Beaver Valley Provincial Park
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Beaver Valley Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 7.67 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 555566957 | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 37 ' N , 122 ° 0' W | |
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| Setup date | March 14, 2013 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | one of the newest provincial parks in British Columbia | |
The Beaver Valley Provincial Park is a 767 ha large provincial park in the center of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is located about 50 km southeast of Quesnel in the Cariboo Regional District . The park is located on the Cariboo Plateau , which is a sub- plateau of the Interior Plateau .
investment
The sanctuary encloses the Beaver Creek, which is enlarged here like a lake, which eventually flows into the Fraser River .
The protected area classified by the province as a Class A Park is an IUCN Category II protected area ( national park ).
history
The reserve is one of the newest parks in the province and was established on March 14, 2013, along with 13 other protected areas, with the Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act .
Flora and fauna
British Columbia's ecosystem is divided into different biogeoclimatic zones using the Biogeoclimatic Ecological Classification (BEC) Zoning System . These biogeoclimatic zones are characterized by a fundamentally identical or very similar climate and the same or very similar biological and geological conditions. This results in a very similar population of plants and animals in the respective zones. The park is then assigned to the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone with the Subzone Dry Warm (SBSdw1).
The forests in the park consist mainly of common Douglas fir , Engelmann spruce , rock mountain fir , coastal pines and American quivering poplars . In various areas of the park, the forest is still growing as primary forest .
The park includes one of the most important winter retreats for mule deer . In addition, here are still a subspecies of the endangered tail chicken ( Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus "Columbian sharp-tailed grouse", Eng.) Before. The great blue heron and the North American bittern can also be found in the park .
Northern Pikeminnow and various sucker carp (e.g. Catostomus macrocheilus or Catostomus catostomus ) are found in the waters .
Web links
- Beaver Valley Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Beaver Valley Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Beaver Valley Provincial Park (English)
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 12, 2016 .
- ^ Beaver Valley Park Management Plan. (PDF; 1.51 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , April 2016, accessed on May 12, 2016 .
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed May 12, 2016 .