Wildlife & Bird Watching

Just 11 kilometres west of Golden lies Burges and James Gadsden Provincial Park and the Moberly Marshes. This Ducks Unlimited Conservation project protects the northern portion of the Columbia River Wetlands that stretches 180 kilometres between Golden and Canal Flats. The Wetlands are the longest and continuous remaining wetlands in North America and supports over 260 resident and migratory bird species.  In fact, single-day counts have revealed some 15,000 waterfowl in the autumn and more than 1,000 tundra swans during the spring. You’re also likely to encounter deer, elk, beavers, muskrats, river otters and mink, as well as amphibians or reptiles.