DOCSLIB.ORG

2018 Touring & Exploring Guide

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
2018 Touring & Exploring Guide 2018 touring & exploring guide KOOTENAYROCKIES.COM 1 11 11 Red Deer 93 11 2 22 1 2 Pacific Mountain Time Time BRITISH COLUMBIA KOOTENAY Vancouver ROCKIES Calgary Kinbasket L. Portland Seattle Kalispell 93 Spokane CANADA To Jasper Montreal Minneapolis 233 km / 145 mi U S A Toronto Pacific To San Francisco Salt Lake City Chicago New York Yoho Lake Ocean Denver AtlanticEdmonton Field Louise Ban 22 294Ocean km / 183 mi C Rogers Los Angeles 2 O Pass Golden R Cochrane 23 L Houston 9 O Banff L. Minnewanka 1A U Martha C Miami M 93 Adams L. Creek Park 95 MEXICO Canyon Glacier K REGIONAL B Canmore Hot Springs Mexico1A City Calgary Mt. Revelstoke I Y To Vancouver Parson A HIGHLIGHTS 565 km / 350 mi Revelstoke Kootenay Bow Valley To Medicine M 22 HatGETTING 294 km HERE BY AIR ROAD CONDITIONS Kootenay Mount Wildland 1A Shushwap L. O Spillimacheen Assiniboine 40 Major international gateway cities 1-800-550-4997 Craigellachie Spray Kananaskis provide easy air access. Three U M Visit DriveBC.ca for real time info. Valley Country 2 Sicamous M Valley N Rockies O 22 AIR CANADA offers flights to/from Vancouver Brisco S Blanket Creek Park P Okotoks T 95 Peter & Calgary to Cranbrook and Castlegar. BORDER CROSSINGS O U ALBERTA H A REGION Lougheed Black 1-888-247-2262 Mara L. 23 U At the Canadian/US border, be sure U I Bugaboo 93 N Diamond N Galena N PACIFIC COASTAL offers scheduled flights to carry your passport or equivalent. Bay Elbow-Sheep High River Salmon Arm S 31 T to/from Vancouver into Cranbrook & Trail. A S Wildland R Radium Hot Springs To/from Victoria and Kelowna into Cranbrook. For information & updates, visit: Shelter BRITISH A W Dry Gulch Park And between Kelowna and Trail. Travel.state.gov, Cbsa.gc.ca or call: S Bay UpperArrow L Trout L. C COLUMBIA I l Revelstoke Charter Flights offers a service from 1-800-461-9999 C o Enderby A s Panorama e H Halcyon Invermere on the Lake d Vancouver to Revelstoke, Jan 12 to March 16. Trout Lake Park Mountain N Elk W 97A P Hot Springs Windermere in 1-800-663-2872 ROOSVILLE & KINGSGATE 97 97A Monashee te E Resort Height Lakes r E S 40 (Cranbrook) - open 24 hrs Armstrong 2 of the NantonWESTJET LINK is a new regional air service 97 1 Mountain L. Windermere E 93 RYKERTS (CRESTON) - 7am - 11pm H Pacific Time Rockies between Cranbrook & Calgary beginning March 7. Time L NELWAY (NELSON) - 8am to midnight Nakusp Goat I 23 Hot Springs Range Fairmont WANETA (TRAIL) - 9am - 5pm M G S 95 GETTING HERE BY ROAD L Hot Springs Vernon Nakusp Meadow PATERSON (ROSSLAND) - open 24 hrs E In the north, the TransCanada Hwy #1 6H O Creek Columbia L. CASCADE (CHRISTINA LAKE) McDonald L 43 follows the route of the Canadian Pacific Canal Flats 8am - midnight LAND U Kootenay Railway through four of Canada’s National Creek Park K Whiteswan Elkford Arrow 6 Lake Lake Park Parks, connecting Calgary with Vancouver 97 I M N Park Hills Parks Purcell 93 and theClaresholm coast. FERRY CROSSINGS Rosebery Park R Wilderness Year-round free service. DriveBC.ca T 95 K 31A Conservancy A less travelled southern route, Hwy #3, O 2 To Vernon New Denver 31 serves travellers from southern Alberta, the KOOTENAY LAKE: HIGHWAY 3A A 6 Okanagan L. 22 135 km / 84 mi Burton Sandon southern Okanagan Valley and Vancouver. From Balfour, 6:30am to 9:40pm M Skookumchuck I Kaslo Premier Top of the Ports of entry on the Canada/US border From Kootenay Bay, 7:10am to 10:20pm Kelowna 6 Silverton U Lake Park O allow access from Spokane, Washington; Crossing time: 35 minutes N St Mary’s World 43 97C Granby Needles