Calgary MLA Rick Fraser listens to a group of Grade 7 students from Rundle College at Ralph Klein Park on Tuesday, as the students make presentations to him on the effect of improper ATV use on the quality of water in McLean Creek.
Photograph by: Dean Bicknell, Calgary Herald
This is an article in the Calgary Herald about a group of seventh graders who recognized that their own use off-road vehicles affects riparian vegetation and soils.
These young people are making the connection between their activities and the health of the landscape and community. They are also realizing that awareness and simple modifications to how we use the land (e.g. sticking to the trail), can allow us to enjoy recreational activities in the riparian zone while allowing the vegetation to thrive and perform the multitude of ecological functions that keep our land and waters healthy.
Read the full article here: Are you drinking McLean Creek mud?.
