Boundary Creek Provincial Park
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Boundary Creek Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 2 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 65812 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 4 ' N , 118 ° 42' W | |
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| Setup date | March 16, 1956 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Boundary Creek Provincial Park is one of only two hectares large provincial park south of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is one of the ten smallest provincial parks in British Columbia . It is 4 km south of Greenwood on the Crowsnest Highway ( Highway 3 ) and belongs to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary .
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The sanctuary lies west of the Crowsnest Highway, which runs here in a north-south direction. The park is bounded to the east by Boundary Creek , a tributary of the Kettle River . The surrounding mountains belong to the Monashee Mountains .
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).
history
As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia, this one too was the hunting and fishing area of various First Nations tribes long before the area was settled by European immigrants or it became part of a park .
The park was founded on March 16, 1956, along with other parks. When it was founded, it covered an area of 9 acres (around 3.5 hectares). Over time, the status of the park and its boundaries have changed several times. Most recently, the park boundaries were changed in 2000 with the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act . The park was reduced to its current size.
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 Interior Douglas-fir zone with the sub-zones Dry Mild (IDFdm) and Very Dry Hot (IDFxh).
The western balsam poplar is the main tree in the park.
activities
The park is a popular destination for hikers as the Kettle Valley Rail Trail runs along the edge of the park, on a former railway line of the Kettle Valley Railway . The Trans Canada Trail also runs there . The park is the starting point or intermediate station for a variety of hiking opportunities.
The park has a total of 18 parking spaces for campers and tents and has simple sanitary facilities.
Web links
- Boundary Creek Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Boundary Creek Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
- Information to the park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Boundary Creek Provincial Park (English)
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 6, 2016 .
- ^ Boundary Creek Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF; 51 KB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , February 2003, accessed May 6, 2016 .
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed May 6, 2016 .