FortWhyte Alive

FortWhyte Alive in southwest Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a reclaimed urban wildlife preserve, recreation area, and environmental education centre that covers about 640 acres and forms a significant share of the city’s green space. Named Fort Whyte in 1888, the area was used for cement extraction from 1907 to 1912 before becoming obsolete by the 1950s. Educators and conservationists then transformed it into a natural learning space, beginning with a nature trail in 1955 and a waterfowl sanctuary in 1966. Expanded in 2000, it now offers trails, wetlands, prairie, forests, exhibits, and year-round programs, making it a major example of urban restoration and environmental education.

Manitoba · Canada