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Posted on: August 30, 2018[ARCHIVED] Buffaloberry Removal, Sept. 6-7
The Town of Banff and Parks Canada are continuing to remove female buffaloberry bushes (shepherdia canadensis) in Middle Springs and Valley View to keep bears out of the townsite. Crews have flagged the plants already and will remove the bear attractants on September 6 and 7, 2018.
Call Banff National Park dispatch for all sightings of bears in town at 403.762.1470. For more information on fruit trees in the Town of Banff, call: Chad Townsend, Manager of Environmental Services 403.762.1110