Norbury Lake Provincial Park
IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
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The Norbury Lake Provincial Park is a 97 hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It lies about 30 km east of Cranbrook in the Regional District of East Kootenay. The park is located a bit off the highway and is from Fort Steele, on Highway 93 or Highway 95 or from Wardner, the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) to achieve.
Plant
The small park and simply furnished park is rectangular in shape and is separated from a road diagonally into two parts. In the south of the street part of the Norbury Lake and the camping area is located. In the north of the road there is a picnic area, and the Packham 's Lake. In the park is a protected area category IV ( Managed Resource Protected Area ).
History
The park was established in 1958 and takes its name after the nearby lake in the park. Named after the lake was a respected citizen of F. Paget Norbury had his residence here in the and Magistrate in nearby Fort Steele.
Flora and Fauna
Within the ecosystem of British Columbia, the area in which the park's Dry Mild Interior Douglas - fir subzone of the zone is assigned. A Biogeoklimatische zone is 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.
After the last of forest use and reforestation grow here now mainly Douglas fir, coastal pine and western larch American. On Packham 's Lake is also found American Aspen Tree.
In the undergrowth grow apple berries, buffalo berries and white Canadian Zimthimbeeren (Rubus parviflorus ).
Activities
The park offers 46 reservable not, pitches for tents and RVs, as well as a simple plumbing system. He is part of a system of parks along the highways in southern British Columbia to provide such accommodation for travelers. They also represent the majority of the visitors in the park.
The park also features a lake with an Sliprampe he is also attractive for water sports.