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Stanley Park Ecological Action Plan
Date: January 10, 2011 TO: Board Members – Vancouver Park Board FROM: General Manager – Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: Stanley Park Ecological Action Plan RECOMMENDATION A. That the Board approve the recommended actions identified in this report and summarized in Appendix E to improve the ecological integrity of Stanley Park in the following five priority areas of concern: Beaver Lake’s rapid infilling; Lost Lagoon’s water quality; invasive plant species; fragmentation of habitat; and Species of Significance. B. That the Board approve a consultancy to develop a vision and implementation strategy for Beaver Lake in 2011 to ensure the lake’s long-term viability, to be funded from the 2011 Capital Budget. POLICY The Park Board’s Strategic Plan 2005 – 2010 includes five strategic directions, one of which is Greening the Park Board. The plan states that that the “preservation and enhancement of the natural environment is a core responsibility of the Park Board" and that the Board “will develop sustainable policies and practices that achieve environmental objectives while meeting the needs of the community”. It includes actions relevant to the ecological integrity of Stanley Park, such as: advocate for a healthy urban environment, integrate sustainability concepts into the design, construction and maintenance of parks, preserve existing native habitat and vegetation and promote and improve natural environments. The Stanley Park Forest Management Plan, approved on June 15, 2009, includes relevant Goals and Management Emphasis Areas. It identifies Wildlife Emphasis Areas, areas of the forest as having high importance to the ecological integrity of the park, and recommends facilitating projects that protect or enhance wildlife and their habitats. -
Report for the 2020 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival from April 17 to 26, 2020, in Stanley Park by Nina Shoroplova, April
Report for the 2020 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival from April 17 to 26, 2020, in Stanley Park by Nina Shoroplova, April 26, 2020 The beautiful cherry blossom season of 2020 is winding down, to be followed by the later parade of magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons, and azaleas. The ‘Takasago’ north of Rose Garden Lane continues to blossom in the last week of the festival. The ‘Takasago’ north of Rose Garden Lane continues to be outstanding, whereas I went past two ‘Rancho’ trees growing south of the Stanley Park Pavilion, and realized I had missed their blooming entirely. I have enjoyed photographing, smelling, and learning about four more Prunus cultivars over the last ten days: ‘Kanzan’, ‘Gyoiko’, ‘Shiro-fugen’, and ‘Shujaku’. In addition, I came across many charming, single trees of Prunus avium—at the Pooh Corner entrance to Stanley Park, along the Azalea Walk around the Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron Garden, around Lost Lagoon, and north of the Vancouver Aquarium. A beautiful Prunus avium, even growing where it is, snug against the north fence of the Vancouver Aquarium This image of Prunus avium blossoms shows the curled-back sepals that VCBF Scout Co-ordinator, Wendy Cutler, explains identifies this species. The cultivar known as ‘Kanzan’ is a familiar sight to Vancouverites. There are two robust specimens growing on the corner of Park Lane and the extension of Comox Street, their double blossoms growing in clusters. Two ‘Kanzan’ grow on the corner of the extension of Comox Street where it meets Park Lane. On the way from the Azalea Walk in the Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron Garden to the Works Yard at the northeast side of the Pitch & Putt grows a graceful ‘Gyoiko’, admired for its very unusually coloured double blossoms, the petals being ivory with green flecks and stripes and the sepals being pale green. -
Subject: Stanley Park Causeway
TO: Board Members - Parks and Recreation FROM: General Manager - Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: STANLEY PARK CAUSEWAY RECOMMENDATIONS A. THAT the Board approve the attached Stanley Park Causeway Term Sheet, also to be approved by the British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority (BCTFA), the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), TransLink and the City of Vancouver, including: 1. Commitment to a long-term objective to remove private automobile traffic from the Stanley Park Causeway by 2030, in conjunction with developing a new crossing of Burrard Inlet. 2. Comprehensive safety upgrade to the Stanley Park Causeway and park entrance as follows: a. Widening the three Causeway vehicle lanes from 2.95 metres to 3.5 metres, and re-aligning the s-curve at Lost Lagoon. b. Rebuilding the Park Drive overpass at Prospect Point. c. Rebuilding the Pipeline Road underpass at Lost Lagoon. d. Rebuilding the pedestrian Chilco Street underpass. e. Developing Stanley Park loop as the new all-season terminus for Stanley Park buses. f. Turning Chilco bus loop and Chilco Street between Georgia and Alberni Streets into park space. B. THAT no additional or altered legal rights shall arise from this approval in terms of the Provincial tenure of the Causeway as outlined in the agreement of July 12, 1999, between the Province and the Park Board. C. THAT the Board authorize the General Manager to amend the July 12, 1999 Causeway Agreement to reflect the changes described in Recommendations A.(2) and B. of this report. POLICY On April 11, 1994, the Board passed a motion advising the Provincial Government of the Board's opposition to any Lions Gate crossing option that would require or result in either the expansion of the right-of-way through Stanley Park or any compromise on Lost Lagoon, and of the Board's preference for any crossing option that would result in the elimination of vehicular traffic through Stanley Park. -
