MANAGEMENT LAN P October, 1998 for Fintry Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks Provincial Park BC Parks Division Fintry Provincial Park MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared by BC Parks Okanagan District Summerland BC V0H 1Z0 Fintry Provincial Park Management Plan Approved by: Don Gough____________________ Date:_99.02.04______ Don Gough District Manager Denis O’Gorman________________ Date:_ 99.02.04______ Denis O'Gorman Assistant Deputy Minister FINTRY PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN October, 1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. iv PLAN HIGHLIGHTS .................................................................................................................................... iv RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................................ v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS............................................................................................................................... v SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 THE MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROCESS ....................................................................................... 1 1.3 RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER LAND USE PLANS ............................................................................. 2 SECTION 2.0 BACKGROUND AND SITE DESCRIPTION ......................................................................... 5 2.1 LOCATION.............................................................................................................................................. 5 2.2 LAKE AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.................................................................................................. 5 2.3 SITE TOPOGRAPHY............................................................................................................................... 5 2.4 LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS......................................................................................................................... 5 2.5 PARK AGREEMENTS AND TENURES ................................................................................................. 6 2.6 BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS......................................................................................................... 10 2.7 REGIONAL CONTEXT......................................................................................................................... 10 2.8 POPULATION ....................................................................................................................................... 12 2.9 NEIGHBORING PARK, TOURIST AND MARINA SITES ................................................................... 13 SECTION 3.0 ROLE OF THE PARK............................................................................................................ 15 3.1 SIGNIFICANCE IN THE PROTECTED AREA SYSTEM..................................................................... 15 3.2 SIGNIFICANCE IN THE OKANAGAN REGION ................................................................................. 16 3.3 SIGNIFICANCE TO FIRST NATIONS.................................................................................................. 17 3.4 VISION STATEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 18 SECTION 4.0 PARK ZONING ...................................................................................................................... 19 4.1 SPECIAL FEATURE ZONE - NATURAL CONSERVATION............................................................... 19 4.2 SPECIAL FEATURE ZONE - HERITAGE FEATURES ........................................................................ 21 i 4.3 INTENSIVE RECREATION ZONE....................................................................................................... 21 4.4 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ZONE ..................................................................................................... 21 SECTION 5.0 NATURAL VALUES AND MANAGEMENT ....................................................................... 23 5.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 23 5.2 KEY CONSERVATION VALUES........................................................................................................ 25 5.3 VEGETATION....................................................................................................................................... 25 5.4 FISH AND WILDLIFE........................................................................................................................... 28 5.5 IMPORTANT VIEWSCAPES................................................................................................................ 30 5.6 FOREST HEALTH / FIRE INTERFACE................................................................................................ 31 5.7 WATER LICENSES............................................................................................................................... 32 SECTION 6.0 RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND MANAGEMENT ................................................ 33 6.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 33 6.2 KEY RECREATION VALUES .............................................................................................................. 33 6.3 OVERALL DEVELOPMENT SITING.................................................................................................. 34 6.4 DAY USE OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................................................ 34 6.5 HIKING OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER TRAIL USES ...................................................................... 38 6.6 CAMPING ............................................................................................................................................. 40 6.7 OTHER RECREATION USES ............................................................................................................... 42 6.8 PARK ACCESS: .................................................................................................................................... 42 6.9 PRELIMINARY CAMPGROUND LAYOUT:........................................................................................ 45 SECTION 7.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUES AND MANAGEMENT ............................................... 47 7.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 47 7.2 KEY HERITAGE VALUES .................................................................................................................. 48 7.3 HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION ................................................................... 48 7.4 SPECIFIC HERITAGE FEATURES....................................................................................................... 50 SECTION 8.0 COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................................................ 55 8.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 55 8.2 MARKETING AND PROMOTION........................................................................................................ 55 8.3 AWARENESS AND PRE-TRIP PLANNING......................................................................................... 58 8.4 ORIENTATION INFORMATION.......................................................................................................... 58 8.5 NATURE APPRECIATION ................................................................................................................... 59 8.6 CULTURAL HERITAGE EDUCATION................................................................................................ 60 SECTION 9.0 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.................................................................................................. 62 ii 9.1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................62 9.2 POTENTIAL FINTRY PARTNERSHIPS...............................................................................................62 9.3 DEVELOPMENT STAGING.................................................................................................................63 APPENDIX A HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY......................................................................................70 APPENDIX B BUILDING DESCRIPTIONS.................................................................................................75 APPENDIX C PARK SYSTEM GOALS.......................................................................................................78 APPENDIX D INFORMATION SOURCES.......................................................................................... 79 LIST OF FIGURES 1.0 LOCATION PLAN 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