By Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs - (@morrittjacobs on Twitter)

$50,000 donation creates new walking trail at Alberta Birds of Prey Centre

Aug 14, 2016 | 12:54 PM

COALDALE – The birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale has been able to create a new walking trail, thanks to a $50,000 donation from AltaLink.

The donation was announced on the Centre’s busiest day, Insect Discovery Day on August 13.

The walking trail travels around the Centre’s wetland. Visitors will now be able see shore birds, ducks, pelicans and cormorants up close, as well as the artificial nesting structures built at the centre.

“The greatest asset we have on site is the water and the wetlands,” said Colin Weir, Managing Director and Founder of the Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation. “We have 30 acres of wetlands and ponds on our 70-acre site, but we haven t had pathways close to the water s edge, and the wetlands have been inaccessible to visitors, until now.”

The goal of the 650-foot AltaLink trail is to connect the many species of wildlife found near the water with the tens of thousands of visitors who make a trip to the Centre every year.

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Weir, said that the walking trail will hopefully be open to the public for the tail end of the 2016 season, weather permitting.