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2015 Friends of Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park AGM
Thursday April 16th, 2015
Coldstream Hall
2015 North Okanagan BC Parks Staff
Stephanie, Shawn and Kevin
Enderby Cliffs Park
BC Parks Goals
GOAL 1:
BC Parks is recognized for its leadership in the proactive stewardship of ecological and cultural integrity.
GOAL 2:
BC Parks attracts diverse audiences to a range of superior recreational destinations and services, where visitors have fun, discover nature and history, find inspiration and improve health and wellness.
GOAL 3:
BC Parks is a model of organizational excellence
Okanagan Region Priorities
1. high/moderate use
backcountry areas
2. foster first nations relationships
3. compliance/enforcement/education
4. safety issues
5. park facility management
6. resource protection
7. park facility contracts
2015 BC Parks Program Plan
Blanket Glacier (Greenbush PA)
What is happening in the North Okanagan Area?
Continued backcountry facility
maintenance in Monashee, Kal, Silver Star and others.
White-Bark Pine Research in Monashee
Enderby Cliffs Compliance Action Plan to deal with ATVs
Kingfisher ER/Park Compliance Action Plan to deal with ATVs
Campbell Brown Rattlesnake Research and Habitat Protection
Parks in the North Okanagan
Campbell Brown Ecological Reserve Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve Denison-Bonneau Provincial Park Echo Lake Provincial Park Ellison Provincial Park Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park
Greenbush Lake Protected Area Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park Kingfisher Creek Ecological Reserve and
Provincial Park Kekuli Bay Provincial Park Mabel Lake Provincial Park Mara Lake Provincial Park Mara Meadows Ecological Reserve Protected
Area and Provincial Park Monashee Provincial Park Mount Griffin Ecological Reserve and Provincial
Park Shuswap River Islands Provincial Park
Silver Star Provincial Park Skookumchuck Rapids Provincial Park
Truman Dagmus Locheed Provincial Park Upper Shuswap River Ecological Reserve Upper Violet Creek Provincial Park
Vance Creek Ecological Reserve Wap Creek Provincial Park
Monashee Facility Maintenance
Monashee White-Bark Pine Study
Enderby Cliffs Compliance and Enforcement
Kingfisher ATV Damage
Campbell Brown Rattlesnake Research and Habitat Protection
Greenbush PA
What happened in Kalamalka
Lake Park Last Year?
Continued to work with DND to reduce Cosens Valley UXO
Thinning of previously treated area to reduce in-growth
Reroute of the Lookout Trail completed
Targeted IP Management
Developed sign plan and installed new trail signs
Development of climbers area parking lot with new signage
Monashee Park
What We’re doing in Kal Park this Year
Expansion of Swimming Area at Cosens Bay
Completion of Remaining Trail and Regulatory Signs
Continuation of targeted UXO surveys
Continuation of Targeted IP Control
Dogs Off-Leash Compliance
Campbell Brown ER
Thanks! Questions?