Kanaka Creek Regional Park

Regional park in British Columbia

Kanaka Creek Regional Park

Type| Regional Park
Location| Maple Ridge
Nearest city| Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates| 49°12′38″N 122°31′29″W﻿ / ﻿49.2106°N 122.5247°W﻿ / 49.2106; -122.5247
Area| 400 hectares (990 acres)
Established| Plants and Wildlife
Operated by| Metro Vancouver Regional District
Website| metrovancouver.org/services/regional-parks/park/kanaka-creek-regional-park

Kanaka Creek Regional Park is a regional park of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, located in the city of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, flanking both sides of Kanaka Creek from its confluence with the Fraser River just east of Haney and extending approximately 11 km (7 mi) up the creek to just south of the community of Webster's Corners. The Maple Ridge Fairgrounds are just east of the lower regions of the park, beyond them is the community of Albion. Derby Reach Regional Park is just across the Fraser in Langley.

A variety of plants and animals can be located in all 3 areas of the park and it is a popular spot for both Black Bear and Salmon populations.[1] Kanaka Creek Regional Park has a rich history- the first purchase of land for the park by the City of Maple Ridge occurred in the late 1970s,[2][3] and the land is the traditional unceded territory of the Katzie, Kwantlen, Matsqui, Musqueam, Semiahmoo, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.[1] Recently, misuse of the land has negatively changed parts of the park.[1] To fix this issue, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks implemented a 20 year management plan in 2004 with the assistance of the Katzie First Nation among other groups,[4] and the University of Victoria (UVIC) completed a restoration project in areas of the park in 2022.[1]

## Recreation

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Kanaka Creek is widely recognized for its natural beauty, as well as recreational appeal. According to a local newspaper, the Daily Hive, Kanaka is the 8th most popular park in metro Vancouver, with 610,500 visitors in 2022.[5] The park features walking, hiking, and biking trails[6] publicly available to anyone who wants to use them.  Along these walks there is plenty of flora and fauna to view. The park also has a lake in which visitors can fish, or canoe .[6] The park is wheelchair accessible, and equipped with parking and public washrooms.[6]

The 400 ha. park has three main areas. The Riverfront area adjacent to the Fraser and BC Hwy 7 has picnic tables and a boat-launch, suitable for launching canoes and kayaks for navigating the slow-moving waters of Kanaka Creek up as far as the 240th Street bridge. The Riverfront Trail winds along this stretch of the creek and has a number of three-story wooden viewing towers. Above 240th Street the stream is shallower and full of snags and not suitable for boating. Above that a popular swimming hole with slickrock slides is at Cliff Falls. There are twin falls on Kanaka Creek, one on each of its upper fork. Much of the upper area of the park is heavily forested, though hiking along the creek beds is feasible and a number of wooden walkways through the forest and along the creek have been established in the area.

## Landscape

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Kanaka Creek Regional Park (KCRP) is an ecological region consisting of many diverse ecosystems and wildlife. With a general landscape of Fraser River frontage, steep canyons, marshland fields, floodplains, riparian forests, and upland forests that provide habitat for native plants and wildlife.[1][4] Currently, the KCRP land base includes 413 hectares with water flow from Blue Mountain to the Fraser River.[4] KCRP is split among four main sections: the riverfront, lower reach & fish fence, mid reach & cliff falls, and the upper reach and hatchery.[1] Surrounding these areas, the upper reach consists of working agriculture and woodlands, while the lower reach is bounded by residential neighbourhoods.[1] This diverse landscape also offers many recreation opportunities, including places to walk, hike, bird watch, and picnic.[1] Furthermore, KCRP's landscape is embedded with history and spiritual significance throughout over nine thousand years of use.[1] This territory is shared among the Kwantlen, Katzie, Matsqui, Musqueam, Semiahmoo, and Tsleil-Waututh nations.[1]

## Plants and Wildlife

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### Plants

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Kanaka Creek is the home of a variety of plant species. Most of the park is considered a Coastal Douglas Fir biogeoclimatic zone- however, the conditions change slightly along the creek path.[7]

The park is home to over 7 tree species including the Douglas fir, western red cedar, and bigleaf maple. The more humid areas of the park host around 6 species of fern such as the lady fern and spiny wood fern. Common BC native shrubs are also located here like the salmonberry and blue elderberry and over 40 species of native flowers like Pacific bleeding hearts and false lilies of the valley. Toxic plants like skunk cabbage can also be spotted in the park.[7][8][9]

### Wildlife

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"Black bear" by CaliforniaDFW

