Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park
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Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 109.87 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 101670 | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 12 ' N , 127 ° 9' W | |
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| Sea level | from 0 m to 1200 m | |
| Setup date | July 13, 1995 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | Backcountry park | |
The Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park is a 10,987 ha large provincial park in Canada's British Columbia . The park was established in 1995 and is relatively remote in northwest Vancouver Island , in the Strathcona Regional District . The park is one of the largest on Vancouver Island.
The park is a so-called backcountry park , which means that there are no official roads into the park. Access is mainly by helicopter and seaplane or by water.
investment
The sanctuary is located at the eastern end of Tahsish Inlet , an arm of Kyuquot Sound , on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The closest settlements are Port Alice to the north and Kyuquot to the west at the entrance to Kyuquot Sound. The Tahsish River Ecological Reserve is located in the confluence of the Tahsish River with the Tahsish Inlet . It is completely enclosed by the park. The Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park is a Category Ib protected area ( Strict Nature Reserve / Wilderness Area ).
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 became part of a park, it was a hunting and fishing area of various First Nations tribes , here the Kyuquot-Cheklesahht .
In 1862, Tahsish Inlet was the starting point for the first European island crossing. An officer of the British Royal Navy crossed the island with the help of the First Nation located here, following an old trade route of the locals to the Nimpkish River on the east coast of the island.
The park was established on July 13, 1995 by the Park Amendment Act , along with 49 other parks. With the Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act of 2009, the park was enlarged by around 10% 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 Very Wet Hypermaritime Subzone (CWHvh) and the Very Wet Maritime Subzone (CWHvm).
Giant arborvitae (called “Western Red Cedar” in English), Douglas firs and Western American hemlocks grow in the park area . One of the tallest hemlocks in British Columbia grows in the park, at around 30 feet tall. Since there was almost no forestry in the park, there is still a large stock of primary forest made of Sitka spruce . Epiphytic lichens and mosses cover the tree trunks. The forest has an undergrowth of sword ferns and heather plants.
Black bears , pumas and Vancouver Island wolves ( Canis lupus crassodon , a subspecies of the wolf ) are found in the park . There are also various species of red deer in the park and the surrounding area, such as the elk ( Cervus elaphus roosevelti , Roosevelt elk) and the mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus columbianus , Columbia black- tailed deer). The valley of the Tahsish River is one of the most important bird species are native to the park area and can be observed, such as the trumpeter swan and the dark Canada goose ( Branta canadensis occidentalis ).
The various rivers and streams that run through the park, especially the Tahsish River, provide an important habitat for cutthroat trout , dolly varden trout and rainbow trout (both stationary and anadromous migrating forms , differentiated in English as rainbow trout and steelhead trout ). Furthermore, the rivers of the park are important spawning areas for king salmon , silver salmon and ketal salmon .
Neighboring parks
There are other provincial parks in the vicinity of this park. To the west of the park and also on Kyuquot Sound are Dixie Cove Marine Provincial Park and Rugged Point Marine Provincial Park .
activities
There is no tourist infrastructure in the park. Although it is strictly forbidden in provincial parks, “wild” camping is permitted here.
See also
Web links
- Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park In: The park's English-language website at BC Parks
- Information to the park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park (English)
- ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia Of Raincoast Places Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia . Habour Publishing, Madeira Park (BC) 2009, ISBN 978-1-55017-484-7 , pp. 581 (English).
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed May 19, 2016 .
- ^ Tahsish-Kwois Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF; 240.65 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , March 2003, accessed on April 6, 2016 (English).
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 9.85 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on April 6, 2016 .