Valhalla Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Kalispell, Montana & 250-229-4215 Fauquier U 31 Alpine Wasa Park N S 6 Kokanee points south. Fort 33 Edgewood HARROP: HIGHWAY 3A Lower Sparwood Macleod Slocan Glacier N Riondel Ainsworth 95 Across Kootenay River to communities 95A T Hot Springs Kootenay Bay T 93 To Lethbridge DRIVE TIMES of Harrop & Procter LEGEND Kimberley Fort Steele Heritage Town Blairmore 100 km / 62 mi BalfourA Crawford Bay 3 Coleman 3(drive times are approximate)2 Crossing time: 5 minutes Multi-Lane Highways Kokanee Creek Park Gray Creek On demand 24 hours I A Major Highways Arrow Winlaw Gray Creek Norbury Lake 3 Lundbreck Rossland/Trail to Castlegar 30 min 3A Procter Pass 250-229-5650 Secondary Roads N Park Pincher Castlegar to Nelson 40 min Ferries Lockhart Fernie Nelson to Crawford Bay 30 min + ferry Kootenay Cranbrook UPPER ARROW LAKE: HIGHWAY 23 To I Mount Fernie Creek Cities Nelson S Creek 93 Vancouver Penticton Boswell Park Crawford Bay to Creston 1 hr + 15 min From Shelter Bay, 5am to midnight; every hour 396 km Towns West Arm Jimsmith Creston to Cranbrook 1 hr + 15 min From Galena Bay, 5:30am to 12:30am; every hour Skaha L. Villages N Lake Park Wardner Cranbrook to Fernie 1 hr + 10 min Lake Drewry Point Park Sanca Crossing time: 20 minutes Camping within Parks Syringa Park 3A Moyie Lake Park 3 Cranbrook to Kimberley 20 min 250-265-2105 3A National Parks Kianuko Kimberley to Fairmont 1 hr + 10 min 6 3A S 6 Provincial Parks Castlegar Lake Fairmont to Radium 30 min ARROW PARK: HIGHWAY 6 Daily Air Service 33 3 Ymir Kikomun Radium to Golden Cardston1 hr + 10 min Junction of Upper & Lower Arrow Lakes International Border Sirdar Creek Park Golden to Revelstoke 2 hrs Champion Crossing time: 5 minutes Nancy Salmo 95 Waterton Revelstoke to Nakusp 2 1.5 hr + ferry On demand: 5am to 12:05pm; 2:15pm to 9:20pm Oliver Greene Lakes Nakusp to Castlegar 2 hrs 250-265-2105 Gladstone 3B Park 6 3 3 93 Lakes 3 Christina L. Park 3B Gilnockie Akamina-Kishinena WatertonVernon to NakuspCarway 3 hrs Trail Fruitvale 3 Creston Calgary to Golden 3 hrs LOWER ARROW LAKE: HIGHWAY 6 Greenwood 3 3 L. Koocanusa Roosville Chief Port of Grand Forks Warfield Montrose 21 Yahk Park Calgary to Fernie 3 hr + 30 min From Fauquier: 5am to 10pm; every ½ hr. 3 Rossland Stagleap Kingsgate Mountain 17 Piegan Park Rykerts To Kalispell Lethbridge to Fernie 2 hr + 30 min From Needles: 5:15am to 9:45pm; every ½ hr. Christina Lake Paterson Waneta Waterton L. Nelway 120 km / 75 mi Kamloops to Revelstoke 2 hr + 40 min Crossing time: 5 minutes 22 22A 1 95 Glacier Kelowna to Revelstoke89 2 hr + 50 min Shuttle Service: 10pm – 5am To Spokane MONTANA 37 Eureka Kelowna to Rossland 4 hrs 250-265-2105 Northport 200 km / 124 mi IDAHO Spokane to Nelson 4 hrs 97 WASHINGTON Spokane Saintto Rossland Mary 3 hrs 395 25 31 93 © RMV Publications Ltd. Spokane to Cranbrook 4 hrs 2 Going-to-the-Sun Road 3 (Seasonal Road) 20 Lake Tiger McDonald 89 Republic Colville 2 Whitefish L. West 95 20 Priest L. Columbia Glacier Falls 2 20 Whitefish Libby 21 Hungry Horse Reservoir 25 395 Evergreen 2 97 Sandpoint Kalispell Newport 2 56 Somers Pend Oreille L. 2 Flathead L. 41 2 Mountain 173 231 395 2 95 Time Pacific 1 Time 200 174 28 83 Wilbur Hayden 231 Coeur d’ Alene To Seattle 2 Davenport Spokane 90 Cheney Dave Heath photo Heath Dave Cover – Lake of the Hanging Glacier Trail. Kari Medig photo Medig Kari Trail. Glacier of the Hanging – Lake Cover TABLE OF CONTENTS REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS 3 WelcOME to tHe COMMUNITIES WEST KOOTENAY 6 Castlegar, Rossland, Trail KooTEnAY RockiES ARROW LAKES / SLOCAN VALLEY 10 Nakusp, New Denver, Silverton KOOTENAY LAKE 13 