Beaverlodge

History

The town was named for the Beaverlodge River, which was known as Uz-i-pa ("temporary lodge") by members of the Beaver First Nation. The first European-Canadian settlers arrived in 1909. In 1953, a Specialized Canadian Forces Station was built five miles northeast of the town. It was a General Surveillance Radar Station built as part of the NORAD pact with U.S. The buildings were operated by U.S military members, until the mid 60s when control was handed back to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Operations at the base ceased on April 1, 1988, when the threat of the Cold War decreased. The buildings were all eventually demolished in the mid 1990s.

Geography

Beaverlodge experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) that borders on a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  235
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  225
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  189
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  187
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  172
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  151
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  138
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  126

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2024-10-24
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• M 4 — 2019-12-25
  67 km SSE of Grande Prairie, Canada