OUTDOOR FACILITIES AND PARKS
Didsbury's outdoor recreation facilities are simply outstanding!
Didsbury Memorial Park boasts 3 baseball diamonds for recreational and league play, as well as a 2.5 km trail that encompasses the entire park. The trail offers a safe pathway with a beautiful view for active-living enthusiasts.
Other facilities adding to the recreational diversity of Didsbury include four soccer fields, track and field areas, 13 parks and playgrounds, and one baseball diamond adjacent to the Didsbury Memorial Complex.
INVASIVE WEED SPECIES IN DIDSBURY, ALBERTA
Noxious species are species that landowners must control to prevent from spreading. These non-native species are already widely distributed in Alberta that have a significant economic or ecological impact and can spread easily from existing infestations onto adjoining properties. Relatively easily controlled in small numbers, they can become unmanageable if left uncontrolled and can have a significant impact when abundant.
The following Noxious species are administered by the Weed Control Act:
- Baby’s-Breath, common — Gypsophila paniculata L.
- Bellflower, creeping — Campanula rapunculoides L.
- Bindweed, field — Convolvulus arvensis L.
- Blueweed — Echium vulgare L.
- Brome, downy — Bromus tectorum L.
- Brome, Japanese — Bromus japonicus Thunb.
- Burdock, great — Arctium lappa L.
- Burdock, lesser — Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
- Burdock, woolly — Arctium tomentosum Mill.
- Buttercup, tall — Ranunculus acris L.
- Chamomile, scentless — Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.)Sch. Bip.
- Clematis, yellow — Clematis tangutica (Maxim.) Korsh.
- Cockle, white — Silene latifolia Poir. ssp. alba (Miller) Greuter& Burdet
- Daisy, oxeye — Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.
- Dame’s rocket — Hesperis matronalis L.
- Henbane, black — Hyoscyamus niger L.
- Hoary cress, globe-podded — Lepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz
- Hoary Cress, heart-podded — Lepidium draba L.
- Hoary Cress, lens-podded — Lepidium chalepense L.
- Hound’s-tongue — Cynoglossum officinale L.
- Mullein, common — Verbascum thapsus L.
- Pepper-grass, broad-leaved — Lepidium latifolium L.
- Scabious, field — Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult.
- Sow Thistle, perennial — Sonchus arvensis L.
- Spurge, Leafy — Euphorbia esula L.
- Tansy, common — Tanacetum vulgare L.
- Thistle, canada — Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
- Toadflax, dalmatian — Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill.
- Toadflax, yellow — Linaria vulgaris Mill.
For a list of noxious weeds & prohibited noxious weeds that can be found within Mountain View County and the Town of Didsbury, visit www.mountainviewcounty.com/agriculture-environment/weed-management
Check the map below to view the locations of each playground, park, pathway, and/or recreational facilities in the Town of Didsbury. Use the dropdown menu and find "PARKS & RECREATION" to find all our great recreation areas! Still can't find what you're looking for? Contact the Information Line at 403-335-2030 or email inquiries@didsbury.ca