Stikine River Provincial Park
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Stikine River Provincial Park
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 The Grand Canyon of the Stikine River |
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 2,571.77 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 18658 | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 56 ′ N , 129 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | March 14, 1987 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Stikine River Provincial Park is a 257,177 ha large Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is located in the Regional District of Stikine Region , about 45 km south of Dease Lake on Highway 37 . The closest settlement is Telegraph Creek .
The park is one of the 10 largest of the Provincial Parks in British Columbia and, together with the adjacent Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park , Mount Edziza Provincial Park , and Tatlatui Provincial Park as well as other Protected Areas and Ecological Reserves, forms a contiguous protected area of considerable size. the Stikine Country Protected Area .
investment
The park is a category Ib protected area ( wilderness area ).
The park is located in the most sparsely populated region of the province, with a population density of 0.005 people per square kilometer. It pulls itself from Highway 37 to the east along the Stikine River . In the southeast the park is bordered by the Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park and in the east by the Pitman River Protected Area and the Chukachida Protected Area .
history
The Provincial Park was set up on March 14, 1987 as a Recreation Area . In 2001 the status of the park was changed to that of a provincial park .
Before the establishment of a sanctuary, the area was the living, hunting and settlement area of the First Nation of the Tahltan people .
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 comprises various biogeoclimatic zones. The park is mainly assigned to the Spruce-Willow-Birch Zone and the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone . The Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone stretches along the Stikine River and its tributaries, while the Spruce-Willow-Birch Zone encompasses the rest of the park area.
activities
Since the park is a back country park , there is no developed tourist infrastructure in the park. For hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts, "wild" camping and making a fire are permitted, subject to restrictions and conditions.
Web links
- Stikine River Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Stikine River Provincial Park In: The park's English-language website at BC Parks
- Stikine River Provincial Park on the website britishcolumbia.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Stikine River Provincial Park (English)
- ^ Origin Notes and History. Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park. GeoBC , accessed February 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Stikine Country Protected Areas Final Management Plan. (PDF; 2.46 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , November 2003, accessed on February 18, 2015 .
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 9.85 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on February 18, 2015 .
- ↑ Stikine Country Protected Areas - Biogeoclimatic Zones. (PDF; 14.425 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, accessed on February 9, 2015 (English).