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Regional Parks Annual Reports 2018 REGIONAL PARKS Regional Parks Annual Report 2018 What a year it was for Metro Vancouver Regional Parks As we move forward beyond 50 years of regional parks, There are successes to celebrate. Despite smoky our aspirations and achievements of 2018 build on skies in 2018’s month of August due to provincial our essential role in protecting the region’s important wildfires, total visitation to regional parks and natural areas and connecting people with them. greenways (excluding those transferred) increased This year, seven regional parks and three regional to 11.7 million. Our newest regional park, greenways saw record levels of visitation. Our natural Grouse Mountain, now has a management plan. resource management and stewardship activities We developed a bold Regional Parks Land Acquisition restored habitat and revitalized ecosystems. More than 2050 strategy to identify unprotected natural areas that 1,000 public programs and events inspired over 60,000 have high conservation value and could become future people, young and old. Our regional parks partners, park land. Our relationships with our neighbouring together with more than 7,000 volunteers, contributed local First Nations continued to grow, with significant almost 26,000 hours to stewardship, education and time spent engaging in dialogue. With our consultants, interpretive programs. we won an award for the innovative design of Surrey Bend Regional Park. Our staff met many challenges 2018 brought significant changes to our system, with head-on, including park encroachments, invasive the transfer of parks outside of the Metro Vancouver species, park capacity issues, increased severe weather Regional District to the Fraser Valley Regional District events and a complex fire season. and City of Abbotsford: Sumas Mountain Interregional Park, Matsqui Trail Regional Park and the eastern The testimonials of our visitors and partners motivate portion of Glen Valley Regional Park – 7% of our us to continue giving our all into the work we do. While system. A portion of Aldergrove Regional Park’s we look ahead at new park lands to protect, innovative land base was also transferred, but continues to be programs to connect visitors and partnerships to forge managed by Metro Vancouver. and strengthen, it’s important that we pause and mark our accomplishments in this annual report and express gratitude for the support we receive. 2 | REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Our Role Protecting Metro Vancouver’s natural areas and connecting people with them. ALDERGROVE REGIONAL PARK Our Values The Necessity of Nature Wellness The Sharing of Expertise Stewardship REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 3 LIONS BAY Seymour Watershed Capilano Watershed y a n d w u n o Lynn m S e e e r w r o Headwaters G A H r e n v i a R i r e d Coquitlam u k o n WEST I Watershed Crippen LSCR a m L VANCOUVER y e Thwaytes Widgeon t BOWEN ISLAND S t Grouse Marsh i Capilano Mountain Landing P 1 99 River NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT BELCARRA NORTH Belcarra VANCOUVER ANMORE CITY B Minnekhada u r r a r d I n l e t PORT MOODY Codd B Wetland ru BURNABY n et 7 te- Fra COQUITLAM se r PORT PITT Blaney G Colony re COQUITLAM MEADOWS Bog MAPLE RIDGE Pacific Burnaby e n Farm Lake w North Alouette Spirit VANCOUVER ay Regional Parks Sapperton Pitt River 7 Greenway Landing Greenway Regional Greenways NEW 17 Iona WESTMINSTER Surrey Bend Barnston Kanaka Creek Regional Beach Fraser River Island 91 Islands Derby Park Reserves Reach Limited Public Access Tynehead Ecological Brae Glen Conservancy Areas RICHMOND SURREY Island No Public Access Valley West Creek LSCR (Lower Seymour Burns 17 Bog Delta South Wetlands Conservation Reserve) F r a s e r 13 R i Surrey v 10 e r Deas Greenway LANGLEY S Watersheds 15 LANGLEY TOWNSHIP t Island CITY No Public Access r 99 a 1 i t DELTA o f TSAWWASSEN FIRST NATION G B o e 17 u 99 o nd r ar WHITE ROCK Campbell g y Bay Aldergrove ia Boundary Bay Valley /19 03 Growing our System The Regional Parks Land Acquisition 2050 strategy* is a bold and visionary document that has the potential to maintain livability for the next generation of Metro Vancouver citizens and visitors, and grow the regional parks system into a connected network of resilient parks and greenways before all the remaining unprotected natural areas are gone. The strategy took a systematic, evidence-based approach to identifying land suitable for protection as a regional park. The result identifies the most regionally important unprotected natural areas that could be acquired for future new and expanded parks. *Adopted by the Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) Board in 2018 Regional Park Land Acquisition Fund Increase 11.04 hectares of $3.8 million to acquired at: Campbell Valley Regional Park million Glen Valley Regional Park $7.57 Kanaka Creek Regional Park annually Widgeon Marsh Regional Park Reserve 4 | REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Our Foundation The Pacific Parklands Foundation (PPF) is a registered charity dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of Metro Vancouver’s regional parks. As the fundraising arm of Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, PPF provides the additional financial support needed to realize special projects and initiatives that fall outside of what government funding is able to provide. 