https://open.alberta.ca/feeds/custom.atom?organization=tourismparksandrecreation1992--2008-2014&tags=Kananaskis+CountryOpen Government - Custom query2024-03-28T21:21:49.271858+00:00Alberta Open Governmentpython-feedgenRecently created or updated datasets on Open Government. Custom query: 'culture and tourism'https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/bdfecac0-0dda-4e8c-8321-7002a5edb11cThe economic impact of tourism in Kananaskis Country in 2011 : Summary of findings of the ERL report2017-12-01T16:20:07.506079+00:00Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation retained Econometric Research Ltd. (ERL) to estimate and benchmark the contributions of tourism in Kananaskis Country before the flooding of 2013. The results of this study are summarized in this report.2017-12-01T16:19:38.978874+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/716479a5-2a0e-4419-a4b2-dbaeb204ccdeAll season trail plan for West Bragg Creek, Kananaskis country2024-01-15T20:35:50.880637+00:00This trails plan for West Bragg Creek is sponsored jointly by the GBCTA and TPR through their partnership agreement. Planning funds included a grant to GBCTA from the Shell/Husky Moose Mountain Environmental Enhancement Fund as well as matching funds and contributions in-kind from TPR, Kananaskis Country. This plan to upgrade and enhance trail opportunities in West Bragg Creek is intended to improve existing recreation while reducing impacts on the Elbow River watershed and area wildlife, as well as conflicts with other land uses. A series of objectives and principles guided plan preparation by a Plan Advisory Committee consisting of trail users, land managers, conservation groups, key stakeholders and a planning consultant. They gathered background information, determined user needs, assessed potential trail opportunities and constraints, and have made a series of recommendations. The plan was revised following review and comment by stakeholders and the public between November 2009 and May 2010. Approval for recommendations will come from Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD), TPR and the GBCTA.2015-11-26T16:08:14.719803+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/39de8cb1-4485-4545-ab22-874db94589e4Freshwater monitoring : a case study : an educational field study for Grade 8 and 9 students2024-02-26T17:58:53.796137+00:00This is a curriculum-connected full-day study of the Elbow River with multidisciplinary preparatory and post-activity support. The intent of this program is to provide a hands-on, engaging outdoor component, which will meet the needs of grades 8, Unit E: Freshwater and Saltwater Systems and grade 9, Unit C: Environmental Chemistry. This program is also written to achieve the mandate of the Alberta Government - Tourism, Parks, and Recreation and also addresses the four program goals of preservation, outdoor recreation, heritage appreciation, and heritage tourism. The preparatory activities are designed to prepare students for an off-site visit to the Elbow River. The preparatory activities focus on introducing students to the watershed monitoring area, related vocabulary, to water testing procedures, and to the expectations of safe and appropriate student behaviour within a protected area. These activities also attempt to further students‟ ability to make predictions, and encourage them to develop a non-biased awareness of the variety of human impacts affecting the watershed. The field study is designed on the belief that “our rivers are an expression of our landscape.” Students are challenged to predict and then discover just what it is that the river is expressing. Students will have the opportunity to monitor the Elbow River from the pristine waters of Cobble Flats in Kananaskis Country all the way to the City of Calgary. Traveling by bus, students will stop at key locations and test the water for dissolved oxygen, nitrates, phosphates, pH, turbidity, temperature, and biotic features. They will also have an opportunity to observe and discuss complex land uses.2015-11-24T17:13:12.376903+00:00