Pure Lake Provincial Park

Pure Lake Provincial Park IUCN Category II - National Park
location	British Columbia (Canada)
surface	142 ha
WDPA ID	65369
Geographical location	53 ° 52 '  N , 132 ° 5'  W Coordinates: 53 ° 52 '2 "  N , 132 ° 5' 6"  W
Setup date	5th November 1981
administration	BC parks

The Pure Lake Provincial Park is a turn 142  hectares large provincial park in the northwest of the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located in the northeast on Graham Island and belongs to the North Coast Regional District .

In addition to several other protected areas (e.g. various Ecological Reserves ), the park, along with Naikoon Provincial Park , is one of two provincial parks on the island.

investment

The park is accessed from Highway 16 , approximately 12 miles south of Masset Township . Of the 142 hectares of protected area, around half are land and water. The largest body of water is the Pure Lake, which gives the park its name .
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 was part of a park, it was a hunting and fishing area of ​​various First Nations tribes , here the Haida .

The park was established on November 5, 1981. Over time, the status of the park and its boundaries have changed several times. With the Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act of 2000, the park officially got its name. The park boundaries were last changed in 2009. The park was enlarged from 130 hectares back then to its present size.

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 this system, the park area is assigned to the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone with the Subzone Wet Hypermaritime (CWHwh).

In addition to the West American hemlock and Sitka spruce, there are also rare or threatened species. Among other things, shade flowers ( Maianthemum dilatatum , English false lily of the valley), sweet grasses ( Trisetum canescens , English tall false oat), riding grasses ( Calamagrostis nutkaensis , English Pacific reedgrass), sedges ( Carex obnupta ), West American grow here Sword fern ( Polystichum munitum ) or American skunk cabbage .

According to the park administration, there are numerous animal species in the park. Among the rare species are a subspecies of Marder ( Mustela erminea haidarum ), the Keen mouse ear , a Sägekauzart ( Aegolius acadicus brooksi ), a subspecies of Steller ( Cyanocitta stelleri carlottae ) or a subspecies of the Peregrine ( Falco peregrinus pealei ).

activities

The park is a popular destination for day trips. Its lake is popular with swimmers and other water sports enthusiasts in the region.

The park has no parking spaces for campers and tents and only has simple sanitary facilities.

Web links

• Pure Lake Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
• Pure Lake Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
• Information to the park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Pure Lake Provincial Park (English)
2. ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Pure Lake Provincial Park - Management Direction Statement. (PDF; 1.14 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , September 2004, accessed on April 22, 2016 (English). 
4. ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed April 22, 2016 .