Nairn Falls Provincial Park

	Nairn Fall Provincial Park IUCN Category II - National Park
	The upper tier of the Nairn Falls
location	British Columbia (Canada)
surface	170 ha
WDPA ID	65328
Geographical location	50 ° 18 ′ N , 122 ° 49 ′ W Coordinates: 50 ° 17 ′ 37 " N , 122 ° 49 ′ 8" W
Sea level	from 280 m to 480 m
Setup date	April 4th 1966
administration	BC parks

The Nairn Falls Provincial Park is a 170 hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is 25 kilometers north of Whistler in the foothills of the Fitzsimmons Range and borders Garibaldi Provincial Park . About 3 miles north of the park is Pemberton . The park is easily accessible from Vancouver on Highway 99 and is located in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District .

investment

The park, which is relatively small by Canadian standards, takes its name from the waterfall of the same name. The park stretches along both sides of the Green River , starting above the waterfall . The park is bounded to the northeast by the highway and a railway line. The waterfall is formed by the water of the Green River falling in several stages over a total of 60 meters. The Nairn Fall is proof of the erusive power of water. The water has created several whirlpool holes in the surrounding rock .
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).

history

Nairn Falls Provincial Park was established in 1966. It also includes an area that is of cultural importance to the resident First Nation , the St'at'imc people .

Flora and fauna

British Columbia's ecosystem is divided into different biogeoclimatic zones using the Biogeoclimatic Ecological Classification (BEC) Zoning System . 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. Within the British Columbia ecosystem, the area of the Dry Submaritime Subzone is assigned to the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone . The park is located in the ecologically important transit zone between the more humid coastal zones and the more dry inland zones. West American hemlocks , Douglas firs and the giant arborvitae (called "Western Red Cedar" in the English-speaking world) mainly grow in the park area, with only one level of vegetation . Epiphytic lichens and mosses cover the tree trunks.

The forest has an undergrowth of sword ferns, heather plants and evergreen blueberries. The Pacific dogwood is also found . This protected plant can also be found in the coat of arms of British Columbia.

Numerous small and large mammal species live in the park and the surrounding area. Black bears , bobcats and pumas also live in the hinterland . Many species of birds are native to the park area, including the blue jay , the heraldic bird of British Columbia. However, there are also more unusual animal species in the park. The rubber boa, for example, lives here . The park also offers breeding opportunities for an endangered species of owl, the spotted owl .

activities

The park has a picnic area and a simple toilet block at the parking lot. 3 signposted paths with different lengths and of rather easy degrees of difficulty run through the park. Some of the paths can be used by both cyclists and hikers.

The park has 94 parking spaces for mobile homes and tents, some of which can be reserved. In addition, he only has the simplest sanitary facilities.

At the edge of the park is the One Mile Lake , popular with the residents of nearby Pemberton .

Web links

Nairn Falls Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Nairn Falls Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
Nairn Falls . In: worldwaterfalldatabase.com , accessed July 15, 2012

Individual evidence

↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Nairn Falls Park (English)
↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .
^ Nairn Falls Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF, 383.88 KB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , December 2002, accessed December 29, 2012 .
^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF, 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on August 22, 2012 .

[1] World Database on Protected Areas - Nairn Falls Park (English)

[2] Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .

[3] Nairn Falls Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF, 383.88 KB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , December 2002, accessed December 29, 2012 .

[4] Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF, 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on August 22, 2012 .