Burgoyne Bay Park

Burgoyne Bay Park Management Plan March 2015 i Photo Credits: BC Parks, Peggy Burfield and Karen Ferguson This document replaces the direction provided in the Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park Purpose Statement (2003). Burgoyne Bay Park Management Plan Approved by: March 24, 2015 ______________________________________ ________________________ Don Cadden Date Regional Director, West Coast Region BC Parks March 24, 2015 ______________________________________ ________________________ Brian Bawtinheimer Date Executive Director, Parks Planning and Management BC Parks Acknowledgements Peggy Burfield coordinated the management planning process with the assistance of the management planning team of Sharon Erickson, Brett Hudson, Jaime Hilbert, Joe Benning, Ron Quilter and Andy Macdonald from the BC Ministry of Environment, along with Marlene Caskey from the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. All members of the management planning team contributed in the development of this management plan and assisted in the community consultation process. Harry Parsons and Shannon Macey-Carroll of Bufo Incorporated assisted in the stakeholder and community consultation process, then drafted and revised the initial draft management plan based on direction from the management planning team. Peggy Burfield wrote the final version of the management plan. Doug Fetherston with BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations produced the zoning map for this management plan. Numerous other people provided input and information for this management plan as members of the Salt Spring Island Management Planning Project Technical Advisory Committee. The advisory committee contributed their local knowledge, expertise and information. In addition, local and regional stakeholders and community members provided valuable input and comments in the development of this management plan. Burgoyne Bay Park Management Plan i Burgoyne Bay Park Management Plan ii Table of Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................ i 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Management Plan Purpose .................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Planning Area ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Legislative Framework .......................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Existing Permits and Authorizations ..................................................................................... 5 1.5 Relationship with First Nations ............................................................................................. 7 1.6 Relationship with Communities, Agencies and Stakeholders .............................................. 7 1.7 Adjacent Patterns of Land Use ........................................................................................... 10 1.8 The Planning Process .......................................................................................................... 10 2.0 Values and Roles of the Park .......................................................................................... 12 2.1 Significance in the BC Protected Areas System .................................................................. 12 2.2 Ecological Heritage Values .................................................................................................. 12 2.3 Cultural Heritage ................................................................................................................. 19 2.4 Recreation ........................................................................................................................... 24 2.5 Other Park Attributes .......................................................................................................... 27 3.0 Management Direction .................................................................................................. 29 3.1 Management Vision ............................................................................................................ 29 3.2 Management Objectives, Issues and Strategies ................................................................. 30 3.3 Zoning ................................................................................................................................. 35 3.4 Appropriate Use Table ........................................................................................................ 38 4.0 Plan Implementation ..................................................................................................... 41 4.1 Implementation .................................................................................................................. 41 4.2 High Priority Strategies ....................................................................................................... 41 4.3 Adaptive Management ....................................................................................................... 42 5.0 References ..................................................................................................................... 43 6.0 Glossary ......................................................................................................................... 44 Appendix I: Burgoyne Bay Park Summary of Public Consultation .......................................... 45 Appendix II: Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping ........................................................................ 47 Appendix III: Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping Polygon Codes and Status ............................... 48 Appendix IV: Burgoyne Bay Park Plant Species List ............................................................... 49 Appendix V: Burgoyne Bay Park Animal List ......................................................................... 53 Appendix VI: Burgoyne Bay Park Heritage Buildings Statement of Significance ..................... 58 Appendix VII: Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team Goals and Strategies ............................. 65 Burgoyne Bay Park Management Plan iii List of Figures Figure 1: Burgoyne Bay from Mount Maxwell Park Viewpoint ...................................................... 1 Figure 2: Salt Spring Island Protected Areas Context Map ............................................................. 3 Figure 3 : Burgoyne Bay Park Map .................................................................................................. 4 Figure 4: Burgoyne Bay Park Roads, Easements and Right-of-Way Map ....................................... 6 Figure 5: Salt Spring Island Management Planning Project Open House ..................................... 11 Figure 6: Savannah Sparrow Singing in the Cut Hay ..................................................................... 17 Figure 7: Burgoyne Bay and Intertidal Area .................................................................................. 18 Figure 8: Burgoyne Fields and Harvested Slopes .......................................................................... 19 Figure 9: Salt Spring Island First Nations Place Names ................................................................. 20 Figure 10: Burgoyne Bay Dock in 1900 ......................................................................................... 22 Figure 11: Milking Parlour and Root Cellar ................................................................................... 23 Figure 12: Burgoyne Bay Park Trails ............................................................................................. 26 Figure 13: Garry Oak Trees in Burgoyne Bay Field ....................................................................... 27 Figure 14: Burgoyne Bay Valley Description ................................................................................. 28 Figure 15: Burgoyne Bay Valley .................................................................................................... 29 Figure 16: Burgoyne Bay Fields ..................................................................................................... 32 Figure 17: Burgoyne Bay Park Zoning Map ................................................................................... 36 Figure 18: Burgoyne Bay and Mount Maxwell Parks Zoning Map ................................................ 37 Figure 19: Burgoyne Bay Park ....................................................................................................... 42 List of Tables Table 1: Ecosystem Representation .............................................................................................. 13 Table 2: Management Objectives, Issues, Interests and Strategies ............................................. 30 Table 3: Appropriate Use Table .................................................................................................... 38 Burgoyne Bay Park Management Plan iv 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Management Plan Purpose The purpose of this management plan is to provide strategic management direction for Burgoyne Bay Park. The primary objectives of the management plan are to: outline the role the park plays in the British Columbia (BC) protected areas system; identify management objectives and strategies for the protection of natural values, cultural values and outdoor

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