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Oldman River Chapter

Oldman River Chapter. Recreation-Conservation leases on the Crowsnest River. TUC mandate. Lease purposes. Conservation Public Access Habitat restoration and enhancement. Burmis Lease: 2002-2027. Malcolm Bennett, Burmis lease chairman. Public access. Looking south from

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Oldman River Chapter

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  1. Oldman River Chapter Recreation-Conservation leases on the Crowsnest River

  2. TUC mandate

  3. Lease purposes • Conservation • Public Access • Habitat restoration and enhancement

  4. Burmis Lease: 2002-2027

  5. Malcolm Bennett, Burmis lease chairman

  6. Public access Looking south from Bridge at Burmis Lake (near east end of Burmis Lease) West view from bridge. TU Oldman helped facilitate bridge repair with NCC, neighbor to the west.

  7. Work since 2003 • Weed control • Removal of old fencing along the river to enhance foot access • Installation of fencing to enclose pasture • Garbage clean-up • Erection of signage

  8. Partners • TD Friends of the Environment Foundation: $4,000 • Alberta Conservation Association: $4,000 • TUC (National) Coldwater fund: $4,500 • TUC Oldman: $4,500

  9. Habitat restoration:Weed pull targets

  10. Weed pull 2004 TU members and friends from across the south pitched in.

  11. Garbage clean-up

  12. Some of fencing clean-up crew

  13. Pasture

  14. Pasture fenced

  15. Hillcrest lease site (2007?-) • In Edmonton awaiting approval any day • Mike Lamb, Hillcrest lease chairman

  16. CP Rail access permission • Lease land access across CP land at river turn • Agreement 2006 • Some fencing required

  17. West end of lease:Public foot access • Installation of gate • Small parking lot

  18. Access and restoration • CP Rail requires fencing to separate tracks from foot access • Part of open space that needs vehicle access restriction and reseeding

  19. Access, conservation, enhancement

  20. At west end of lease

  21. Restoration and Enhancement • Public money paid for restoration • Lack of attention resulted in this • Good stewardship for all suggests limiting vehicle access, reseeding.

  22. Restoration and enhancement

  23. Access, conservation • Vehicle access increasingly dangerous • Grove could use protection

  24. Conservation • Lease proximity to the river means what happens to the land affects fish habitat.

  25. Such beauty demands care for all

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