Project Updates
Design Plan - Edinburgh Park Subdivision
The County has completed its first wetland construction project under the Wetland Replacement Program within the Edinburgh Park Subdivision and planting will take place in the spring. The project included a four-hectare permanent wetland connected to the County’s drainage system. Areas were excavated to shift open water away from a nearby road. This was done to create permanent wetland area and prevent further damage to the road that has been previously washed out from intense storms. The constructed wetland is expected to create educational opportunities, improve wildlife habitat, and reduce the impacts of drought and flooding.
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Background information
Parkland County recognizes the vital role wetlands play in the long-term maintenance of biological diversity, water quality, and flood mitigation. It is estimated that Alberta has lost between 60 to 70% of wetlands located within settled areas. In 2016 Parkland County completed, a Wetland Inventory & Historical Loss Assessment within our region. The study estimated that 37,563 hectares of wetland loss has occurred in Parkland County between 1950 and 2013.
To help address the impacts of historical wetland loss, Parkland County is now working with the province under the Wetland Replacement Program (WRP), to restore and replace wetlands, where practical. Priority areas will include wetland replacement projects on County-owned lands that have lost many wetlands in the past. These projects will be used to help achieve sustainability goals such as flood and drought mitigation, biodiversity improvements through increased wildlife habitat and water quality.
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