In 2011 the Halfmoon Bay Environmental Society (HBES) submitted proposals for an expansion of Smuggler Cove Provincial Park to the BC Ministry of Environment.
The BC Ministry of Environment classify nearly every type of old-growth Douglas-fir on British Columbia’s dry coastal plain as rare or endangered.
It’s more important than ever to protect these endangered ecosystems. Of the six distinct old growth forest types on the low coastal plain of southern British Columbia, all dominated by Douglas-fir trees, all of them are currently on the province’s list of rare and endangered ecosystems. The Coastal Douglas-fir Biogeoclimatic Zone is a unique collection of ecosystems in limited pockets along British Columbia’s south coast. The moderate climate created by the rain shadow of coastal mountains allows a diversity of flora and fauna to thrive. It’s far more than just Douglas-fir trees, these forests include a wide variety of unique ecosystems.
Learn more about Douglas-fir Ecosystems and Douglas-fir Ecology from the BC Ministry of Environment.
Smuggler Cove Provincial Park Expansion Proposals
Environmentally Important Sites and Streams on the Sunshine Coast
This booklet is part of the Land for Nature project Identification and Mapping of Streams and Environmentally Important Sites on the Sunshine Coast. The study was a cooperative project of various local groups sharing an interest in protecting natural areas on the Sunshine Coast from Port Mellon to Egmont, and was carried out from early 1996-to mid-1997. Included in the booklet is background information on the study, such as participant groups, the study area, the goals of the project, its methodology and why it was necessary. This is followed by conservation policy recommendations, a list of environmentally important sites and streams, and site information. There is also a separate supplementary map, which includes related information on the back.
