The Sky Shouldn’t Be the Limit: Cattle in the Castle

The Front Range Canyons of southwestern Alberta’s Castle region are special places; deeply-cut valleys run in parallel from the high mountains westwards out towards the prairies.  Though this land is all public land, long recognized for its wildlife, recreation, and watershed value, all is not wine and roses in the canyons. In the southern canyons, particularly Spionkop and Yarrow, visitors are increasingly reporting the damage caused by persistent overgrazing.  By Nigel Douglas