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Ten Years After: The Banff Bow Valley Study
Judy Otton, Suzanne Bayley, Kim Endres, Mike McIvor, Brent Ritchie and Stephen Woodley |
| In 1994 the Minister
responsible for Parks Canada commissioned a two-year
study conducted by an external, interdisciplinary panel
to evaluate the current state and potential futures for
the Bow Valley in Banff National Park, Canada’s first
and busiest national park. The panel established a
“round-table” approach to obtain input from numerous
local, provincial and national stakeholders. Existing
ecological research was consulted and several new social
science projects were conducted to prepare a
“state-of-the-valley” for round table review.
Stakeholders developed a vision statement for the BBV,
and make recommendations on potential management actions
for the panel’s final report to the Minister. Many of
these recommendations formed the basis for the
subsequent 1997 park management plan. This session will
use a panel approach to discuss the study process, and
significance to the BBVS to Banff and other Canadian
national parks. |
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