Buffalo Interpretative Centre / Buffalo National Park Foundation
In 2001, a group of individuals from the community of Wainwright had a vision to preserve the fast disappearing history of Buffalo National Park, one of Canada's earliest wildlife saving efforts. Artifacts, photographs, and local knowledge about the important role Buffalo National Park played in saving the plains bison from extinction was in danger of being lost forever.
The Buffalo National Park Foundation currently is in the developmental stages of a Heritage Centre to help to maintain the important stories of this area. It will contain historical materials and artifacts and act as a tourist information centre that includes significant interactive and educational components. The Buffalo Gallery, housed in the Wainwright Museum, is the first exhibit developed by the Society as it begins to capture and preserve the important stories of the district.
