Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park

IUCN Category II - National Park

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The Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park is a 3949 -hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located about 32 kilometers south of Port McNeill Regional District of Mount Waddington in on Vancouver Iceland.

The park is located off of Highway 19 Since there is no direct road access to the park is, only a few logging roads terminate near the park boundaries, it is with him a so-called backcountry park.

Plant

The park lies on the southwestern shore of Lake Nimpkish and runs from the lake to the west on Tlakwa Creek along. Right and left of the stream rises the steep park up the mountain slopes of the Karmutzen Range. In the park is a protected area category II (National Park).

History

The park was established in 1995 and takes its name is after the lake, on which the park.

The park is located in the traditional hunting and settlement area of ​​the ' Namgis First Nation ( Nimpkish - Cheslakees ), which are among the Kwakwaka'wakw.

Flora and Fauna

Within the ecosystem of British Columbia, the park area is for the most part different sub-zones within the Coastal Western Hemlock zone assigned. Due to the nature of which is a classification of parts of the territory to Very Dry Maritime subzone and other parts of the Very Wet Maritime Subzone. More parts to be Moist Maritime subzone within the Mountain Hemlock zone assigned. This Biogeoklimatischen zones are characterized by a respective same climate and the same or similar biological and geological conditions. This results in the respective zones then a very similar inventory of plants and animals.

According to a recent forestry use in 1928, the park is largely covered with secondary forest of Douglas firs, purple -fir, western hemlock American, mountain hemlock and Nootka false cypress. In places, can be found in the park but still primary forest. There, especially, draw on epiphytic lichens and mosses trees. Furthermore, can be found in the undergrowth beside the Alaska blueberry (Vaccinium alaskaense ) and the floor of moss and the moss capsule gewelltblättrige unbalanced.

The animal and plant life is rich, distinctive for the area is marked deer population. Also you will find here black bear, hoary marmots and chipmunks. Furthermore, there is also a habitat for the goshawk, and for threatened and specially protected Marmelalk.

Activities

The park does not offer tent sites or sanitary facilities. Also found in the park not developed, designated trails. The park offers therefore, also due to its not easy acces, only outdoor lovers a recreation opportunity. Is to make the "wild" camping and fire, with restrictions, allowed. For climbers and mountaineers enjoys the lying on the northern border of the park Karmutzen Mountain, with an altitude of 1433 m, a certain popularity.