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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew
Why are there no trees on it? Was it a former landfill? trees would be nice but you would lose that killer view.
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It's the Prairies man, there are little clusters of trees (Willows and Aspen mostly) in the coulees, but the majority is Rough Fescue grassland. Nose Hill Park is a
natural environment park, so they want to preserve and demonstrate the native vegetation in the area, and that vegetation is actually very rare and quite endangered due to the prevalence of agriculture on the prairies. They could plant trees if they really wanted, but aside from being against the point, being on top of a well draining hill in a semi arid climate isn't the most conducive to trees.
Here is a description of the park on the City of Calgary website.
http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Pag...Hill-Park.aspx