Legacy Island
We took a trip to Legacy Island today, to see firsthand the damage caused by the flooding of the island during the recent high water runoff on the Bow River. Here is some of what we saw.
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| All Photos: Bow River Shuttles. Click on images for larger version |
NOTE: We took more photos, which we will be posting to my Facebook Page in the next few days. Be sure to keep an eye on that site.
Brian Meagher wrote today (July 05):
“Just to let all those know who have offered, we are attempting to set a date to do an initial clean-up effort on the island to remove the trees that are blocking the road and boat launch. Right now I am focusing on an evening effort (unfortunately weekends do not work for me until August) to complete this. I will set a date very soon and ensure you are all notified.
(Right now I am looking at Monday July 11th or Tuesday July 12th - I will have this finalized by Thursday of this week)
The actual removal of silt from the boat launch and roadway may take a little longer as we will require new permits for this action. I have already started this process, but it does take time for them to go through the process. There may be an opportunity to get this done with a different type of permit and I am looking into that.
Legacy Island Cleanup – Volunteer Workday #2
Date: TBD, possibly Monday July 11th or Tuesday July 12th
Participants: TUC Bow River Chapter.
Bow River Shuttles writes (again):
“Who is TUC Bow River Chapter? If you walk & wade the Bow River, float fish the Bow River, guide fly fishing on the Bow River, then YOU are TUC Bow River Chapter.
Please RSVP Your Interest to Attend To:
Brian Meagher
Alberta Provincial Biologist
Trout Unlimited Canada
(403) 209-5185
Email - bmeagher@tucanada.org
Johnson’s Island (Carseland)
When we learned last week that the spring rains had caused a ‘serious slump’ in the access road leading to the Carseland boat launches, we envisioned some sort of minor land slide that might have covered some of the road.
What we saw today was quite different from that.
It could best be described as a ‘fracture line’ that one would see at the very beginning of a snow 'slab avalanche' in the backcountry.
You could see the fracture line crossing the road immediately in front of the park gate. The road was very noticeably an inch or two lower on the other side of the fracture line.
We assume the line ran along the top of the valley to the east, on the left of the road. Further down the road, just before the curve to the first switch back, the fracture line crossed the road again, this time heading downhill.
The line was very visible in the grass, as it made its way down to the next crossing of the road.
After crossing the road, the line became hard to see, as it continued downhill in the tall grass.
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