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[[Image:Gorge of Stamp Falls in Stamp River Provincial Park in December.JPG|thumb|right|The gorge around which the fish ladder was built]]'''Stamp River Provincial Park''' is a [[provincial park]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. The 327-hectare park is located 14 km north of [[Port Alberni]] on [[Vancouver Island]].<ref>http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/stamp_rv/index.html</ref> There are 23 camping spaces and 2 km of trails within the park along the Stamp River, named for [[Edward Stamp]], a sawmill pioneer in the Alberni Valley. |
[[Image:Gorge of Stamp Falls in Stamp River Provincial Park in December.JPG|thumb|right|The gorge around which the fish ladder was built]]'''Stamp River Provincial Park''' is a [[provincial park]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. The 327-hectare park is located 14 km north of [[Port Alberni]] on [[Vancouver Island]].<ref>http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/stamp_rv/index.html</ref> There are 23 camping spaces and 2 km of trails within the park along the Stamp River, named for [[Edward Stamp]], a sawmill pioneer in the Alberni Valley. |
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The park features rapids and a waterfall as well as a substantial fish ladder constructed by [[Fisheries and Oceans Canada]] which allows half a million [[coho]], [[sockeye]] and [[Chinook salmon|chinook]] [[salmon]] to pass upriver during the annual run from August to December. Spawning for these species takes place in the upper reaches of the river and in [[Great Central Lake]]. During the salmon run season, there is a greater prevelance of [[American black bear|black bears]] in the area, attracted by the abundance of fish in the river.<ref>http://www. |
The park features rapids and a waterfall as well as a substantial fish ladder constructed by [[Fisheries and Oceans Canada]] which allows half a million [[coho]], [[sockeye]] and [[Chinook salmon|chinook]] [[salmon]] to pass upriver during the annual run from August to December.<ref>http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/stamp_rv/stampriver_brochure.pdf</ref> Spawning for these species takes place in the upper reaches of the river and in [[Great Central Lake]]. During the salmon run season, there is a greater prevelance of [[American black bear|black bears]] in the area, attracted by the abundance of fish in the river.<ref>http://www.vancouverisland.com/parks/?id=410</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:19, 29 June 2014
Stamp River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The 327-hectare park is located 14 km north of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island.[1] There are 23 camping spaces and 2 km of trails within the park along the Stamp River, named for Edward Stamp, a sawmill pioneer in the Alberni Valley.
The park features rapids and a waterfall as well as a substantial fish ladder constructed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada which allows half a million coho, sockeye and chinook salmon to pass upriver during the annual run from August to December.[2] Spawning for these species takes place in the upper reaches of the river and in Great Central Lake. During the salmon run season, there is a greater prevelance of black bears in the area, attracted by the abundance of fish in the river.[3]
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