Ainsworth, Creston, Kaslo, Nelson EAST KOOTENAY 18 Cranbrook, Fort Steele, Kimberley ELK VALLEY 21 Fernie, Elkford, Sparwood COLUMBIA VALLEY 24 Fairmont, Invermere, Panorama, Radium NATIONAL PARKS CORRIDOR 29 Field, Golden, Revelstoke PARKS 32 NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL WINTER EXPERIENCES 34 ON THE POWDER HIGHWAY ACCOMMODATIONS 36 LODGING & CAMPGROUNDS PUBLISHED BY: Kootenay Rockies Tourism 1905 Warren Avenue, Kimberley, BC V1A 1S2 Ph 250-427-4838 [email protected] PRODUCTION: The city of Nelson’s downtown Baker Street. McEwan Design Mitchell Press FOR TRAVEL INFORMATION, VISIT KootenayRockies.com or BROCHURE HOTLINE 1-800-661-6603 COMMUNITIES FOR ACCOMMODATIONS, RESERVATIONS AND Each community in the Kootenay Rockies has its own unique story to tell. Along your journey, you will TRAVEL IDEAS VISIT HelloBC.com/kr 9 cities discover rare, scenic vistas and meet warm, friendly people. Whether you hike a trail in a pristine mountain © 2018 - Kootenay Rockies Tourism (the “Region”). All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited. This Guide 4 towns and park or stroll along the streets of quaint towns, you will want to stay an extra day. does not constitute, and should not be construed as, an endorsement or recommendation of any carrier, hotel, restaurant or any other facility, attraction or activity in British Columbia, for which neither Destination BC Corp. nor the Region assumes any 50+ villages responsibility. Super, Natural British Columbia®, Hello BC®, Visitor Centre and all associated logos/trade-marks are trade-marks ENJOY ALL THIS MOUNTAIN PLAYGROUND HAS TO OFFER. or Official Marks of Destination BC Corp. Admission fees and other terms and conditions may apply to attractions and facilities referenced in this Guide. Errors and omissions excepted. 4 5 SCULPTURE WALK Downtown – 34 incredible sculptures from castlegar artists across North America are displayed. rossland ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE wesT kOOteNAY FESTIVALS BRILLIANT SUSPENSION BRIDGE GOLD FEVER FOLLIES A National Historic Site. Explore the trails that KOOTENAY FESTIVAL 1765 Columbia Avenue castlegar, rossland, trail link the restored bridge with nature reserves.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • For Cody Caves Provincial Park [Electronic Resource]
    Kootenay Region MANAGEMENT DIRECTION STATEMENT September 2004 for Cody Caves Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protectio Environmental Provincial Park Stewardship Division Cody Caves Provincial Park: Management Direction Statement 2004 Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data British Columbia. Environmental Stewardship Division. Kootenay Region. Management direction statement for Cody Caves Provincial Park [electronic resource] Cover title. At head of title: Kootenay Region. Running title: Cody Caves Provincial Park management direction statement. “September 2004” Available on the Internet. ISBN 0-7726-5356-9 1. Cody Caves Park (B.C.) 2. Provincial parks and reserves – British Columbia. 3. Ecosystem management - British Columbia – Cody Caves Park. I. British Columbia. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. I. Title. II. Title: Cody Caves Provincial Park management direction statement. FC3815.C62B74 2005 333.78’30971162 C2005-960107-8 Cody Caves Provincial Park: Management Direction Statement 2004 Cody Caves Provincial Park Approvals Page Foreword This management direction statement for Cody Caves Provincial Park provides management direction until such time as a more detailed management plan may be prepared. Cody Caves Provincial Park protects an extensive cave system, and associated karst features. Approvals: Wayne Stetski Nancy Wilkin Regional Manager Assistant Deputy Minister Kootenay Region Environmental Stewardship Division Date: Date: Cody Caves Provincial Park: Management Direction Statement 2004 Table of
