| Assiniboine Forest | |
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 The Aspen trail in Assiniboine Forest | |
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| Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 49°51′41″N 97°14′33″W / 49.86139°N 97.24250°W |
| Area | 285 ha |
| Opened | 1973 |
Assiniboine Forest is a regional park in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the largest urban forest in Canada, comprising an area of over 285 hectares.[1] It's located within the suburban area of Charleswood and is surrounded by Grant Avenue, Chalfont Road, Wilkes Avenue, and Shaftesbury Boulevard.[2][3]
The Forest consists of old growth aspen and oak trees, as well as wetlands; open meadows of tall-grass prairie; and a 12-acre pond. These habitats collectively include various species of plants and animals, including a resident population of white-tailed deer and nesting waterfowl. The Forest also contains 18 kilometres of maintained (paved, woodchip, and crushed limestone) multi-use trails that are accessed year-round by walkers; runners; cyclists; and in the winter; cross-country skiers. A surrounding system of paved trails connects these pathways northward to Assiniboine Park and southward to the Harte Trail.[4][5]
Since 1990, the Assiniboine Forest has been maintained by the Winnipeg Charleswood Rotary Club.[1]
- ^ a b "The Assiniboine Forest Today". Rotary Club of Winnipeg-Charleswood. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Assiniboine Forest". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ Bernhardt, Darren (19 Mar 2023). "The neighbourhood that never was: How Winnipeg's Assiniboine Forest was almost a paved-over paradise". CBC.
- ^ "Assiniboine Forest". City of Winnipeg, Naturalist Services Branch. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ "Harte Trail". Winnipeg Trails Association. Retrieved 2023-03-20.