Pearce Estate Wetland
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The Pearce Estate Wetland is a city park
located in Calgary
, Alberta
. The park occupies 21 hectares (52 acres, 0.21 km2) along the Bow River
to the east of downtown Calgary
. It is described as "constructed wetland
s filled with native plants and animals". The land was donated to the city around 1929 by then prominent Calgarian William Pearce.
The park is located east of the Calgary Zoo
and the neighborhood of Inglewood, at the eastern end of International Avenue, inside a bend of the Bow River
. An interpretative trail was opened to the public in 2004.
Urban park
An urban park, is also known as a municipal park or a public park, public open space or municipal gardens , is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality...
located in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The park occupies 21 hectares (52 acres, 0.21 km2) along the Bow River
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....
to the east of downtown Calgary
Downtown Calgary
Downtown Calgary is a region of central Calgary, Alberta. It is not a single neighbourhood per se, but is actually a larger community containing three neighbourhoods and a number of districts....
. It is described as "constructed wetland
Constructed wetland
A constructed wetland or wetpark is an artificial wetland, marsh or swamp created as a new or restored habitat for native and migratory wildlife, for anthropogenic discharge such as wastewater, stormwater runoff, or sewage treatment, for land reclamation after mining, refineries, or other...
s filled with native plants and animals". The land was donated to the city around 1929 by then prominent Calgarian William Pearce.
The park is located east of the Calgary Zoo
Calgary Zoo
The Calgary Zoo is located in Bridgeland, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, just east of the city's downtown and adjacent to the Inglewood and East Village neighbourhoods. It is accessible via Calgary's C-Train light rail system, by car via Memorial Drive and by bicycle and footpath via the Bow River...
and the neighborhood of Inglewood, at the eastern end of International Avenue, inside a bend of the Bow River
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....
. An interpretative trail was opened to the public in 2004.