Roberts Creek Provincial Park
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Roberts Creek Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 41 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 65374 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 26 ' N , 123 ° 41' W | |
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| Setup date | Nov 21, 1947 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Roberts Creek Provincial Park is a 41-hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is on the edge of a small community of the same name and about 14 kilometers west of Gibson and about 12 kilometers south of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast in the Sunshine Coast Regional District . The park is on Highway 101 .
investment
The small park is indirectly on the Strait of Georgia . Spatially, the park is divided into the picnic area located directly on the Strait of Georgia and the camping area located slightly inland. The camping area is cut through by the highway.
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).
history
As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia, this one too was the hunting and fishing area of various First Nations tribes long before the area was settled by white immigrants or it became part of a park . The Roberts Creek formed a kind of border between the area of the S k w x wú7mesh and that of the Shishalh ,
There is evidence that the area was first explored by Europeans in 1791 by the Spanish captain José María Narváez . In 1792 he was followed by the English captain George Vancouver .
The small park was then established in 1947 and originally consisted only of the picnic area. Seven years later the park was expanded to include the camping area. More changes should follow over the years. The park is named after an English settler who settled in the area in 1889.
Flora and fauna
The park is located in the temperate rainforest area . 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, it is assigned to the Coastal Douglas-fir zone .
In addition to the Douglas fir , the giant arborvitae ( called "Pacific Red Cedar" in English ) and the buckthorn (Rhamnus purshiana) also grow here . The trees here in the park no longer belong to the original vegetation of the area ( secondary forest ) after they have been used for wood industry . They are therefore not covered with epiphytic lichens and mosses , as is otherwise very common in the temperate rainforest . However, the forest also has an undergrowth of ferns and heather here. The Pacific flowering dogwood , the heraldic plant of British Columbia, which is widespread in large parts of the province , is also found.
The tidal range of the Strait of Georgia is usually between 1 meter and 5 meters. At low tide there is a chance to see mussel beds and other marine life on the beach. Pacific salmon are also represented here , especially the silver salmon (English Coho Salmon) and the ketal salmon (English Chum Salmon). The fish attract ospreys and bald eagles . In the park there are mainly small rodents and small mammals such as the Douglas squirrel , while black bears , bobcats and pumas can also be found in the sparsely populated hinterland of the park . Many bird species are native to the park area. Including the heraldic bird of British Columbia, the tiara jay .
activities
The park does not offer any special tourist attractions. No special activities are possible either.
In addition to a picnic area, the park has 21 (non-reservable) spaces for campers and tents and has simple sanitary facilities.
Web links
- Roberts Creek Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Roberts Creek Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Roberts Creek Park (English)
- ↑ Master plan for Roberts Creek from BC Parks (PDF; 747 kB)
- ↑ Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history. Ottawa, 1909
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .
- ^ Roberts Creek Provincial Park - Master Plan. (PDF, 729.57 KB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , November 1981, accessed March 12, 2013 .
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF, 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on March 12, 2013 .
- ↑ TreeBook. Cascara. British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, accessed March 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Tidenplan. Gibson. Fisheries and Oceans Canada , accessed March 12, 2013 .