Jensen Island
North Thompson Oxbows Jensen Island Provincial Park
(yes, that is the long, long name of the park)
This shot taken from Westsyde Road looks down over the oxbow which surrounds most of Jensen Island on the left side of the bridge. An oxbow is a wide meander of a river which gets cut off from the main river and forms a lake or, in this case, a marshy wetland. The U-shaped area is only completely filled with water for a few months in spring/early summer.
This wetland is a protected nature conservation area, home to otters, beavers, and many species of water fowl. When I was there, I could see quite a number of trumpeter and tundra swans.
Jensen Island
North Thompson Oxbows Jensen Island Provincial Park
(yes, that is the long, long name of the park)
This shot taken from Westsyde Road looks down over the oxbow which surrounds most of Jensen Island on the left side of the bridge. An oxbow is a wide meander of a river which gets cut off from the main river and forms a lake or, in this case, a marshy wetland. The U-shaped area is only completely filled with water for a few months in spring/early summer.
This wetland is a protected nature conservation area, home to otters, beavers, and many species of water fowl. When I was there, I could see quite a number of trumpeter and tundra swans.