Flores Island Marine Provincial Park
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Flores Island Marine Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 71.13 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 99829 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 17 ′ N , 126 ° 12 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | July 13, 1995 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | Protected area on an island | |
The Flores Island Marine Provincial Park is a total of 7113 hectares large provincial park on Flores Island , in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located about 20 kilometers northeast of Tofino in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District .
Since the park is on an island, it can only be reached by air and water. There are various other parks on the neighboring islands, such as Maquinna Marine Provincial Park , Sulfur Passage Provincial Park or Vargas Island Provincial Park .
investment
The park is located on the west side of Flores Island, which in turn is off Vancouver Island to the west, in Clayoquot Sound . The park is made up of 4144 hectares of land and 2969 hectares of water and tidal zone . The park reaches a maximum length of 19 kilometers in the north-south extension and a maximum width of 6 kilometers in the east-west extension. At the northern and southern ends there is a reserve of the Ahousaht . Gibson Marine Provincial Park is also adjacent to the southeast .
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).
history
The park was established in 1995 and takes its name from the island on which it is located. The name refers to Don Manuel Flores, the 51st Viceroy of Mexico (1787–1789).
The park is located in the traditional hunting and settlement area of the Ahousaht. Special references to these can therefore also be found in the park. So you can find, among other things, so-called Culturally Modified Trees , i.e. trees that were processed by the First Nation for traditional logging and shell middens , i.e. clams.
Flora and fauna
Among the ecosystems of British Columbia, the park area is assigned to various subzones, the Very Wet Maritime Subzone and the Very Wet Hypermaritime Subzone , the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone . These biogeoclimatic zones are characterized by the same climate and the same or similar biological and geological conditions. This results in a very similar population of plants and animals in the respective zones.
In addition to the West American hemlock , which gives the ecozone its name, the park is largely overgrown with primary forest of Sitka spruce and purple fir .
The flora and fauna correspond to the location of the island, but there are also rare or endangered species. The Marmelalk is one of these endangered species, which are under special protection . The Steller sea lions, which have a colony here , are less threatened . These are threatened mainly by wolves on Flores Island , which also kill the young sea lions and also by the killer whales that hunt in these waters .
Among the plants, the California wax myrtle , a gelatinous plant, is one of the particularly threatened species. This now only occurs in this region. The Alaskan blueberry and Canadian dogwood are also found in the park .
activities
The tourist attractions of the park are on the one hand the gray whales and killer whales that live in these waters and on the other hand the cultural traces of the First Nation. The park is also criss-crossed with various hiking trails, for example the Wild Side Trail . The park is often used as an overnight accommodation by hikers and kayakers.
The park has no prepared areas for camping, which is why "wild" camping is allowed here and only has a very simple sanitary facility ( outhouse ) in the southern area.
Web links
- Flores Island Marine Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Flores Island Marine 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 - Flores Island Park (English)
- ↑ Flores Island Park. (PDF; 396.01 kB) Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. BC Parks , March 2003, accessed October 29, 2012 .
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 9.85 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , February 1991, accessed on October 29, 2012 .
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, accessed May 3, 2016 .