Bmn Hike Report
BMN HIKE REPORT Stanley Park and Seawall Saturday April 26 2014 by Mark Johnston Some of the BMN hikers posing by the "Three Graces" cedars in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. Terry Puls photo. Although we live in a highly urban environment, we are fortunate that we don’t have to leave the city to experience nature. This was once again abundantly evident when, on a pleasant spring day, twenty of us travelled to downtown Vancouver and, in the midst of its heavily built cityscape, enjoyed a walk in the grand green oasis of Stanley Park. Eighteen of us rode SkyTrain to Waterfront Station (the other two making the trip by car and meeting us at Second Beach). Emerging from underground, we first circled Canada Place. From its wraparound deck we enjoyed views of the city, harbour, and North Shore mountains. It was cloudy and there was a slight chill in the air. Making our way round to the north side, we looked down on a sizeable raft of surf scoters riding on the dark waters. Leaving Canada Place, we walked to the new convention centre and then along the seawall fronting Coal Harbour. Although our gaze was frequently drawn to the high-rise buildings of downtown or perhaps to the cloud-covered mountains across the inlet, we also found much to hold our interest close at hand. We studied half a dozen cormorants that were perched on pilings or, in one case, on a floating plastic drum. These were pelagic cormorants; we could clearly see on one or two of them the double crest that characterizes the bird when it is breeding. -
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia
I TheSite Guide I Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia by Brian M. Kautesk Location Downtown Vancouver, B.C. totem poles, and other historical art•- facts. Description Stanley Park is a multi-use Access From Vancouver International recreationalpark, adjacent to downtown and residential Vancouver, and situated Airport drive north through the c•ty to on a peninsulajutting directly into Van- the downtownarea. Stanley Park is easdy couver Harbour (Burrard Inlet). The found, being that large green patch •n shoreline, totally accessibleby over 5 the center of any Vancouver City map miles of paved seawall promenade, To avoid traffic congestion,approaches is mainly rocky, with a few areas of to the park should be made either wa mudflats, and two public beaches.This Beach Avenue, or Burrard and Georloa walkway permitsexceptional sea-birding Streets. I recommend the latter for from shore. The water around the park those following my birding itinerary, is deep and cold. The main part of outlined below. the park is second growth forest, pre- Accommodations No problemsof course, dominantly Douglas-fir, Western Red being in the heart of a major city In Cedar, Western Hemlock, Broadleaf pleasant weather, various concession Maple, with Vine Maple and Red Alder booths throughout the park are open in openings, and a general understory Camping is not allowed in the park of Salal and Salmonberry (a magnet for hummingbirds in April). There are Birdwatching Long known as a prime many trails that go deep into the birding area, it has been only in the secludedwoods, where determined bird- most recent years that the park has ers can, with time, find the Hutton's been studiedmethodically and its secrets Vireo. -
STANLEY PARK, Right in the Heart of the City
LOYALISTS COME WEST 2015 CONFERENCE-UELAC Be Sure to Visit Vancouver City, the home of the Vancouver Branch UELAC Vancouver Branch UELAC invite attendees to be sure and plan a stopover in Vancouver City, either pre or post the UELAC Conference being held 28 - 31 May 2015 in Victoria. Vancouver City has much to offer tourists who come to Beautiful British Columbia. The Members recommend to all conference visitors to Vancouver City to be sure not miss our famous STANLEY PARK, right in the heart of the city. STANLEY PARK Called the "Crown Jewel" of Vancouver, it might just be the closest place to heaven and even if it is pouring rain, you will not be disappointed and we bet it will be one of your favorite parts of our amazing city. The walk around the Seawall (9km) is stunning and each turn gives you a different breath-taking scene or an amazing view. Originally home to Burrard, Musqueam and Squamish First Nations people, Stanley Park was not one designer's grand scheme but an evolution of a pioneer city's hopes and dreams; a place for its citizens to recreate themselves through active sport or peaceful relaxation. Wildlife With the park’s diverse habitats – from coniferous forests to boggy wetlands to rocky shores – Stanley Park teems with an amazing variety of wildlife. At least 500 species are known to live in the park. So be sure to bring your camera for lots of fantastic shots. 1 Named for Lord Frederick Stanley (16th Earl of Derby), Stanley was appointed Governor General of Canada and Commander in Chief of Prince Edward Island on 1 May 1888, the City opened Stanley Park on September 27 of that year. -
