Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-07

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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00:01:15 1 Sanctuary grounds
00:03:07 2 History
00:03:16 2.1 Pre-contact human history
00:07:21 2.2 European Settlers
00:07:31 2.2.1 a) Purchase of land from First Nations
00:08:15 2.2.2 b) Origin of names – Swan Lake and Christmas Hill
00:10:19 2.2.3 c) Hudson Bay Sheep Farm-murder on Christmas Hill
00:11:37 2.2.4 d) Farming history
00:12:40 2.2.4.1 McKenzie Farm
00:13:45 2.2.4.2 Rogers Farm-Christmas Hill
00:15:04 2.2.4.3 Pendray Dairy Farm
00:15:48 2.2.4.4 Girling Farm-Ralph Street
00:16:29 2.2.5 Swan Lake Hotel
00:17:28 2.2.6 Other historical notes
00:17:58 3 Lake pollution and eutrophication
00:21:12 4 Saanich land acquisition
00:23:31 5 Nature Sanctuary Society
00:25:11 6 Site development
00:27:59 7 Educational programs
00:29:38 8 Volunteers
00:30:27 9 Membership
00:31:20 10 Facilities
00:31:30 10.1 Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature House
00:32:05 10.2 Boardwalks and trails
00:33:26 10.3 Native plant garden
00:34:07 11 Rules and regulations for the Sanctuary
00:35:17 12 External links



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SUMMARY
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Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve located in Saanich, British Columbia. The sanctuary includes a lake, adjacent marshy lowlands, and the Nature House, as well as a good part of the summit regions of Christmas Hill. 
The Nature Sanctuary consists of two physically and ecologically distinct areas: the low wetland area surrounding Swan Lake, and the rocky Gary Oak-forested hilltop of Christmas Hill. The two areas are joined by a connecting corridor trail along the Nelthorpe Road allowance, crossing McKenzie Avenue at a pedestrian-controlled crosswalk. Portions of the corridor trail are on the roadside, and are identified by signs with a hiker symbol and arrow to indicate the direction.
The Nature Sanctuary land surrounding the lake covers 43.4 hectares (107 acres) in addition to the 9.4 hectare (23 acre) lake. In the winter flooding stage, the lake can cover up to 32.4 hectares (80 acres) of the low lying lands around the lake.