McIntyre Creek and its wetlands provide a veritable feast of photo opportunities for bird watchers. Bald Eagles, many species of ducks, ravens, chickadees, and many other bird species inhabit this area, nesting and rearing their young, and passing through to other breeding and feeding grounds.
Moose, deer, bear, wolves, foxes, coyotes, lynx, beavers, porcupine, squirrels, and rabbits are also found along this wildlife corridor that the McIntyre Creek runs through. There are also several fish species, as well as flora and fauna for the nature lovers to explore.
All this nature is within the City of Whitehorse bounderies and is a treasure and jewel that the Friends of McIntyre wish to preserve for future generations. A lot of the area is easily accessible by foot from the residents homes, providing exercise and enjoyment for the citizens, as well as an area for students from the nearby schools to study nature.
Some of the activities enjoyed along the creek are hiking, walking with dogs, dog mushing, fishing, orienteering, rock climbing, skiing, skidooing, ATV'ing, bird watching to mention a few.
The swans were there as I had surmised. It is a spring ritual, after all! Also, at the Range Road Dump lookout, there were close to 100 swans, about 20 Canada Geese and a plethora of ducks. While cycling on the haul road, I bumped into a moose leaving his drinking hole, located less than a kilometer passed the culvert.
April 1, 2009 Friends of McIntyre Creek held a public meeting in the Mount McIntyre Recreation Center, to show the value of protecting this area from development. Various Clubs and Organizations, as well as private citizens, spoke about their use of the McIntyre Creek area, and their desire to see it preserved as a nature park. Dorothy Bradley, Director, appears in this photo, with a map of the proposed park area showing in the back.
