A portion of the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area is open to the public and features a network of trails that provides access to a range of natural habitats plus mountain and city views. It's a quiet place to enjoy nature, just a few minutes outside Calgary's southwest city limits. Road construction in Calgary's SW quadrant make the drive a bit of an ordeal, but once the SW ring road is completed, access will be quick and easy.
The third round of Calgary Science School student site visits for the beaver re-introduction study at the Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area started Tuesday morning, when 45 grade 8 students arrived via school bus. Set in the rolling foothills south of Calgary and east of the Canadian Rockies, it's a beautiful site. As we …
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Our first visit to the Cross Conservation Area Pine Creek watershed was back in June. Against a backdrop of tall, green grass and leafy trees, a multitude of insects, toads and birds blessed us with natural "music" over the course of the day. Things were a lot quieter during our second visit to the site, …
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Earlier this week I had the privilege and pleasure of accompanying fifty grade 7 students from the Calgary Science School as they headed into the field to collect some baseline observations prior to the reintroduction of beavers to the Pine Creek watershed at the Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area. The Ann and Sandy Cross …
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