Norbury Lake Provincial Park
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Norbury Lake Provincial Park
IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable use of Natural Resources |
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 97 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 65339 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 32 ' N , 115 ° 29' W | |
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| Setup date | July 15, 1958 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Norbury Lake Provincial Park is a 97-hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located around 30 kilometers east of Cranbrook in the Regional District of East Kootenay . The park is a bit off the highways and can be reached from Fort Steele , on Highway 93 or Highway 95, or from Wardner , on the Crowsnest Highway ( Highway 3 ).
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The small park and simply equipped park is rectangular in shape and is diagonally divided into two by a road. In the south part of the road is Norbury Lake and the camping area. To the north of the road is a picnic area and Packham's Lake.
The park is a category IV protected area ( resource protection area ).
history
The park was established in 1958 and takes its name from the lake in the park. The lake was named after a respected citizen F. Paget Norbury who lived here and was a magistrate in nearby Fort Steele.
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 in which the park is located is assigned to the Dry Mild Subzone of the Interior Douglas-fir Zone .
After the last forestry use and afforestation, Douglas firs , coastal pines and West American larch now mainly grow here . American quivering aspen can also be found at Packham's Lake .
Chokeberries , Canadian buffaloberries and white cinnamon berries (Rubus parviflorus) grow in the undergrowth .
activities
The park offers 46, non-reservable, spaces for tents and mobile homes, as well as a simple sanitary facility. It is part of a system of parks along the highways in southern British Columbia to provide overnight accommodation for travelers. These also represent the majority of the visitors to the park.
Since the park still has a lake with a slip ramp , it is also attractive for water sports enthusiasts.
Web links
- Norbury Lake Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Norbury Lake Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Norbury Lake Park (English)
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .
- ^ Norbury Lake Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF, 395.97 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , February 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 on August 22, 2012 .