Juan de Fuca Provincial Park
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Juan de Fuca Provincial Park
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 Suspension bridge on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail near the China Beach Trailhead |
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 15.28 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 101679 | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 29 ′ N , 124 ° 17 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | April 4, 1996 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Juan de Fuca Provincial Park is a 1,528 ha large provincial park in Canada's British Columbia . The park as it is today was established in 1996 and is located in the southwest of Vancouver Island , in the Capital Regional District .
The individual parts of the park are connected by the 47 km long Juan de Fuca Marine Trail . This is not part of the West Coast Trail , but is often referred to as its continuation.
investment
The sanctuary is located on Juan de Fuca Strait , on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, and begins southwest of the Port Renfrew community . Access to the park is available at various points from Highway 14 . Of the 1,528 ha of the protected area, around 1,381 ha are land and 147 ha are water and intertidal zones .
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).
history
As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia, it is also true that long before the area was settled by European immigrants or it became part of a park, it was a hunting and fishing area of various First Nations tribes , here the Pacheedaht and the T'sou-ke , was.
In 1901 , a research station was set up on Botanical Beach by Josephine Tilden from the University of Minnesota . At times up to 30 students were busy doing research here.
The park itself was created on April 4, 1996 by merging the former parks (from southwest to southeast) Botanical Beach Park, Parkinson Creek Park, Loss Creek Park and China Beach Park into a provincial park.
A human foot was found on Botanical Beach on February 7, 2016 . This find is one of a series of finds on the Salish Sea .
Flora and fauna
The park is located in the temperate rainforest . In the Köppen and Geiger climate classification , the climate corresponds to type Cfb. Within the British Columbia ecosystem, the park area is assigned to the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone with the Very Wet Hypermaritime Subzone (CWHvh) and the Very Wet Maritime Subzone (CWHvm). These biogeoclimatic zones are characterized by a similar climate and the same or similar biological and geological conditions. This results in a very similar population of plants and animals in the same zones.
West American hemlocks , Douglas firs and the giant arborvitae (called "Western Red Cedar" in English) mainly grow in the park area . Epiphytic lichens and mosses cover the tree trunks. The forest has an undergrowth of sword ferns and heather plants. The Pacific dogwood and elf bells are also found .
Due to the tidal range of the Juan de Fuca Strait, at Port Renfrew it is usually between 2 and 3 meters, there is a rich flora and fauna in the tidal zone and the tidal pools . Botanical Beach is of particular interest. It can be found here numerous species of sea stars , sea urchins (the Purple sea urchins ( Strongylocentrotus purpuratus )) or barnacles (such as barnacles or barnacles ) as well as numerous species of algae (such as red algae or sea palm ). Endangered species found in the park include: a. Abalones ( Haliotis kamtschatkana ).
Black bears , cougars, and Vancouver Island wolves ( Canis lupus crassodon , a subspecies of the wolf ) are also found in the park . There are also various species of red deer in the park and the surrounding area, such as the elk ( Cervus elaphus roosevelti , Roosevelt elk) and the mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus columbianus , Columbia black- tailed deer). Many species of birds are native to the park area and can be seen, such as bald eagles and ospreys .
The various rivers and brooks that run through the park provide a habitat for king salmon and silver salmon as well as cutthroat trout , dolly varden trout and rainbow trout .
There is a chance to see whales, especially gray whales, on the beach . These pass here on the way to the northern forage grounds in spring and return south in autumn. Killer whales , otters , seals and sea lions can also be seen from the coast .
Neighboring parks
There are other provincial parks in the vicinity of this park. To the northwest of the park is Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park and to the southeast is French Beach Provincial Park .
activities
A distinctive tourist infrastructure in the form of 78 (partially reservable) parking spaces for mobile homes and tents as well as sanitary facilities can be found in the area of China Beach . Although it is strictly forbidden in provincial parks, “wild” camping is permitted in some places. Other parts of the infrastructure (shelters) can be found at the start and end points (“trailheads”) of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail and along it. This is also the focus of activities in the park. Although the park is located directly on the water and swimming is also allowed, this is not necessarily an option. The water is relatively cold all year round.
See also
Web links
- Juan de Fuca Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Juan de Fuca Provincial Park In: English language park website at BC Parks
- Information to the park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)
- Botanical Beach (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Juan de Fuca Provincial Park (English)
- ^ Carla Wilson: Human foot found in shoe at Botanical Beach. In: Times-Colonist . February 9, 2016, accessed April 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Juan de Fuca Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF; 424.22 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , August 2003, accessed on April 4, 2016 (English).
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 9.85 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , February 1991, accessed April 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, accessed April 4, 2016 .
- ^ Port Renfrew (# 8525). Tidal prediction. Fisheries and Oceans Canada , accessed April 4, 2016 .