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Ammenities
Its proximity to main urban areas such as White Rock, Ladner, and Surrey combined with the convenience of being between Highway 99 and King George Highway (99A). However, due to the high number of traffic in the area, no data on visitors is publicly available. The Serpentine Wildlife Management area has a 3.5 km long level trail that loops around its circumference, roughly taking 1.5 hours to walk, and is open year-round. The trail is mainly gravel and narrow in areas, contains three viewing towers, allows for fishing ( with basic non-tidal licence if 16 or older) and is dog-friendly. The narrow nature of the trail makes it difficult for wheelchair users and strollers, with none of the three viewing towers being wheelchair accessible. The trails are most popular for their birdwatching, views of the dikes, flatlands, bridges and of the surrounding farmlands.

Species at Risk
The Serpentine Wildlife Management Area, also better known as the Serpentine Fen is part of the most productive bird habitats in Western Canada. It was first designated as Management area back in 1973 for the purpose of raising Canada geese. It is a protected area within the boundaries of the Fraser River Estuary, so most information on species at risk focuses on the region as a whole. Most Bird populations that rely on the area are migratory; information about population trends covers various locations as the region is a  UN “ Wetland or Importance” or Ramsar Site The Ramsar designation for the Fraser River Delta covers six key locations Burns Bog, Sturgeon Bank, South Arm Marshes, Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area, Serpentine, and the Alaksen National Wildlife Area (no longer considered a Ramsar site). According to their website, the designation is due to its international importance as a “stopover” area, giving roughly 250,000 migrating and wintering waterfowl and 1 million shorebirds the necessary feeding and roosting sites they need.

American Bittern

The American Bittern, for instance, is noted as a species of concern as they are vulnerable to human - caused disturbances, hence why they are on the Blue List in British Columbia. This location is vital for many migratory bird species at risk like the American Bittern and the Western Sandpiper, due to the biofilm found in the mudflats. Biofilm found in intertidal sediments is a essential food for birds and invertebrates, and due to climate-change is becoming a scarce commodity. Shorebird populations trends are lower when the Fraser River is high, due to variability in biofilm quantity when salinity during the spring freshet is altered

Its proximity to main urban areas such as White Rock, Ladner, and Surrey combined with the convenience of being between Highway 99 and King George Highway (99A). However, due to the high number of traffic in the area, no data on visitors is publicly available. The Serpentine Wildlife Management area has a 3.5 km long level trail that loops around its circumference, roughly taking 1.5 hours to walk, and is open year-round. The trail is mainly gravel and narrow in areas, contains three viewing towers, allows for fishing ( with basic non-tidal licence if 16 or older) and is dog-friendly. The narrow nature of the trail makes it difficult for wheelchair users and strollers, with none of the three viewing towers being wheelchair accessible. The trails are most popular for their birdwatching, views of the dikes, flatlands, bridges and of the surrounding farmlands.