2018 Accomplishments • More than $489,000 raised in 2018, with a leveraging ratio of 3.4 (for every $1 that Metro Vancouver invests into fundraising, PPF raised $3.40) • 7 grants totaling $88,500 for the Catching the Spirit Youth Society program • Funds to provide over 1,700 plants for EcoBlitz, an annual stewardship event • $30,000 to support park associations and park partners • 6 scholarships for young environmental leaders • 22 bus trips for 876 individuals to visit 8 regional parks PPF OUTREACH, IONA BEACH REGIONAL PARK “Support from Pacific Parklands Foundation has been vital to Catching the Spirit’s environmental programs for youth.” – Brigit Forssman, CTS REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 5 NEW LAND ACQUISITION, KANAKA CREEK REGIONAL PARK Regional Parks Provide Significant Value Total 2018 Budget: $46.2 million $30.5 million $15.7 million $4.1 million operating budget: capital budget: capital development (build new facilities) including park operations, land management, park $8.1 million infrastructure $4 million planning, educational programs capital maintenance and events, stewardship of and facility development, replacement and maintenance (maintain and natural resources replace existing $7.6 million facilities) park land acquisition CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO ABOUT METRO VANCOUVER’S REGIONAL PARKS SERVICE (VIMEO.COM/279576806) 6 | REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Building and Maintaining Park Facilities Each year, Regional Parks staff maintain thousands of built assets, including: • 327 buildings • 80 interpretive kiosks • 347 kilometres of trails • 1,400 culverts • 5.3 kilometres of dikes • 232 bridges • 252 boardwalks • 30 kilometres of water lines • 57 kilometres of roads • 173,000 square metres of parking lots and service yards NATURE DISCOVERY AREA, ALDERGROVE REGIONAL PARK • 70 entry signs STILL CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, • 660 gates and bollards BURNABY LAKE REGIONAL PARK • 605 picnic tables, 248 benches, 57 bike racks, and 547 waste receptacles This year, major new and replacement capital projects included: • Bridge over Still Creek, Burnaby Lake Regional Park NEW • Nature Discovery Area, Aldergrove Regional Park NEW WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT THE STILL CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT (VIMEO.COM/267710849) REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 7 Protecting Important Natural Areas 8 | REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 BURNABY LAKE REGIONAL PARK 13,557 Hectares Protected Including 9,644 Hectares of Sensitive Ecosystems Protected 22 Regional Parks 5 Regional Greenways 3 Regional Park Reserves 2 Ecological Conservancy Areas Regional Parks Ecosystems Herbaceous 0.1 % Intertidal 0.1 % Freshwater 0.5 % Woodland 2.2 % Sparsely Vegetated 2.3 % Estuarine 2.4 % Alpine 6.2 % Old Forest 8.7 % Riparian 9.3 % Mature Forest 10.8 % Wetland 27.5 % 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 HECTARES CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO ABOUT REGIONAL PARKS’ ROLE IN PROTECTING THE REGION’S IMPORTANT NATURAL AREAS (VIMEO.COM/281537784) REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 9 2018 Natural Resource Management Accomplishments: • Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area Natural Resource fire recovery monitoring and carbon Management sequestration research • Brae Island and Pacific Spirit regional parks bioengineering projects Regional Parks staff work • Brae Island Regional Park campground throughout the year to protect replanting and conserve ecosystem health. • Widgeon Marsh Regional Park Reserve The Natural Resource Management water bird study Framework guides planning and • Minnekhada Regional Park bear study day-to-day work. • Deas Island Regional Park bat study • Aldergrove Regional Park wetland creation • Iona Beach Regional Park sand dune restoration • Pacific Spirit and Aldergrove regional parks reforestation • System-wide invasive plant management 10 | REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 THORNVALE PONDS, KANAKA CREEK REGIONAL PARK BIOENGINEERING PROJECT, TAKE A HIKE PARTICIPANTS AT THORNVALE PONDS, BRAE ISLAND REGIONAL PARK KANAKA CREEK REGIONAL PARK Project Spotlight Thornvale Creek Enhancement, Kanaka Creek Regional Park Thornvale Creek is one of the main tributaries to Kanaka Creek and in some years has returns of more than 200 spawning coho. When completed, the project will provide access to 800 cubic metres of off-channel, overwintering pond habitat for coho juveniles and other aquatic species. Last fall, students from the Take a Hike program braved some cold and wet weather to plant 800 native plants around the ponds, providing shade for the fish and habitat for wildlife. This project is supported by the Pacific Parklands Foundation, which obtained a grant from the Pacific Salmon Foundation. CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS ABOUT RESTORING A SALMON-BEARING CREEK (VIMEO.COM/252604844) AND A TURTLE RECOVERY PROJECT (VIMEO.COM/274597159). REGIONAL PARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 11 Safe Regional Parks and December 2017 ice storm cleanup Visitor Experiences All staff play an important role in protecting natural park resources and assisting in public safety initiatives.
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