Oldman River valley parks system

Well-known attractions in the system include Fort Whoop-Up, Helen Schuler Nature Centre and the High Level Bridge.

Various wildlife live in the park system, including deer, hawks, owls, rabbits, snakes, fox, coyotes, badgers, porcupines, pelicans, beavers, muskrats, ground squirrels and cranes.

These three species interbreed, producing a very diverse forest with varying leaf shapes and branch patterns.

[2] People began to settle in the river valley in the late 19th century, and by 1884, the population was about 250.

After a serious flood in 1953, Lethbridge City Council moved all the families out of the valley and designated it as parkland recreation.