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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?