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The Chief Mountain Study results have been completed. They were presented to the public at meetings in Pincher Creek, Cardston and Fort Macleod.
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The Chief Mountain Study (CMS) is a grassroots driven study directed by a multistakeholder,
consensus-based working group that includes government, industry,
First Nations, landowners, NGO’s and Parks Canada. The study arose from local
concern about land-use trends and their associated long-term impacts on landscape
level indicators such as groundwater stocks, surface water quality, grizzly bear, and
native grasslands.
The study area is located in the southwestern portion of Alberta
including: Cardston County, the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, the Kainai and
Piikani First Nations’ reserves and Waterton National Park. The area covers roughly
925,000 hectares (2.28 million acres) and is predominantly cultivated agriculture
(43% of study area), native origin grasslands (30% of study area) and forests (18%
of study area). Human footprint currently covers about 2% of the study area.
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