Status | Complete |
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Timeline | 2016 |
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Location | Lethbridge Nature Reserve
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About the Project
This project is to
removal, re-grade and replace all asphalt pathways, approximately 1300m, in the
Lethbridge Nature Reserve, as well as widen and reconstruct the wheelchair
access on the west side of the Helen Schuler Nature Center.
Background
The Helen Schuler Nature Center
has provided environmental interpretive activities for all ages since its
opening in 1982. The pathways looping around the Nature Reserve leading to and
from the Nature Center are original, save a few minor asphalt patches, to the
construction of the first Nature Center building. The paths have been
subjected to more than 30 years of typical southern Alberta weather,
freeze-thaw Chinook winters, rainy springs and the most influential, several
flooding events which have transported silt and debris and considerable water
damage throughout the years. The pathways are cracked and crumbling and have
many locations where roots are breaking through causing damage and trip
hazards. Several areas of the pathway have become lower than the surrounding
ground due to sediment build up from flooding and have become hazardous in the
winter and spring, catching snow and ice build-up with no drainage. These areas
are also cumbersome in the summer and fall, collecting water and becoming a breeding
ground for insects and algae.
The wheel chair access ramp on
the West side of the building has also become more of a hindrance than a help,
the pathway of the ramp is too narrow and the wood post edging is crumbling and
falling apart.
Funding
City of Lethbridge
| $300,000 |
Total | $300,000 |
Contact
David Ellis, Parks Manager
403 320 3848
david.ellis@lethbridge.ca