    [Show full text]
  • Electoral Area Services Committee Agenda
    Electoral Area Services Committee Amended Agenda April 30, 2020 10:45 am Members: Director Sosnowski (Chair), Director Clovechok (Vice Chair), Director Doehle, Director Gay, Director Walter and Director Wilkie Voting Rules: Unless otherwise indicated on this agenda, all Directors have one vote and a simple majority is required for a motion to pass. Pages 1. Call to Order 2. Addition of Late Items 3. Adoption of the Agenda 4. Adoption of the Minutes 4.1 March 5, 2020 Meeting 3 5. Invited Presentations & Delegations 6. Correspondence 6.1 Development Services - Building Report 6 6.2 Engineering Services Report 7 7. Unfinished Business 8. New Business 8.1 Discretionary Grants-in-Aid - May 9 EA Directors, Weighted 8.2 Waldo Cove Regional Park Management Plan 16 *8.3 Provision of Dog Control Services to Akisqnuk First Nation – Indian Beach 35 Estates 9. Bylaws 9.1 Bylaw No. 2993 - Spur Valley Water System Regulation and Fee Amendment 36 Bylaw - Introduction 9.2 Bylaw No. 2994 - Elko Community Water System Regulation and Fee 40 Amendment Bylaw - Introduction 10. Late Agenda Items 11. Reports from Directors 12. Adjournment Page 2 of 42 MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING March 5, 2020 Regional District Office, Cranbrook, BC PRESENT: Committee Vice Chair S. Clovechok Electoral Area F Director M. Sosnowski Electoral Area A Director S. Doehle Electoral Area B Board Chair R. Gay Electoral Area C Director J. Walter Electoral Area E Director G. Wilkie Electoral Area G STAFF: S. Tomlin Chief Administrative Officer S. Moskal Corporate Officer C. Thom Executive Assistant (Recording Secretary) Call to Order Committee Vice Chair Susan Clovechok called the meeting to order at 3:26 pm.
    [Show full text]
  • Canadian Rockies Hiking Trail List
    Canadian Rockies Hiking Trail List The following hiking trails are detailed in the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide: BANFF NATIONAL PARK Banff—Lake Minnewanka Sunshine Meadows 25. Sunshine Meadows Loop 1. C Level Cirque Trail 26. Quartz Hill—Citadel Pass Trail 2. Johnson Lake Trail 27. Simpson Pass—Healy Meadows Trail 3. Lake Minnewanka Trail 4. Alymer Lookout Trail Bow Valley Highline 5. Cascade Amphitheatre Trail 28. Healy Pass—Egypt Lake Trail 6. Elk Lake Trail 29. Egypt Lake via Pharaoh Creek Trail 7. Stoney Squaw Trail 30. Redearth Creek—Shadow Lake Trail 8. Fenland Trail 31. Twin Lakes Trail 9. Tunnel Mountain Trail 32. Arnica Lake—Twin Lakes Trail 10. Sulphur Mountain Trail 33. Bow Valley Highline Trail 11. Sundance Canyon Trail 34. Boom Lake Trail 12. Mount Rundle Trail 35. Smith Lake Trail 13. Spray River Circuit Trail 36. Taylor Lake Trail 14. Goat Creek Trail 15. Rundle Riverside Trail Lake Louise—Moraine Lake 37. Lake Louise Lakeshore Trail Bow Valley Parkway—Sawback Range 38. Fairview Lookout Trail 16. Cory Pass—Mt. Edith Trail 39. Lake Agnes Trail 17. Edith Pass via Forty Mile Creek Trail 40. Plain of the Six Glaciers Trail 18. Muleshoe Trail 41. Saddleback Trail 19. Johnston Canyon—Ink Pots Trail 42. Paradise Valley Loop 20. Sawback Trail 43. Larch Valley—Sentinel Pass Trail 21. Sawback Range Circuit 44. Eiffel Lake—Wenkchemna Pass Trail 22. Rockbound Lake Trail 45. Consolation Lakes Trail 23. Castle Lookout Trail 46. Moraine Lakeshore Trail 24. Bourgeau Lake Trail Boulder Pass—Skoki Valley 47. Boulder Pass—Skoki Valley Trail 48.
