1st Park Talk of 2025
Join us for this exciting discussion of the Calgary Airport to Banff Rail line.
January 15th 6pm-8pm, Glenbow Ranch Learning Centre
Bruce Graham is the Executive Director of Friends of Calgary Airport to Banff Rail (CABR) an independent not-for-profit entity created to increase awareness and advocate for passenger rail service in the Bow Valley Corridor (https://friendsofcabr.com/).
CABR has a recently revised proposal through the Province’s Unsolicited Proposal Framework to provide passenger rail service from Downtown Calgary to Banff using the CPKC Rail corridor at no cost to the Province. A condition of the CABR proposal is access for 3 trains per hour on a Calgary Airport to Downtown Express passenger rail service the Province intends to build as part of their vision for passenger rail. CABR intends to offer a one-seat ride from the Airport to Downtown Calgary with six stops in the Bow Valley Corridor including Calgary West, Cochrane, the Stoney Nakoda Nation, Canmore, and Banff with passenger rail service available as early as 2030.
This event is free, but requires registration.
Family Day Winter Event
Come along for an exciting guided walk where we’ll uncover the hidden gems and fascinating secrets of the park! Let’s piece together its stories, nature, and history, one step at a time. You won’t want to miss this adventure!
Monday, February 17, 2025 – 10am to 12pm
$20/family
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Alberta Beef Producers is proud to introduce “Running with the Ranchers” (RWR), an educational program for K-6 students to explore beef production, and connect their learnings to the Alberta School curriculum. Classes near Calgary can visit a working ranch, while others can watch the “Guardians of the Grasslands” documentary and participate in an online ranching game.
Discover how you can get involved in this educational outreach program and learn why we are passionate about Alberta beef production.
For more information email programs@grpf.ca
Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation; 10 years of grassland education
Recipients in the Land category of the 30th Annual Emerald Awards, the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation protects 3200 acres of native fescue grasslands and is an active cattle ranch. The Park is home to creatures big and small from moose to bumblebees and spans 10 km of the Bow River.
We preserve and enhance the diverse natural and human history found in Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
About Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation
Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation (GRPF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park (GRPP) and other lands that possess important heritage and ecological value. Established in 2007 by the Harvie Family, our Mission is to protect and promote Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park through engagement, education, collaboration and conservation.
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is located on the lands of Treaty 7 territory. We acknowledge the past, present, and future generations of the Stoney Nakoda Nations, the Tsuut’ina, the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani), and the Metis Nation (District 4) who help us steward these lands, as well as honour and celebrate this place. In the spirit of reconciliation, we recognize the continued importance of these lands to all who make their home in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.
How You Can Help
There are so many ways that you too can become part of the Glenbow Ranch Legacy! Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is operated and maintained through a unique partnership between the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation and the Alberta Government. Your donation to the Foundation will help protect the Park, provide Visitor Services, offer engaging programs, add new features, and support research.
Visitor Info
Glenbow Ranch is 3,200 acres of native fescue grassland and an active cattle ranch. Enjoy stunning vistas, rolling hills, and spot the occasional cowboy as you explore nearly 40 kms of paved and shale path – all a stones throw from Calgary and Cochrane.
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