Wildlife can be considered a main attraction for Kanaka Creek which has both an active black bear and salmon population. Black bears regularly occupy Kanaka Creek as it provides a connection to the Fraser River and mature forests which are both important to the well being of the local black bear population.[1] The spawning salmon that pass through Kanaka Creek are also a staple food source. Salmon spend time in the area throughout the year in the creek and in the Bell-Irving Hatchery. The hatchery is located in the park and aims to educate the public about salmon conservation in the creek. Both the hatchery and waterways see Chum, Pink and Coho Salmon.[1][10] Large mammals found in the park include the cougar, bobcat, coyote, red fox], and deer. Both small aquatic and on-land mammals also reside here including the river otter and striped skunk. The park has a wide variety of shrews, bats, voles, and squirrels. Amphibians and reptiles also can be located including frogs, toads, salamanders, and snakes. Birds are the most abundant species at Kanaka Creek with over 130 species that have been spotted.[10]

### Species at Risk

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"Northern Red-legged Frog" by born1945

Under the Forest and Range Practices Act, the coastal tailed frog, northern red-legged frog, and Pacific water shrew are considered 'species at risk' and are all found in the park.[11] Both the coastal tailed frog and the northern red-legged frog can be found in shaded small, slow streams. Their habitats are regularly disturbed by forest harvesting and road construction. The Pacific water shrew can be found in forests along slow-moving streams however the species is endangered and considered extremely rare. This shrew species is affected by any disturbances in its wetland habitat.[11] Under the Conservation Status Rank List of British Columbia, the northern red-legged frog is on the Blue List (species of special concern), the coastal tailed frog is on the Yellow List (least risk of being lost), and the Pacific water shrew is on the Red List (risk of being lost).[12][13]

## History

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South Kanaka Creek Falls, 1915

In the late 1970s, the City of Maple Ridge started buying out private properties within the proposed borders of the park,[2] which lead to pushback from those who had property in the watershed.[3] Following this, an agreement was made in 1981 that would protect as much of the watershed as possible and uproot as few residents as possible, leading to the linear shape[4] of the park that fulfilled the original goal of creating an area for recreation while protecting the natural landscape.[3] The final land purchase and addition to the park was made in 1993.[2][3]

### Indigenous History

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Kanaka Creek Regional Park is part of the Katzie, Kwantlen, Matsqui, Musqueam, Semiahmoo, and Tseil-Waututh peoples unceded traditional territory.[3] The populations native to Kanaka were ravaged by a plague in 1750, and much of the surviving populous was taken out by another wave of disease in the early 1800s.[2] The current name Kanaka is from the Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population who lived there in the 1850s.[2] The word Kanaka is Hawaiian slang for worker, referring to the primarily working class Hawaiian families occupying the area.[2]

## Human Impact

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### Issues

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As the landscape changed due to active logging by the Abernethy and Lougheed Lumber Company in the 1920s, the park now lacks a sizeable amount of original old growth forest, which has resulted in significant damage to the hydrological regimes and surrounding vegetation.[1][4] As a result, species are facing habitat loss with a greater risk of becoming threatened, endangered, or extirpated.[4]

The creek itself is also undergoing increasing water quality problems resulting from rapidly growing urbanization, eutrophication, agricultural and industrial activities, and other human impacts.[4] In addition, organic contamination is considered to be one of the main driving factors in the degradation of water quality in Kanaka Creek.[4] Due to approximately 900 septic tanks in the watershed as well as contributing factors of herbicide and pesticide washing into the creek, massive loss of fish habitat is impacting ecosystems.[4]

Furthermore, other issues arise due to clay deposits near the surface preventing the absorption of surface runoff during the stormy seasons.[4] This is triggering flooding in the lower reaches, which is causing erosion and siltation and flushing out fish stocks.[4] Due to these issues, the creek was designated as a sensitive habitat under the BC Provincial Fish Protection Act, which protects Pacific salmon species such as chum, coho, and pink salmon.[1]

### Groups Involved

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A number of groups have interest in this park. Kanaka Creek Regional Park is operated by Metro Vancouver Regional Parks,[4][1] and hosts the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society (KEEPS), which operates the Bell-Irving Hatchery and the Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Centre.[14] KEEPS holds events in the park like Return of the Salmon day and educational open houses for free.[15] They also host paid educational programs in the park and can visit classrooms as well.[16] The Katzie First Nation was also involved in the creation of the current management plan.[4]

