Rally West and the Calgary Sports Car Club are proud to present:

35th Rocky Mountain Rally, 23-24 May 2008

• Round 2 of the Canadian Rally Championship
• Presented by Subaru
• Supported by Yokohama
• Qualifier for the North American Rally Cup and
• Round 2 of the Western Canada Rally Championship,
  

Join us for the Spectator portions of the race.

Thursday May 22nd Stephen Ave Mall

• 11:30am – 1:30 pm     8 Car Display, with information.

Friday May 23rd @ Race City Speedway

•  6-7 pm Park Expose, cars on display for the public.
•  7pm    Super Special Stage racing starts, with many crowd pleasing high speed corners to drift, and a jump!

Saturday May 24th Porcupine Hills

• 9am – 6 pm    Spectator area, Porcupine hills.  Map info @ www.rockymountainrally.com VIP bus program availalble to site from Calgary.

Weeds and Invasive Plants – An Introduction 

 At the request of the MD of Pincher Creek Council, we are providing some environmental education on the issues in the forestry area. One of these is the spread and control of noxious weeds.  Please read this article and browse the information provided on some of this plantlife.

A weed is any plant that is unwanted where it is growing, is difficult to eliminate, has the ability to spread, and grows in an area to which it has not adapted. A rose may be considered a weed if it is growing in a location where it is unwanted. Weeds are a nuisance to humans because weeds degrade the land, lower crop and range yields, poison livestock that forage on them, and alter water tables. A plant becomes an invasive species when it grows and reproduces quickly and out-competes the desirable
plants for nutrients, water, and sunlight. Invasive weeds disrupt the biodiversity of the native plant community.

In a healthy ecosystem, species that normally live there are in balance with one another. When a new plant enters an ecosystem, the diseases, insects, and animals that normally keep the plant’s population in balance or under control are not present. Without these checks and balances to control the plant, it invades the ecosystem. Invasive plants have been introduced into an ecosystem in which they normally do not live.