May 26, 2016
Tonight I am on my way to the Bow Valley Ranch on the SE
part of Fish Creek park to pilot using a minibus in conjunction with Friends of Fish Creek and Alberta Parks to
offer tours to people with limited mobility or other people who want to see the
park, but have no means to do so. We were checking for accessibility and for
any impediments that could be removed. I love this idea as we also had a guide
who had intimate knowledge of the park. I think more people would be willing to
see this fabulous place with a little incentive such as this.
The weather was not cooperating tonight. The sky looked dark
and ominous as I was driven down to the site. I knew we would be under the
covered minibus, but it wouldn’t stop the cold and wind from chilling us all. Even
with this prospect, we were all still excited about seeing the park. Many of our
group had not been there at all before and I had only seen a fraction of this
area.
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| photo courtesy of Mary Salvani |
We all got into the minibus and we were then given a basic
history of the area as well as information about what the night would
hold. Our driver, Don, started us down
the paved path. We had a few showers,
but after 30 minutes of rain, the sun came out. We learned so much about the
natural history of the park and what was done to reclaim the areas to make it
the wonderful natural space it is now.
I think it was a successful pilot. Now we just have to
spread the news.
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| Red Winged Blackbird- photo courtesy of Mary Salvani |
Look for tours through Friends of Fish Creek... Minibus tours
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