Vandalism to Chipman Creek after reclamation and restoration work completed
MD PINCHER CREEK – An area around a portion of Chipman Creek was badly vandalized last weekend (Aug. 19), just hours after volunteers worked all day trying to restore a portion of it as a fish and wildlife habitat.
Members of the Oldman River Chapter, Oldman Watershed Council, MD of Pincher Creek, and Trout Unlimited Canada were all part of an effort to try and restore the Chipman Creek bed and surrounding areas, after years of neglect and over use.
Elliot Lindsay, Project Biologist with Trout Unlimited Canada, was part of the effort to restore the creek. He says the project was part of a larger, multiple- year initiative called the “Chipman Creek Restoration Initiative.”
“We got some funding through the Environmental Damages Fund which is through the Federal Government and that was to do some restoration work in the watershed and to engage the local land owners and volunteers.”