Saltery Bay Provincial Park
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Saltery Bay Provincial Park
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 Mermaid Cove |
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 69 hectares | |
| Identifier | 65386 | |
| WDPA ID | 65386 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 47 ' N , 124 ° 12' W | |
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| Sea level | from 0 m to 50 m | |
| Setup date | 4th December 1962 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Saltery Bay Provincial Park is a 69-hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is on the Sunshine Coast , about 1 kilometer north of BC Ferries' Saltery Bay Ferry Terminal and about 27 south of Powell River . It borders Highway 101 .
investment
The small park is located directly on the Strait of Georgia . The park consists of the spatially separated camping area and the picnic area. The park also includes a diving area just off the coast.
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).
history
The park was established in 1962 and named after a nearby fish factory around the turn of the century.
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 immigrants or became part of a park . Mountains of clam shells also indicate that this was a traditional gathering place for the First Nations.
Flora and fauna
The park is located in the temperate rainforest and the climatic zone confirms its name here. The area is considered to be the wettest part of the Sunshine Coast. Within the British Columbia ecosystem, the park area within the Coastal Douglas Fir Zone is assigned to the Wet Subzone . These biogeoclimatic zones are characterized by the same climate and the same or similar biological and geological conditions. This results in a very similar population of plants and animals in the respective zones.
In addition to the Douglas fir and the Nootka false cypress, it is mainly the West American hemlock that grows here (called "Coastal Western Hemlock" in English-speaking countries). The trees are covered with epiphytic lichens and mosses. Here, too, the forest has an undergrowth of sword ferns and heather plants. The Pacific flowering dogwood , the heraldic plant of British Columbia, which is widespread in large parts of the province , can also be found here.
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. The mussels as well as fish attract ospreys and bald eagles . Since the area is only sparsely populated, black bears can also be found here .
activities
The diving area "Mermaid Cove" is a special tourist attraction . There is a 3-meter statue of a bronze mermaid at a depth of around 18 meters. There are also underwater caves and shipwrecks in the area.
The park has 42 parking spaces for mobile homes and tents, some of which can be reserved, and has sanitary facilities.
Web links
- Saltery Bay Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Saltery Bay Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
Individual evidence
- ↑ Protected area on World Database on Protected Areas - Saltery Bay Park (English)
- ↑ Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000. (PDF, 1.33 MB) Environment and Climate Change Canada - National Climate Data and Information Archive, accessed on March 12, 2013 .
- ^ Saltery Bay Park - Master Plan. (PDF, 1.33 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , June 1991, 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 February 7, 2013 .
- ^ Saltery Bay (# 7868) Tidal Prediction. Fisheries and Oceans Canada , accessed October 19, 2012 .