Mount Edziza Provincial Park
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Mount Edziza Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 2,661.8 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 4181 | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 44 ′ N , 130 ° 44 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | February 27, 1972 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | Back Country Park | |
The Mount Edziza Provincial Park is a 266,180 ha large Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is located in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine , about 55 km south of Dease Lake . The Telegraph Creek settlement is on the northern edge of the park.
The park is one of the 10 largest of the Provincial Parks in British Columbia and, together with the Stikine River Provincial Park , the Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park , and the Tatlatui Provincial Park as well as other Protected Areas and Ecological Reserves, forms a protected area of considerable size, the Stikine Country Protected Area .
The park can basically be referred to as a so-called back country park , as it is undeveloped by public roads.
investment
The park is a category Ib protected area ( wilderness area ).
The park is a few kilometers east of Highway 37 and stretches south from the Stikine River . The center of the park is Mount Edziza , a 2793 m high volcano .
history
The Provincial Park was established on February 27, 1972. When it was founded, it had an area of approximately 326,000 acres , which corresponds to approximately 1,319 km². The protection status and the size were changed with various laws and the park was expanded to its current size of 266,180 hectares.
Before the establishment of a sanctuary, the area was a hunting and settlement area for the First Nation of the Tahltan people .
Flora and fauna
British Columbia's ecosystem is divided into different biogeoclimatic zones. 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 mainly assigned to the Alpine Tundra Zone , the Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir Zone , the Spruce-Willow-Birch Zone and the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone . In the northern part of the park, the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone stretches along the Stikine River and its tributaries, while the Spruce-Willow-Birch Zone then surrounds them. Around Mount Edziza and in the further southern part of the park there is the Alpine Tundra Zone , which is then enclosed by the Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir Zone .
activities
Since the park is a back country park , there is no developed tourist infrastructure in the park. There are prepared areas for camping at Buckley Lake and Mowdade Lake. "Wild" camping and making a fire are permitted, subject to restrictions and conditions.
Web links
- Mount Edziza Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Mount Edziza Provincial Park In: The park's English-language website at BC Parks
- Mount Edziza Provincial Park ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
- Mount Edziza Provincial Park on the website britishcolumbia.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Mount Edziza Park (English)
- ↑ Mount Edziza. In: Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia . Retrieved February 10, 2015 .
- ^ Origin Notes and History. Mount Edziza Provincial Park. GeoBC , accessed February 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Stikine Country Protected Areas - Biogeoclimatic Zones. (PDF; 14.425 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , accessed on February 10, 2015 (English).
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 9.85 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on February 10, 2015 .