Bighill Creek Preservation Society

The nit and grit of sediment and streams Sediment (soils, rocks, and other particles moving from the land into streams) is the focus of much discussion in the freshwater conservation world. How much is too much? When is sediment entering into streams a bad thing, or a...

Update: Gravel Mine at Big Hills Springs Provincial Park Earlier this year, Alberta Environment and Parks requested Statements of Concern regarding the application by Mountain Ash Limited Partnership gravel mine near the Park. Normally, Statements would be accepted by...

The Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has a program called "Adventures for Wilderness" which consists of nature-focused field trips led by knowledgeable botanists, biologists, water experts, geologists, paleontologists, birders, etc. If you scroll down, you will...

While the Cochrane Lakes and the Big Hill Springs are not ‘topographically linked’ they are thought to be ‘hydrologically linked’. A member of the Bighill Creek Preservation Society said two U of C studies have confirmed their theory that water from the lakes drains...