Stanley Park Geotour
Stanley Park GeoTour A collaboration between MineralsEd and the Geological Survey of Canada Led by Bob Turner, Marianne Quat and Chris Loewen MineralsEd Supporting geoscience, mineral resources and mining education in BC schools for more than 20 years! MineralsEd |900-808 W. Hastings St. | Vancouver, BC | V6C 2X4 | Tel. (604) 682-5477 | Fax (604) 681-5305 Website: www.MineralsEd.ca Stanley Park Geotour Stanley Park Geotour - 2 Stanley Park Geotour Introduction Welcome to the Stanley Park GeoTour! Learning about our Earth, geological processes and features, and the relevance of it all to our lives is really best addressed outside of a classroom. Our entire province is the laboratory for geoscape studies. In the Lower Mainland, Vancouver’s Stanley Park, is a readily accessible and safe destination to observe learn about Earth processes and the local geologic history. This professional development field trip for teachers makes a clockwise circuit around Stanley Park along the seawall making stops at key features that are part of the geological story - demonstrating surface processes, recording rock – forming processes, revealing the tectonic history, and evidencing glaciation. The important interplay of these phenomena and later human activity is highlighted along the way. This walking tour is foremost intended to show teachers how Stanley Park can be a great local field trip for your students who are learning about Earth Sciences in school, particularly Grade 5 and older. While using rocks and minerals as the theme, this field trip will also Attention! integrate local human history, transportation, reading maps, and will, therefore As there are important outcrops support curriculum more broadly. -
Stanley Park: Crystallized Wilderness Beau Wuthrich
Stanley Park: Crystallized Wilderness Beau Wuthrich - MLA Candidate, UBC SALA “In Wildness is the preservation of the World.” – Henry David Thoreau In 1888, Vancouver mayor, David Oppenheimer announced Stanley Park as a site where “Art will unite with nature, making this the finest park on the continent.” His statement has remained definitive of Stanley Park’s identity. Superficially, the Stanley Park forest is viewed as untouched—a relic of the past. Indeed, the popular myth of Stanley Park is that its forested core is virginal, romantic and sublime: a reflection of BC’s environmental and cultural identity. Historically, however, the site has been groomed, and has acted as a fulcrum for debates to define urban greenspace. Concepts including the sublime, the frontier, and the sustainable, have taken root in these woods. Stanley Park represents an ideal nature—our ideal nature. Although the aesthetic of that ideal is mercurial, the idea of the wilderness appears to be the sacred heart of the naturalist discourse surrounding the park. Vancouver Sun, 28 March, 1912 In 1912, the Vancouver Parks Board requested proposals for a new entryway into Stanley Park. Landscape architect, Thomas Mawson, was chosen as advisor. Mawson’s suggestion was a Parisian-inspired affair, proposing “Georgia street as your Champs Elysée […] Coal Harbour as the Grand Rond Pond, and the park as the Tuilleries” (Vancouver Sun, 28 March, 1912). His Renaissance style met heated criticism from the likes of Frederick Wade, lawyer, and head of the Vancouver Sun. Wade and compatriots insisted Stanley Park remain “sublime” (The Province, 17 Dec. 1912), “as God made it” (The Province, 10 Jan, 1912). -
Stanley Park National Historic Site of Canada Commemorative Integrity Statement
Stanley Park national historic site of canada Commemorative Integrity Statement Stanley Park national historic site of canada Commemorative Integrity Statement Table of Contents Preface How to Use this Commemorative Integrity Statement Acknowledgements 1.0 Introduction 1.1 National Historic Sites Objectives.....................................1 1.2 Definition and Purpose of Commemorative Integrity......................1 1.3 Historical and Geographical Contexts..................................2 2.0 Commemorative Intent 2.1 Commemorative Context............................................5 2.2 Definition of Commemorative Intent...................................6 2.3 Statement of Commemorative Intent...................................6 3.0 Treatment of the Three Elements of Commemorative Integrity 3.1 First Element The resources that symbolize or represent the site’s national historic significance are not impaired or under threat 3.1.1 Designated Place ............................................7 Physical Values ...........................................8 Symbolic Values .........................................11 Objectives ...............................................11 3.1.2 Natural Elements of the Commemorative Environment .............12 3.1.3 Cultural Elements of the Commemorative Environment .............13 # Designed Garden Landscapes ..............................13 # Designed Park Landscapes ................................17 # Designed Fresh Water Features ............................18 # Beaches and Swimming Pools ..............................20 -
