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The primary goal of the Restoration Crew within WatertonLakes National Park was to proitect and maintain the
vegetative biodiversity that the Park is renown for. The largest threat to this was Spotted Knapweed (Centurea
stoebe), which was controlled through chemical and mechanical techniques.
Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) and Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis) restoration
work near Mount Vimy.
Here is the Restoration crew doing some monitoring on past Whitebark
and Limber Pine planting sites.
Jone’s Columbine (Aquilegia jonesii)
Mountain Lady Slipper(Cypripedium parviflorum)
There are many rare plant species found within Waterton!
Double Bladder Pod (Physaria didymocarpa)
Showy Locoweed (Oxytropis splendens)
Pink Wintergreen(Pyrola asarifolia)
Lots of unique wildlife can be found in the Mountain such as
Mountain Goats (Oreamnosamericanus).
This is a Bighorn Sheep Ram (Ovis canadensis) which fell
through the ice in winter which was left intact.