在肇(zhao)東(dong)市西(xi)八(ba)(ba)(ba)里(li)(li)鄉西(xi)側,有一片頗具神(shen)秘(mi)色彩的(de)綠(lv)色王國,那(nei)就是八(ba)(ba)(ba)里(li)(li)湖濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)公園(yuan),也叫八(ba)(ba)(ba)里(li)(li)湖濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)度假村,是省級(ji)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)保護(hu)單位。八(ba)(ba)(ba)里(li)(li)湖濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)屬內陸(lu)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di),是松花江流域肇(zhao)東(dong)區(qu)域濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)的(de)重(zhong)要(yao)組成部分,是重(zhong)要(yao)的(de)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)資源(yuan)和野(ye)生漁業(ye)資源(yuan)區(qu)。
走進(jin)八里湖濕(shi)地(di)(di)度(du)假村,仿佛走進(jin)一(yi)處(chu)遠離城市喧囂(xiao)的(de)(de)世外(wai)桃源。這里有(you)仿古建筑、小橋流(liu)水(shui)、有(you)草原、農(nong)田,有(you)久違了的(de)(de)雞鳴犬吠,有(you)花果飄香的(de)(de)采摘園。而濕(shi)地(di)(di)觀鳥則是(shi)八里湖呈現(xian)給人們的(de)(de)一(yi)道豐盛的(de)(de)濕(shi)地(di)(di)文化大餐。
八里湖濕(shi)地是(shi)鳥(niao)兒重(zhong)(zhong)要的(de)(de)棲息地,是(shi)一(yi)座寶貴的(de)(de)生命基因庫。這里生活著100多(duo)種水鳥(niao),其中很多(duo)都是(shi)國家(jia)重(zhong)(zhong)點(dian)保護(hu)的(de)(de)珍稀物種。平時很難一(yi)睹它(ta)(ta)們(men)的(de)(de)芳容,而在(zai)八里湖您盡可以大飽眼福,一(yi)覽它(ta)(ta)們(men)美妙絕(jue)倫的(de)(de)風(feng)采(cai)。波(bo)光(guang)重(zhong)(zhong)鳥(niao)性(xing),湖影悅人心(xin)。船(chuan)兒在(zai)濕(shi)地深處劃過,千(qian)般美景徐徐映(ying)入(ru)眼簾,真是(shi)香(xiang)蒲如墻、蘆(lu)花勝雪、碧(bi)波(bo)輕漾(yang)、群鳥(niao)相(xiang)隨,八里湖濕(shi)地以它(ta)(ta)的(de)(de)神奇和美麗給了人們(men)一(yi)個(ge)又一(yi)個(ge)驚喜。
八里湖濕(shi)(shi)地(di)通過(guo)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)保護與(yu)(yu)恢復,濕(shi)(shi)地(di)資源合理利用與(yu)(yu)開發(fa),發(fa)展(zhan)綠(lv)色農(nong)業、景觀農(nong)業、觀光農(nong)業,達到人與(yu)(yu)自然和(he)諧統一,相(xiang)依共存持(chi)續發(fa)展(zhan)的典范,同時(shi)也創造了(le)八里湖濕(shi)(shi)地(di)度假(jia)村這猶如桃(tao)花(hua)源般、無(wu)與(yu)(yu)倫比的美麗和(he)詩情畫意,為我市沿江的旅游文(wen)化增添(tian)了(le)一條(tiao)靚麗的風景線。