Activity Guide Vancouver
VANCOUVER ACTIVITY GUIDE VANCOUVER PRESENTED BY ARTISTS AND EDUCATIONAL DIRECTION CEASE WYSS & OLIVIER SALVAS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WRITTEN BY OLIVIER SALVAS, mED WE ARE OCEAN - VANCOUVER is an artistic project contributing to the Preparatory Phase of: TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 INDIGENOUS PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING 1 RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS 3 VIDEO 1: THE LOST LAGOON 4 VIDEO 2: WHAT WE DON’T SEE 7 VIDEO 3: ARE WE ROBOTS? 10 VIDEO 4: DECOLONIZATION 13 WE ARE OCEAN VANCOUVER - ACTIVITY GUIDE - ACTIVITY WE ARE OCEAN VANCOUVER INTRODUCTION WE ARE OCEAN VANCOUVER has been commissioned by the Vancouver Biennale and is part of the art-science-education WE ARE OCEAN Global Program of ARTPORT_making waves. Curated by Anne-Marie Melster, the program is an artistic contribution to the Preparatory Phase of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) through IOC-UNESCO. Led by Vancouver-based artists and educators T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss and Olivier Salvas, the Vancouver Biennale program is unique in its focus on Indigenous knowledge of the ecosystems that affect Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam First Nations land. Students learn about Indigenous plant and marine life, the impacts of colonization, and ideas for decolonization activities that support ocean health. WE ARE OCEAN VANCOUVER consists of four 30-minute videos and an optional activity guide with a multitude of learning activities for children at various grade levels drawing upon STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics)-based learning. The entire program is free, fully accessible online, and self-paced for teachers, parents and children to do as much as they want, whenever they want. -
Historic Context Statement and Thematic Framework Summary Donald Luxton and Associates Inc
PLANNING, URBAN DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY Urban Design Division Heritage DRAFT CONSULTANT REP ORT June 9, 2017 Historic Context Statement and Thematic Framework Summary Donald Luxton and Associates Inc. Dated June 2017 Notice to Reader: The attached report was prepared as part of the Heritage Action Plan to inform the update of the Vancouver Heritage Register. This work includes broadening the understanding of heritage values and identification of potential sites to add to the Heritage Register that reflect greater diversity. Review of this report is underway by staff, stakeholders and the public. Feedback received will inform staff recommendations to City Council on the Heritage Action Plan. To keep updated on this work please join the email list by visiting the project website at vancouver.ca/heritage-action-plan or call 3-1-1. City of Vancouver, Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability Urban Design Division, Heritage 453 West 12th Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia V5Y 1V4 Canada tel: 3-1-1, Outside Vancouver 604.873.7000 fax: 604.873.7100 website: vancouver.ca/heritage HERITAGE ACTION PLAN VANCOUVER HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT AND THEMATIC FRAMEWORK SUMMARY JUNE 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 THEME 2: ECONOMIES 82 Subtheme 2.A: Port City 84 PART A: HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT 8 2.A.1: The Working Harbour 86 2.A.2: The Working River 87 1. Where the River and the Mountains Meet the Ocean 10 Subtheme 2.B: Transportation & Infrastructure 88 2. First Nations 14 2.B.1: Railways 90 3. Contact 16 2.B.2: Roads 91 4. Early Burrard Inlet Settlements 20 2.B.3: Bridges 92 5. -
The Seawall Walk Around Stanley Park Is Recognized As One of the Great Scenic Walks in the World
The Seawall Walk around Stanley Park is recognized as one of the great scenic walks in the world. The 10 km (6.25 mi.) seawall loop around Stanley Park is Vancouver’s most popular fresh air attraction. Taking over 60 years to complete, the Stanley Park seawall was officially declared complete on September 21, 1980. Since then visitors and locals alike have enjoyed exercising on this world famous pathway. Centrally located in downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park is a must see attraction for those looking for things to do in Vancouver. A popular starting point for the Seawall walk is the east side of Stanley Park Drive by Coal Harbour (See Map). From here, you will walk past the Vancouver Rowing Club and have a great view of Canada Place the Harbour Centre Tower and the city skyline. As you walk towards Hallelujah Point you will pass the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club and a statue of Harry Jerome. Next is the Nine O’clock Gun. When you reach Brockton Point there is a fantastic view of the Port of Vancouver, as well as a Lighthouse and the world famous Totem Poles. Further along the Seawall you will come to the Empress of Japan Figure Head and in the water you will notice the Girl in a Wetsuit statue. At the Lumbermen’s Arch, you will have a breathtaking mountain view as the back drop to the Variety Kids Water Park. From here, you will walk underneath the colossal Lion’s Gate Bridge to Prospect Point, and further along to Siwash Rock.