On Saturday, the city hosted a walking tour of the area as part of efforts to get public input on developing a 10-year plan for managing the Weaselhead Flats and Glenmore park areas.
Weaselhead Flats and North and South Glenmore parks surround the Glenmore Reservoir — a primary source of Calgary’s drinking water. The parks are home to everything from bears to moose and a wide variety of birds.On Saturday, the city hosted a walking tour of the area as part of efforts to get public input on developing aThe project will be led by the Urban Conservation team with various city staff providing expertise.
The purpose of the management plan is to establish ways improve resource protection and balance current and future uses of the park.“The response has been tremendous,” said Vanessa Carney, landscape analysiswith the City of Calgary. She said there have already been hundreds of responses on the city website and many wildlife photographs submitted as well.
“A tremendous amount of support for the health of the park and asking us not to change and not to develop the area. There’s been some great feedback about how people use the area as well as what they really value and what they might have concerns about with regards to biodiversity,” Carney said.Concerns have been raised about congestion on paved paths and about people creating their own trails. Trail design is going to be part of what the city considers in the management plan.
Gary Haerle, vice president of the Weaselhead/Glenmore Park Preservation Society says there are times when the parking lot is filled to capacity. Haerle said managing congestion in the parks is something the city will need to look at. The group is the final stages of producing a study on the impacts of the ring road. It’s expected to be be released this fall.
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