Alberta Badlands

• Famed dino hunter reflects on the history of paleontology: ‘Our story is incomplete’

  Canada’s famed dinosaur hunter Philip Currie — who inspired the author of Jurassic Park — says he’ll keep digging until he’s one with the fossils he has spent his life unearthing.

  Features

  Oct 13, 2024
  
• Tumbler Ridge, B.C. home to 112 million year old crocodile traces

  Dr. Charles Helm has contributed to numerous fossil discoveries in the area, from crocodile and dinosaur tracks, to fish fossils, marine reptile fossils, and more.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
  
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• 11 bridges lead visitors on a tour of Alberta’s coal mining past in Wayne

  Located in the Alberta Badlands, Wayne is a link to the not-so-distant past: a town of 29 residents where 2,500 people once lived and worked in a dozen underground coal mines.

  Features

  Sep 30, 2019
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• New pilot project sees Drumheller hoodoos visitors pay for parking

  A new pilot project by the Town of Drumheller is charging for parking at the popular hoodoos tourist spot in an effort to not raise taxes, but still pay for upgrades to the site.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2019