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Beehive Natural Area

Beehive Natural Area. ALBERTA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION Defending Wild Alberta Through Awareness and Action. The BEEHIVE.

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Beehive Natural Area

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  1. Beehive Natural Area ALBERTA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION Defending Wild Alberta Through Awareness and Action

  2. TheBEEHIVE The Beehive is located in the Rocky Mountain Natural Region, the most rugged in the province. This region is distinguished from the adjacent Foothills region by sharp, high peaks. Elevations rise from about 1000m in major river valleys to 3700m along the Continental Divide.

  3. Alpine cinquefoil

  4. Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountain region contains three sub-regions: Montane, Alpine and Subalpine. The Beehive includes parts of the Alpine and Subalpine subregions: • The Alpine subregion includes vegetated areas and bare rock above the tree-line, and contains species characteristic of areas that were left free of ice during the last glaciation. • The Subalpine subregion is characterized by closed forests and lower elevations

  5. Lantern

  6. Golden eagle

  7. Grizzly bears

  8. River beauty

  9. Lynx

  10. Indian paintbrush Yellow columbine

  11. Indian paintbrush Twinflower

  12. Harebell

  13. Lousewort

  14. Clark’s nutcracker

  15. Avens

  16. Pika

  17. Pileated woodpecker

  18. PROTECTION STATUS The Beehive was protected as a Natural Area in April 1987. Natural Areas “protect special and sensitive natural landscapes of local and regional significance while providing opportunities for education, nature appreciation and low intensity recreation.”

  19. Beehive Natural Area ALBERTA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION Defending Wild Alberta Through Awareness and Action

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