Bighill Creek Preservation Society

Bighill Creek Preservation Society volunteers pulled out three strands of 80-year-old barbed wire buried in deep grass over two days this July. The wire was rusted and brittle and hard to extract from the grass and bushes, but they were able to cut it into lengths and...

A driving tour of the vistas and area north of Cochrane with Tako Koning, P. Geol., Senior Geologist. Part of this field trip will be co-led by Gerry Bietz, of the Bighill Creek Preservation Society. June 28, 2026 9am Meeting at the Cochrane Ranche. To sign up and...

BCPS will hold its 4th annual BioBlitz in coordination with iNaturalist Canada, June 21 on the private Oxyoke Conservancy lands on Bighill Creek, just north of Big Hill Springs Provincial Park. The Oxyoke Conservancy is rich in native species of plants and animals...

"Rocky View County has long been a battleground for gravel mining disputes, but a proposed legislative shift could soon strip the county council of its power to refuse new permits." - Riley Stovka in the Cochrane Eagle May 7, 2026 Find Riley's article discussing the...