Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Calgary sits at the ecotone between the Prairies and the Foothills, yielding a mix of grassland, parkland, and montane species.
Blue grama, buffalo grass, June grass, needle-and-thread, western wheatgrass
Alfalfa, aster, blazing star, goldenrod, lupine, prairie coneflower, sunflower
Chokecherry, red-osier dogwood, juniper, wild rose, saskatoon (serviceberry), silverberry
Trembling aspen, balsam poplar, cottonwood, lodgepole pine (higher), white spruce (river valleys)
Badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, white-tailed/mule deer, elk, red fox, moose (river corridors), muskrat, porcupine, snowshoe hare, raccoon, striped skunk, Richardson’s ground squirrel, gray wolf (rare, dispersing)
Bald eagle, blue jay, Canada goose, black-capped chickadee, common raven, mallard, peregrine falcon, red-tailed hawk, black-billed magpie, great horned owl, white-tailed ptarmigan (winter), American robin, clay-colored sparrow, downy woodpecker
Plains garter snake, wandering garter snake, boreal chorus frog, wood frog, tiger salamander
Rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, bull trout, lake trout, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, mountain whitefish
Urban expansion fragments habitat. Fish Creek Provincial Park, Nose Hill Park, Weaselhead, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary protect core corridors. Calgary’s Biodiversity Strategy aims to restore connectivity.