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Re-imagining Bragg Creek: Part II
Natural Assets - Yours to Protect
Presentation by Guy Greenaway
Rockyview County is beginning to develop a new Area Structure Plan (ASP) for the Bragg Creek hamlet and expansion area. The review of the ASP will focus on growth and tourism. Guy Greenaway's information builds on what we learned with Brad Stelfox.
Discover how Bragg Creek's iconic natural assets-its trees, wetlands, and landscapes-play a vital role in shaping our environment, health, and future, and learn how you can help protect them in the face of upcoming development plans.
Re-imagining Bragg Creek: Past-Present-Future
Presentation by Dr. Brad Stelfox, May 22nd, 2024, in Bragg Creek - Integral version.
The greater Bragg Creek ecosystem and the upper Bow basin is one of Canada's most iconic landscapes in the world. It is an exceptionally complex area with its web of prairies and alpine habitats. In the past 100 years, the overuse of the landscape has led to sustainability challenges best described as loving the land to death.
Excerpts of Dr. Brad Stelfox's presentation
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The Elevator Pitch
Why a Natural Capital Management Strategy for Bragg Creek
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The Most Iconic Landscape In the World
The greater Bragg Creek ecosystem and the upper Bow basin are amongst Canada's most iconic landscapes, but are we loving the land to death?
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Form and Function
The natural dynamics that drive the Greater Bragg Creek ecosystem.
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Bragg Creek Ecosystem - Incredibly diverse
Bragg Creek area - the most diverse landscape I worked on and the critical role of the local watersheds.
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History of Natural disturbances
The history of natural disturbances regimes in the Greater Bragg Creek area.
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Land Uses of the Upper Bow and Greater Bragg Creek Ecosystem
Understanding the land use in the area and its cumulative impact on the land.
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Land Use Rate of Change
Rate of change of land uses in the Brag Creek ecosystem and Upper Bow area.
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Recreational Demands
Recreational demands and their impact on the Bragg Creek ecosystem and Upper Bow area.
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Our Natural Capital
Natural Capital - are we balancing risks and opportunities?
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Amazing Mammal Community
Bragg Creek has a diverse mammal predator community within a 30 km radius of a city of more than a million, which is unheard of. It is a Serengeti-like ecosystem dynamic.
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Canada's Serengeti
Greater Bragg Creek - Canada's Serengeti and the threat of expanding land uses in this precious natural capital.
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Biodiversity Crisis
In less than 100 years, we have flipped the biomass balance from predominantly wildlife to humans, livestock, and pets.
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The world's mammal and birds biodiversity in crisis
Understanding the magnitude of biodiversity loss and it's impact.
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Land Uses VS Natural Capital
Managing our natural capital utilizing best practices to protect our landscape use and natural capital in the Upper Bow and Greater Bragg Creek ecosystem.
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Valuing Natural Capital
How to consider landscape use and natural capital in the Upper Bow and Greater Bragg Creek ecosystem.
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Valuing and Protecting our Natural Capital - A Call to Action
Including natural capital in land use planning is a good business.
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Time for Action
We are responsible for valuing and protecting the Bragg Creek ecosystem and Upper Bow - A Call to Action.
