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Strathcona Provincial Park MASTER LAN P MENDMENT a June 2001 MASTER LAN P MENDMENT A June 2001 for Strathcona Park Strathcona Park MASTER LAN P AMENDMENT BC Parks Strathcona District National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data BC Parks. Strathcona District. Strathcona Park master plan amendment. “June 2001” Also available on the Internet. ISBN 0-7726-4730-5 1. Strathcona Park (B.C.) 2. Provincial parks and reserves - British Columbia - Planning. 3. Provincial parks and reserves - British Columbia - Management. 4. Ecosystem management - British Columbia – Strathcona Park. I. British Columbia. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. II. Title. FC3815.S87B32 2002 333.78’3’097112 C2002-960053-7 F1089.S87B32 2002 Strathcona Provincial Park MASTER LAN P MENDMENT A June 2001 i Table of Contents Introduction........................................................................................................................1 Key Changes since 1993...................................................................................................1 Purpose of Amendment.....................................................................................................1 Review Process................................................................................................................2 Year 2000 Amendment.....................................................................................................2 3a. Strathcona Park Vision Statement for the 21st Century...........................................4 3. Role of Park (pp. 7 - 10 of 1993 Strathcona Park Master Plan)..............................5 3.2 Conservation Role (p. 7, 11 of 1993 Strathcona Park Master Plan) ...........................5 Nature Conservancy .....................................................................................................5 4. Park Zoning (pp. 10 – 13)...........................................................................................6 McBride Creek Addition...............................................................................................6 Megin River and Talbot Creek Addition........................................................................8 Divers/Rossiter Lake Addition.......................................................................................9 Moyeha Special Feature Zone.......................................................................................9 Wilderness Recreation Zones...................................................................................... 10 4b. Relationships with First Nations (new section)....................................................... 12 5.1 Land.......................................................................................................................... 13 Public Consultation...................................................................................................... 13 5.1.1 Park Boundary (p. 15)........................................................................................ 14 5.1.2 Inholdings and Other Tenures (pp. 22-23) ........................................................... 15 Mining Infrastructure ................................................................................................... 15 5.2 Water (p. 23)............................................................................................................. 17 Industrial Structures..................................................................................................... 17 5.3 Vegetation (pp. 25-26).............................................................................................. 19 Campfires ................................................................................................................... 19 5.4 Wildlife (pp. 27-28)..................................................................................................... 20 Research..................................................................................................................... 20 Long-term Protection of Sensitive Species ................................................................... 21 Hunting and Trapping.................................................................................................. 22 5.6 Cultural Resources (p. 30)......................................................................................... 24 6. Visitors Services .......................................................................................................... 25 6.2 Access Strategy (p. 36).............................................................................................. 25 Road and Trail Access................................................................................................ 25 Air Access.................................................................................................................. 26 6.3 Information Strategy (p. 37)...................................................................................... 28 6.5 Management Services (pp. 39 – 40).......................................................................... 30 Volunteers .................................................................................................................. 30 6.6 Outdoor Recreation Opportunities (p. 40)................................................................ 32 6.6.2 Boating (p. 41).................................................................................................... 32 6.6.3 Frontcountry Camping (p. 41)............................................................................. 33 ii 6.6.4 Backcountry Hiking (pp. 42-44).......................................................................... 34 6.6.6 Horse Use (p. 45)............................................................................................... 36 6.6.7 Mountain Biking (p. 46)...................................................................................... 37 6.6.8 Winter Recreation (p. 47).................................................................................... 38 6.6.12 Day Use Opportunities (p. 50) ............................................................................ 39 6.6.13 Sport Climbing (new section)............................................................................... 40 List of Plates: Plate 1: The Golden Hinde.....................................................................................................3 Plate 2: Fossils in the Wilderness Conservation Zone............................................................ 11 Plate 3: White tailed Ptarmigan ............................................................................................ 16 Plate 4: The Red Pillar......................................................................................................... 18 Plate 5: Interpretation in the backcountry............................................................................. 19 Plate 6: Collared elk at Crest Creek.................................................................................... 23 Plate 7: First Nation dancer................................................................................................. 24 Plate 8: Elk Portal entrance to Strathcona Park .................................................................... 27 Plate 9: Della Falls............................................................................................................... 29 Plate 10: Canoeing on Buttle Lake....................................................................................... 31 Plate 11: Backcountry skiing on Forbidden Plateau.............................................................. 38 Plate 12: Mountaineering near Red Pillar.............................................................................. 42 iii Introduction Strathcona Provincial Park is British Columbia’s oldest park and is considered a critical park of Vancouver Island’s protected wilderness. The park also has a long management planning history. In the late 1980s, a management planning process was underway but was suspended in response to strong public criticism over the government’s decision to delete parts of the park without public input. Consequently, a government-appointed committee composed of public representatives was established. The resulting Strathcona Park Advisory Committee report “Restoring the Balance”, also known as the Larkin Report, recommended the establishment of the Strathcona Provincial Park Steering Committee. This committee, composed of three public advisory members and three staff members from BC Parks, developed the current master plan that was approved in March 1993. It was recommended that this plan be reviewed in five years. The 1993 master plan also recommended that a public advisory group be established to assist in the implementation of the goals and objectives set out in the document. In response, the Strathcona Park Public Advisory Committee (SPPAC) was established and is composed of members of the public and BC Parks staff. Key Changes since 1993 Since the approval of the master plan, 13% of Vancouver Island’s natural and cultural features has been protected. The Clayoquot Land Use Decision recommended the protection of the Megin Talbot watershed (21,300 ha), which was added to Strathcona Park. The Vancouver Island Land Use Plan led to: the addition of the McBride Creek area (3,750 ha); negotiations to acquire Divers Lake (1,034 ha); and protection of the White Ridge area as a separate but adjacent park. The Interim Measures Agreement signed by the provincial government
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