South - Mossbank
Bird / Wildlife Viewing Sites, Public Trails, Natural Attraction, Scenic / Historic Tour
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5 km N of Mossbank via Grid 718. Watch for signs with duck that reads "OWLNA."
Latitude: 50.00098° N,
Longitude: -105.9664° W
Longitude: -105.9664° W
Designated a Migratory Bird Sanctuary and part of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve, Old Wives Lake Nature Area is located just five minutes outside of the community of Mossbank. The site is significant both historically and environmentally, and contains Old Wives Lake, the second largest saline lake in Canada and the fourth largest in North America. Offering some of the best birdwatching in the country, surveys of the lake have identified up to 65,000 birds per day while an estimated 500,000 shorebirds use Old Wives Lake as a stopping point while on their migration south to South America from the Arctic breeding grounds.
The self-guided, 2.4-km walking trail traverses through a variety of terrain - natural, grassland and possible wetland. Refer to the informational signs located along the trail complete with viewing deck, gazebo and picnic areas and further history of the area and the story behind the naming of Old Wives Lake.
South - Mossbank