### Management Plan

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Alongside the Katzie First Nation, KEEPS, the Alouette Field Naturalists, and the City of Maple Ridge, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (as the operator of the park) created a plan for the park in 2004.[4] It was set to remain the management plan for 20 years.[4] The plan considers human intrusion through unauthorized trails and dumping, visitors in the park, the status of species in the park, areas of the park susceptible to damage, resources in the park, and the location of the park in consideration to other greenways in the area.[4] Goals of this management strategy include protecting all ecosystems in the park from downgrading, and maintaining the recreational areas of the park by promoting activities that do not harm the area.[4] Another goal is the improvement of stormwater management, to improve the issue of rainwater runoff, locals and government representatives implemented an Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP) in hopes of improving drainage and reducing flooding.[17] The plan also seeks to maintain good communication with all groups involved in the area, provide educational opportunities and information about the park, as well as to maintain the safety of the park.[4] More goals include enhancing native plant community recovery and development by planting at least ten different native species by November 2021, providing additional cover of salmonberry and snowberry to support ecosystems, and planting low-level species to allow sunlight into the site.[1]

#### Restoration Efforts

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Kanaka Creek Regional Park underwent a successful restoration project done by the University of Victoria in 2022 which included planting a number of native plants to close off an area with unauthorized human activity.[1] This includes unsanctioned trails being created and the unauthorized construction of bike jumps off trail along with other misuse of the park, which lead to a loss of plant life.[1] As part of the project, new fences have been implemented in these areas to discourage the misuse.[1] After the project was completed, the team recommended that there be more work done to educate the public on proper trail usage to maintain the health of the park.[1]

## See also

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* Kanaka Creek, British Columbia (community adjacent to lower reaches)
* List of protected areas in British Columbia

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Pocock, Alison (March 2022). "Forest Restoration in Kanaka Creek Regional Park". Ecorestoration: RNS Technical Series (1): 2, 6–9, 14 – via OJS/PKP.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Kanaka History". KEEPS. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
3. ^ a b c d e "Kanaka Creek Park – Maple Ridge Museum". Maple Ridge Museum. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Greater Vancouver Regional District (July 2004). "Kanaka Creek Regional Park Management Plan" (PDF). Kanaka Creek Regional Park Management Plan.
5. ^ "Busiest park? Metro Vancouver's 25 regional parks ranked by visitation | Urbanized". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
6. ^ a b c "Kanaka Creek Regional Park". Maple Ridge, BC. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
7. ^ a b "Kanaka Watershed". KEEPS. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
8. ^ Auld, S. Cartographer. Self-Guided Plant Identification Walk: Maple Ridge - Kanaka Creek Park & Cliff Falls Trails. Map. 2021. https://circuit.bcit.ca/islandora/object/repository:1969/datastream/PDF/view. Accessed 6 Oct. 2023.
9. ^ "Gardening: Hit Kanaka Creek Trails as the Botanical Hiker." The News, Nov 06 2004, p. 31. ProQuest. Web. 8 Oct. 2023.
10. ^ a b "Wildlife". KEEPS. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
11. ^ a b Forest Practices Board. Motorcycles, Rare Frogs and Water Shrew Habitat at Kanaka Creek. Forest Practices Board, 2009. www.bcfpb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IRC147-Kanaka-Creek-For-Web.pdf. Accessed 26 Oct. 2023.
12. ^ B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2023. BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer. B.C. Minist. of Environ. Victoria, B.C. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Oct 26, 2023).
13. ^ Strategy, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. "Red, Blue & Yellow Lists - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
14. ^ "About KEEPS". KEEPS. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
15. ^ "Events". KEEPS. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
16. ^ "Education". KEEPS. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
17. ^ Urban Systems (September 2021). "City of Maple Ridge South Alouette & Kanaka Creek Integrated Stormwater Management Plan". City of Maple Ridge.

* Kanaka Creek Regional Park, Blue Mountain Forest page
* "Kanaka Creek". BC Geographical Names.
* Information and pictures, District of Maple Ridge website

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kanaka Creek Regional Park.

* Official website
* Photo Gallery, www.greatervancouverparks.com

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| Alberni-Clayoquot RD|

* Clayoquot Arm
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* Hesquiat Lake
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* Hitchie Creek
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Bulkley-Nechako RD|

* Atna River
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* Babine Mountains
* Babine River Corridor
* Beaumont
* Burns Lake
* Call Lake
* Dead Man's Island
* Driftwood Canyon
* Entiako
* Ethel F. Wilson Memorial
* Finger-Tatuk
* François Lake
* Little Andrews Bay Marine
* Morice Lake
* Mount Blanchet
* Mount Pope
* Mudzenchoot
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* Nation Lakes
* Nenikëkh/Nanika-Kidprice
* Netalzul Meadows
* Nilkitkwa Lake
* Old Man Lake
* Omineca
* Paarens Beach
* Rainbow Alley
* Red Bluff
* Rubyrock Lake
* Stuart Lake
* Stuart Lake Marine
* Stuart River
* Sutherland River
* Takla Lake Marine
* Tazdli Wyiez Bin/Burnie-Shea
* Topley Landing
* Trembleur Lake
* Tweedsmuir North
* Tweedsmuir South
* Tyhee Lake
* Uncha Mountain Red Hills
* Wistaria

