Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park
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Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 39.49 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 101663 | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 20 ′ N , 127 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| Sea level | from 20 m to 1400 m | |
| Setup date | July 13, 1995 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | Back Country Park | |
The Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park is a 3,949-hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located about 20 miles south of Port McNeill in the Regional District of Mount Waddington on Vancouver Island .
The park is off Highway 19 . Since there is no direct road access to the park, only a few lumberjack roads end near the park boundaries, it is a so-called back country park .
investment
The park is located on the southwestern shore of Nimpkish Lake and stretches from the lakeshore to the west along Tlakwa Creek. The park climbs steeply up the mountain slopes of the Karmutzen Range to the right and left of the stream .
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).
history
The park was established in 1995 and takes its name from the lake on which the park is located.
The park is located in the traditional hunting and settlement area of the 'Namgis First Nation (Nimpkish-Cheslakees), who belong to the Kwakwaka'wakw .
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. The park area is for the most part assigned to different sub-zones within the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone . Due to the nature of the area, parts of the area are assigned to the Very Dry Maritime Subzone and other parts to the Very Wet Maritime Subzone . Further parts are assigned to the Moist Maritime Subzone within the Mountain Hemlock Zone .
After a last forestry use in 1928, the park is largely overgrown with secondary forests of Douglas fir , purple fir , West American hemlock , mountain hemlock and Nootka false cypress . In some places there is also primary forest in the park. There, in particular, epiphytic lichens and mosses cover the trees. In addition to the Alaska Blueberry (Vaccinium alaskaense) , the undergrowth also contains the floor moss and the wavy-leaved schiefkapselmoos .
The flora and fauna are diverse, and the area is characterized by the pronounced red deer population. Also here are found black bear , hoary marmots and chipmunks . Furthermore, there is also a habitat for the goshawk , as well as for the threatened and specially protected Marmelalk .
activities
The park has no tent sites or sanitary facilities. There are also no developed, designated hiking trails in the park. Because of its difficult accessibility, the park only offers outdoor enthusiasts a chance to relax. "Wild" camping and making a fire are permitted, with restrictions. With climbers and mountaineers, the Karmutzen Mountain , located on the northern boundary of the park , with an altitude of 1433 m , is a certain popularity.
Web links
- Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
- Information about the park on britishcolumbia.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Nimpkish Lake Park (English)
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .
- ^ Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park - Management Direction Statement. (PDF, 160.27 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , September 2003, accessed on February 7, 2013 (English).
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF, 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed February 7, 2013 .
- ↑ Karmutzen Mountain . In: Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 16, 2012.