    [Show full text]
  • Karst Inventory Standards and Vulnerability Assessment Procedures for British Columbia
    Karst Inventory Standards and Vulnerability Assessment Procedures for British Columbia Prepared by The Karst Task Force for the Resources Inventory Committee January 2001 Version 1.0 © 2001 The Province of British Columbia Published by the Resources Inventory Committee National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data Main entry under title: Karst inventory standards and vulnerability assessment procedures for British Columbia [computer file] Available on the Internet. Issued also in printed format on demand. Includes bibliographical references: p. ISBN 0-7726-4488-8 1. Karst – British Columbia. 2. Geological surveys – British Columbia. I. Resources Inventory Committee (Canada). Karst Task Force. GB600.4.C3K37 2001 551.447 C2001-960052-6 Additional Copies of this publication can be purchased from: Government Publications Centre Phone: (250) 387-3309 or Toll free: 1-800-663-6105 Fax: (250) 387-0388 www.publications.gov.bc.ca Digital Copies are available on the Internet at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ric Karst Inventory Standards Preface The Karst Inventory Standards and Vulnerability Assessment Procedures for British Columbia describes provincial standards for conducting karst inventories at various survey intensity levels, and outlines procedures for deriving karst vulnerability ratings. This document builds upon the recommendations and proposals for conducting karst inventories and vulnerability assessments described in A Preliminary Discussion of Karst Inventory Systems and Principles (KISP) for British Columbia (Research Program Working Paper 51/2000). The KISP document was widely reviewed by national and international karst experts, industry, and by staff from the Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. It is intended that these standards and procedures be implemented on an interim basis for a two-year period.
    [Show full text]
  • Kootenay Lake Ferry Sparwood Town Council
    Kootenay Lake Ferry Sparwood Town Council East Shore Advocacy Society Herve Blezy Oct 20th, 2019 Agenda • Presentation Purpose • Ferry and Road Maps • The opportunity • Project Review • Background • MOTI • Appendices • Safety • Environment • Service • Economics , business capital and operating cost • Stakeholders • MOTI Resolution • Community Concerns Presentation Purpose • Provide awareness of a significant transportation problem in the Kootenays • Request a letter of support for the East Shore Advocacy Society that would be sent to the MOTI Marine Division and Highway Divisions to do due diligence. It would compare both the Balfour terminal and Queens Bay terminal. Kootenay Lake Ferry Map Kootenay Bay to Queens Bay sailing distance is 5.4 km Kootenay Bay to Balfour sailing distance is 8.8 km The Opportunity • Relocate the Balfour ferry terminal to QueensBay and improve safety, reduce emissions, improve service, reduce operating costs for 9,000,000 ferry users over the next 25 years. • In addition, a smaller ferry can be built and would be able, due to the significant reduction in crossing time, to surpass the car carrying capacity of the new proposed 60 car ferry during a major transportation disruption of the Kootenay Pass. • It would improve the economic and societal benefits in the Kootenay region Project Review Balfour terminal • A new ferry is required for both scenarios since the Balfour ferry needs to be decommissioned and the Osprey 2000 will need to be refurbished in 2023. • The Balfour ferry terminal needs to be refurbished, with a large parking lot extension over green space. Minor improvements at Kootenay Bay. • No significant improvement in service since travelling time remains the same.
