Jun 24, 2015

Lions Park Flood Mitigation in Medicine Hat

Over the last few months there has been a lot of discussion about the flood mitigation taking place in Lions Park in Medicine Hat, Alberta. A number of old trees have been cut down to make way for a new embankment / flood berm to help protect the flats from future flooding.

lions park flood mitigation berm medicine hat albertaEarlier this spring I took a few pictures after the trees had been cut down to compare them to what I shot back in the fall. A huge section has been cleared and the change is actually quite dramatic. While it's sad to see the beautiful trees go, I can certainly appreciate the need to protect homes - hence the reason for all of the controversy. Here are a few shots I captured.

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Recently cleared land in April.

lions park flood mitigation berm medicine hat alberta
The entrance to Lions Park closed off.

lions park flood mitigation berm medicine hat alberta
The entrance last fall.

lions park flood mitigation berm medicine hat alberta
The view entering Lions Park. Cleared land to the left.

lions park flood mitigation berm medicine hat alberta
Same street in the fall.

lions park flood mitigation berm medicine hat alberta

lions park flood mitigation berm medicine hat alberta
A shot of some of the trees that are now gone.

lions park flood mitigation berm medicine hat alberta

lions park flood mitigation berm medicine hat alberta

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