First of 48
Grasslands National Park The view from the top, just inside the gate I'm going to be honest, I had never heard of Grasslands National Park, before I had started researching the 48 Parks in Canada. It gets very little attention, next to Banff, Jasper and Waterton. It's hard to compete with the Rockies! It doesn't have the recreational options of the nearby Cypress Hills with lakes, golf courses, ski hills and resorts. From an ecological perspective, the grasslands are a very important area to protect. There are very few places left with native prairie grasses. Sagebrush is the habitat of sage grouse and there are other unique species that have few places left to live. The first of 7 pull outs on the Ecotour Do you know what it does have? Bison! Real wild Prairie Bison, not part of a ranch. This is only the second time in my life I have seen these majestic animals in the wild. The first time was in Northern BC, on the way to Liard Hot Springs, we saw the smaller Wood Buffalo...