    [Show full text]
  • East Shore Kootenay Lake Is in the Central Kootenay Discover the East Shore
    VISITOR GUIDE VISITOR GUIDE Kootenay Lake is in the Central Kootenay Discover the East Shore Kootenay Lake is in the Central Kootenay Discover the East Shore Region of British Columbia rom Riondel north of the Kootenay Bay ferry, Region of British Columbia rom Riondel north of the Kootenay Bay ferry, l Selkirk Mountain range to the west, the Purcell range to the east Four community stretches south along the lake l Selkirk Mountain range to the west, the Purcell range to the east Four community stretches south along the lake l 530 metres (1736’) above sea level through Crawford Bay, Gray Creek, Boswell and www.estba.cal 530 metres (1736’) above sea level through CrawfordEast Bay, Gray Creek, ShoreBoswell and www.estba.ca East Shore l Kootenay Lake is 144 km (90 miles) long and up to 152 metres (500’) Kuskanook to Wynndel, just south of the main lake. l Kootenay Lake is 144 km (90 miles) long and up to 152 metres (500’) Kuskanook to Wynndel, just south of the main lake. deep with an average width of 4 km. (2.5 miles) Each community has a fascinating history from the deep with an average width of 4 km. (2.5 miles) Each community has a fascinating history from the l Peaks range from 2100 – 2750 metres. (7,000’ - 10,000’) original Ktunaxa people, who still live in the Creston l Peaks range from 2100 – 2750 metres. (7,000’ - 10,000’) original Ktunaxa people, who still live in the Creston he water is pure enough Valley to the more recent mining and farming he water is pure enough Valley to the more recent mining and farming Tto drink and provides a Free Ferry is 35 min.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 Final Report – Mosquito Biology and Disease Transmission Faqs
    REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY MEADOW CREEK AND PINE RIDGE MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM 2020 YEAR-END REPORT Prepared by: Morgan Sternberg, Research Manager Morrow BioScience Ltd. [email protected] 1-877-986-3363 RDCK – 2020 Nuisance Mosquito Program Meadow Creek, Pine Ridge This page intentionally left blank. www.morrowbioscience.com ii Morrow BioScience Ltd. RDCK – 2020 Nuisance Mosquito Program Meadow Creek, Pine Ridge Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ - 1 - Season Highlights ........................................................................................................... - 2 - Introduction .................................................................................................................... - 3 - Carbon Offsets ................................................................................................................ - 3 - Methodology ................................................................................................................... - 3 - Environmental Conditions .............................................................................................. - 5 - Snowpack .................................................................................................................... - 5 - Local Precipitation ...................................................................................................... - 6 - Local Ambient Temperature ......................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Kootenay Lake Investment Profile 2011
    Kootenay Lake Investment Profile 2011 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 2 WELCOME .................................................................................................................................................... 4 DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................................ 5 POPULATION ............................................................................................................................................... 5 HOUSEHOLD INCOME (2006) ...................................................................................................................... 5 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................................................................... 5 LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................................................. 5 LABOUR FORCE .......................................................................................................................................... 6 LABOUR FORCE ACTIVITY .......................................................................................................................... 6 LABOUR FORCE BY SECTOR ......................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Cave/Karst Management- an Integrated Ecosystems Approach
    TABLE OF CONTENTS page INTRODUCTION PROVINCIAL CROWN LAND CAVE POLICY MINISTRY OF FORESTS' ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES COMMUNICATION AND CO-OPERATION PUBIC ACCESS CAVE/KARST MANAGEMENT- AN INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEMS APPROACH A. INVENTORY, CLASSIFICATION AND RECORDS Procedures and responsibilities B. SURFACE CONSIDERATIONS Planning and Construction for Roads and Landings Right-of-way felling, clearing and subgrade construction Pits and Quarries Fuel Storage Panning and Operations for Falling and Yarding Ground Skidding Silviculture Planning, Scarification and Burning C. SUBSURFACE CONSIDERATIONS - Visitor Use and Safety Cave User Management Guidelines D. NON-GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT OF CAVES E. PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIABILITY F. CAVE RESCUE REFERENCES GLOSSARY OF TERMS APPENDICES INTRODUCTION British Columbia has a surface area of approximately 95 million hectares, of which 85% is crown owned forest and range land managed by the Ministry of Forests. Extensive road networks created by timber harvesting have opened the way for many recreational activities. One of these activities, which has become increasingly popular in recent years, is the sport of caving. More than 750 caves, predominantly on Vancouver Island, have been explored; and there may be hundreds, if not thousands more to be discovered. Initially recreational cavers were content to find, explore, photograph and map their finds. However, when some of the more significant caves became vandalized and or destroyed through indiscriminate resource use, individual cavers and caving groups began to advocate government participation in the management of the cave resource. These caves are a unique non-renewable resource with geological, scenic, educational, cultural, biological, hydrological, paleontological and recreation values. The management of caves [both surface and subsurface resources] is considered to be an essential component of integrated resource management.
