Lake Louise Community Plan

PART II: RESOURCE PROTECTION

COMMUNITY CHARACTER

Landscape Projects

Approximately 37 hectares (92 acres) of land will be rehabilitated within and around Lower Lake Louise. These projects exclude improvements on individual leases. An additional 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of disturbed land will be rehabilitated in Upper Lake Louise (not shown on this map).

Landscape Projects
© Parks Canada/2000

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1. Slope revegetation and restoration.
   
   
2. Fairview roadside revegetation to restore disturbed areas, screen developments, and direct pedestrian circulation.
   
   
3. Encourage restoration of the historic railway garden.*
   
   
4. Riparian zone restoration. Remove the parking lots to within 30 meters of the Bow River and restore riparian vegetation.
   
   
5. Restore vegetation and screen future parking area.
   
   
6. Provide enhancement planting along road to reduce visual impact of new development and provide selective views.
   
   
7. Revegetate roadside verges along Village Road. Provide adequate setback for future pathways and snow storage.
   
   
8. Develop for picnic use.*
   
   
9. Develop a pedestrian plaza at Samson Mall. Planting will soften the hardscape, offer shade, and lend visual interest.*
   
   
10. Develop mini plazas and seating areas behind the mall.*
    
    
11. Restore road verges along the Trans Canada Highway.
    
    
12. Restore riparian vegetation along the Pipestone River.
    
    
13. Berm and revegetate verge along the Trans Canada Highway to provide a visual screen and noise reduction.
    
    
14. Playing field construction.*
    
    
15. Enhancement planting along road to Harry’s Hill.
    
    
16. Revegetate along the railway to provide screening.
    
    
17. Rehabilitate areas outside the community that are no longer needed for community purposes (i.e. old community corral, east of sewage plant, pipestone area, etc.).
    
    
18. Restore disturbed lands adjacent to railway.
    
    
19. Rehabilitate trailer court area once structures are removed.
    
    

* Landscape projects not included in the total area of rehabilitated land (i.e. soccer field, railway garden, plazas).

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