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Originally Posted by Kybosh
I'm not sure what you're getting at. Nose Hill is already full of natural trees and vegetation local to our climate. It's a rare refuge for already endangered grassland environments. According to wikipedia only 5% of natural grassland remains undisturbed in North America. I also think it already is a tranquil type of place. . .
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Five per cent makes it sound like a small amount, but any idea how much land that is? I mean, if it's thousands of square kilometers it probably isn't an issue. Also, I assume there are a lot of plants native to our area that aren't represented on Nosehill. Like maybe they could make a 3 km loop of a walk through pre-developed Calgary with a spruce grove, a birch grove, a garden with flowers of the area, etc.
The value of that land would run several million dollars (tens of millions?), and the bi-annual grass fire likely isn't cheap to extinguish. Calgarians live 45 minutes from some of the most amazing parks in the world (eg Kananskis and Banff) so it's not like there is a shortage of natural areas for us to enjoy. I'm surprised you guys are just accepting Nosehill is already perfect with no room for improvement. Let's leave some natural, but in a perfect world it would be nice to see some improvements made so more Calgarians of more ages could enjoy the park. That's all I'm saying.