GeoNotes Cypress Hills and area
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Topographic map of the Cypress Hills. Source: Cypress Hills Topo Map |
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Orchids
Get Started Resources:
Cypress Hills orchids: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/ba121898-a1ad-4ce3-9de9-6bdc2b2c7e15/resource/cabd1e90-9ea7-4c84-95a6-b31a947ca577/download/cypress-hills-pp-orchids-checklist.pdf
Cypress
Hills Orchids in Colour
Images:
https://www.albertaparks.ca/media/6493053/cypress-hills-pp-orchids-checklist.pdf
Cypress
Hills
Plants:
https://www.npss.sk.ca/docs/2_pdf/Plants_of_Cypress_Hills_Provincial_Park.pdf
Cypress
Hills Common Lichens:
https://biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/Cypress.PDF
Saskatchewan
Conservation Data Center
(Biodiversity):
https://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/SppList.htm
Integrated
Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): https://www.itis.gov/
Saskatchewan
Wildlife (snakes, birds, insects,
wildlife):
https://birdwatchinghq.com/?s=snakes+in+saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Wildflowers: https://www.saskwildflower.ca/native-plant-photos.html
Flora of North America: http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1
Saskatchewan and North American Insects: https://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-state.php?thisState=Saskatchewan
Bumble Bees-Calgary: https://prism.ucalgary.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/10a75658-4cda-4570-a899-8ae70407c823/content
North American Bumble Bee Guide: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259460549_Bumble_Bees_of_North_America_An_Identification_Guide
Jeff's Butterfly Page: https://www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies.htm
Butterflies and Moths of North America: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/identify/region
Bug Guide: https://bugguide.net/node/view/15740
Insect Identification: https://www.insectidentification.org/
Insects of Alberta: https://www.insectsofalberta.com/main.htm
Cornell Lab: All About Birds: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/
Cypress Hills Birds: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/9972b06f-615d-4126-a764-6cb06b8fb63d/resource/549f2737-757c-467b-ace3-bf380b0ad3d4/download/aep-birds-cypress-hills-interprovincial-park.pdf
Warbler Cheat Sheet: https://95627.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/95627/Bird%20Academy/FALL%20Cheatsheetsx4%209-5-24.pdf? or try https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/fall-warbler-guide
Gulls and Terns in Canada: https://birdwatchinghq.com/gulls-in-canada/
Laws Gull ID Chart: https://www.johnmuirlaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Laws_Gull_ID.pdf
Gulls-Coastal BC: https://www.birdscanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Adult_Gulls.pdf
Gulls: Eastern Canada: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/oiseaux-migrateurs-migratory-bird/eastern-canada-common-gulls-identification-guide-2019.pdf
Gulls-Saskatchewan: https://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/nature-blog-network/gulls-in-saskatchewan/
Cypress Hills Mammals: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0e05fd07-1fc7-44c0-a7da-a3c0dd4cb214/resource/43ea8b58-a833-4544-96d1-2eb02cd5c6fb/download/aep-mammals-cypress-hills-interprovincial-park.pdf
Sources:
AlbertaParks.ca; Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park; Orchids Checklist; cypress-hills-pp-orchids-checklist.pdf; Site accessed 6-25-2025.
Cypress Hills Grasslands Destination Area; Interactive Map « Map of CGDA; Site accessed 6-25-2025.
Topographic-map.com; Cypress Hills topographic map, elevation, terrain; Site accessed 6-25-2025.
Treeosix Adventure Parks; Download Map of Cypress Hill Saskatchewan; Map of Cypress Hills Saskatchewan – Treeosix Adventure Parks; Site accessed 6-14-2025.
Charles Kuss
2025
Upadated: 6-25-2025