    [Show full text]
  • Meteorological Comparison of Three Cave Systems
    Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects Honors College at WKU 2019 Meteorological Comparison of Three Cave Systems Matthew Wine Western Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses Part of the Geology Commons, and the Meteorology Commons Recommended Citation Wine, Matthew, "Meteorological Comparison of Three Cave Systems" (2019). Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects. Paper 835. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses/835 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. METEOROLOGICAL COMPARISON OF THREE CAVE SYSTEMS A Capstone Experience/Thesis Project Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree Bachelor of Science with Honors College Graduate Distinction at Western Kentucky University By: Matthew Wine ***** Western Kentucky University 2019 CE/T Committee: Approved by: Dr. Patricia Kambesis, Advisor Dr. Greg Goodrich __________________________________ Dr. Dennis Wilson Advisor Department of Geography & Geology Copyright by: Matthew Wine 2019 ABSTRACT Cave systems are home to delicate underground ecosystems that can be affected by changes in surface atmospheric conditions which in turn affect underground meteorology. Modern human use of caves is typically for tourism, so understanding surface-underground weather-climate interactions is important when caves carry streams that are prone to flooding in response to surface precipitation. The purpose of this research is to document the effects of surface weather conditions on cave meteorology in three different cave system types located in different geographic locations including an island, the central USA, and at high elevations in British Columbia.
    [Show full text]
  • Glaciers of the Canadian Rockies
    Glaciers of North America— GLACIERS OF CANADA GLACIERS OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES By C. SIMON L. OMMANNEY SATELLITE IMAGE ATLAS OF GLACIERS OF THE WORLD Edited by RICHARD S. WILLIAMS, Jr., and JANE G. FERRIGNO U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1386–J–1 The Rocky Mountains of Canada include four distinct ranges from the U.S. border to northern British Columbia: Border, Continental, Hart, and Muskwa Ranges. They cover about 170,000 km2, are about 150 km wide, and have an estimated glacierized area of 38,613 km2. Mount Robson, at 3,954 m, is the highest peak. Glaciers range in size from ice fields, with major outlet glaciers, to glacierets. Small mountain-type glaciers in cirques, niches, and ice aprons are scattered throughout the ranges. Ice-cored moraines and rock glaciers are also common CONTENTS Page Abstract ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J199 Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------- 199 FIGURE 1. Mountain ranges of the southern Rocky Mountains------------ 201 2. Mountain ranges of the northern Rocky Mountains ------------ 202 3. Oblique aerial photograph of Mount Assiniboine, Banff National Park, Rocky Mountains----------------------------- 203 4. Sketch map showing glaciers of the Canadian Rocky Mountains -------------------------------------------- 204 5. Photograph of the Victoria Glacier, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, in August 1973 -------------------------------------- 209 TABLE 1. Named glaciers of the Rocky Mountains cited in the chapter
    [Show full text]
  • Vacation-Planner.Pdf
    www.banffinfo.com Local 403 762 0260 Toll free 1877 226 3348 1 Welcome to the beautiful Canadian Rockies For the past 10 years our company has been organizing vacations for our clients travelling to the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Our team of local agents are located in Banff, Alberta and are dedicated solely to organizing custom made vacations. The Canadian Rockies is where we live and is our speciality. While the technology of the internet has brought much more information easily to people, many still just don’t have the time to sit and browse through the multitude of options available, or are confused by the conflicting reviews on user forums, like TripAdvisor. We thought it would be helpful to put together an online guide to make planning your vacation easier and quicker. This guide is also meant as a checklist so you don’t miss out on any major highlights. We have compiled our most popular itineraries which A Guide to include all the major highlights. your All these itineraries can be booked ‘as is” or can be used as the basis for a customized vacation. You can mix and match any of the hotels and tours on the Banff Canadian Accommodation Reservations website to design a holiday that suits your personal Rockies interests and budget. Vacation To keep the size of this file to a minimum, we have hyperlinked (blue text) to various pages in our website for current pricing and detailed information. How to go about planning your vacation The area is quite large and a common mistake is trying to cover too much with not enough time.
    [Show full text]