed deer two hundred specie bird found within park boundary include northern goshawk northern shrike boreal chickadee redbreasted nuthatch american woodcock northern sawwhet owl spragues pipit indigo bunting eastern towhee lark sparrow western silvery aster specie protected federal provincial endangered specie law found growing park since area higher surrounding terrain bird hill park served early settler refuge flooding year settler pine ridge built lutheran church land owned john uhrich within park church closed building removed another site later demolished church graveyard pine ridge cemetery located near nimowin road many early settler area buried park formed land expropriated local landowner official opening date marked ribbon cutting ceremony manitoba premier duff roblin july park named honour dr curtis bird first speaker manitoba provincial legislature whose father factor hudson bay company received large land grant location equestrian cycling event pan american game hosted winnipeg held park every july since park site winnipeg folk festival september pope john paul ii celebrated mass park visit manitoba august bryan adam performed waking nation festival held park deadbeat honeymooner extreme sas jordan steve miller park hosted canadian triathlon championship park location road cycling triathlon equestrian competition pan american game park venue triathlon road cycling openwater swimming event canada game bird hill manitoba list protected area manitoba find favorite park bird hill provincial park manitoba park protected space bird hill provincial park management plan manitoba conservation water stewardship park natural area branch february inaturalist bird hill provincial park