Capital RD|

* Beaver Point
* Bellhouse
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* Burgoyne Bay
* Collinson Point
* Dionisio Point
* Discovery Island Marine
* French Beach
* Goldstream
* Gowland Tod
* ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱/John Dean
* Juan de Fuca
* Montague Harbour
* Mount Erskine
* Mount Maxwell
* Ruckle
* Sooke Mountain
* Sooke Potholes
* Wallace Island

Cariboo RD|

* Beaver Valley
* Big Creek
* Bowron Lake
* Bridge Lake
* Bull Canyon
* Canim Beach
* Cariboo Mountains
* Cariboo Nature
* Cariboo River
* Cedar Point
* Cottonwood River
* Donnely Lake
* Dragon Mountain
* Flat Lake
* Horsefly Lake
* Itcha Ilgachuz
* Junction Sheep Range
* Kluskoil Lake
* Lac La Hache
* Moose Valley
* Nazko Lake
* Nuntsi
* Pinnacles
* Puntchesakut Lake
* Punti Island
* Rainbow-Qiwentem
* Ruth Lake
* Schoolhouse Lake
* Ten Mile Lake
* Titetown
* Tsʼilʔos
* Wells Gray
* Wendle
* White Pelican

Central Coast RD|

* Codville Lagoon Marine
* Oliver Cove Marine
* Penrose Island Marine
* Sir Alexander Mackenzie
* Tweedsmuir South

Central Kootenay RD|

* Arrow Lakes
* Champion Lakes
* Cody Caves
* Drewry Point
* Erie Creek
* Gladstone
* Goat Range
* Grohman Narrows
* Kianuko
* Kokanee Creek
* Kokanee Glacier
* Kootenay Lake
* Lockhart Beach
* Lockhart Creek
* McDonald Creek
* Pilot Bay
* Purcell Wilderness Conservancy
* Rosebery
* Ryan
* Stagleap
* Summit Lake
* Syringa
* Valhalla
* West Arm
* Yahk

Central Okanagan RD|

* Bear Creek
* Browne Lake
* Fintry
* Graystokes
* Kalamalka Lake
* Myra-Bellevue
* Okanagan Mountain
* Trepanier
* Wrinkly Face

Columbia-Shuswap RD|

* Adams Lake
* Anstey-Hunakwa
* Arrow Lakes
* Blanket Creek
* Bugaboo
* Burges James Gadsden
* Cinnemousun Narrows
* Cummins Lakes
* English Lake
* Hamber
* Herald
* Kingfisher Creek
* Marl Creek
* Martha Creek
* Oregana Creek
* Pukeashun
* Shuswap Lake Marine
* Shuswap Lake
* Shuswap River Islands
* Silver Beach
* Skookumchuck Rapids
* Sunnybrae
* Tsútswecw
* Upper Seymour River
* Victor Lake
* White Lake
* Yard Creek

Comox Valley RD|

* Boyle Point
* Denman Island
* Fillongley
* Helliwell
* Jáji7em and Kw’ulh (Sandy Island) Marine
* Kin Beach
* Kitty Coleman
* Miracle Beach
* Mount Geoffrey Escarpment
* Rosewall Creek
* Strathcona
* Tribune Bay

Cowichan Valley RD|

* Bamberton
* Carmanah Walbran
* Chemainus River
* Cowichan River
* Eves
* Gordon Bay
* Koksilah River
* Memory Island
* Nitinat River
* Spectacle Lake
* Wakes Cove
* West Shawnigan Lake
* Whaleboat Island Marine

East Kootenay RD|

* Akamina-Kishinena
* Bugaboo
* Columbia Lake
* Crowsnest
* Dry Gulch
* Elk Lakes
* Elk Valley
* Gilnockie
* Height of the Rockies
* Inonoaklin
* James Chabot
* Jimsmith Lake
* Kikomun Creek
* Morrissey
* Mount Assiniboine
* Mount Fernie
* Moyie Lake
* Norbury Lake
* Purcell Wilderness Conservancy
* Premier Lake
* Ryan
* St. Mary's Alpine
* Thunder Hill
* Top of the World
* Wardner
* Wasa Lake
* Whiteswan Lake
* Windermere Lake

Fraser-Fort George RD|

* Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Whudujut
* Arctic Pacific Lakes
* Bijoux Falls
* Bobtail Mountain
* Carp Lake
* Close-To-The-Edge
* Crooked River
* Dahl Lake
* Erg Mountain
* Eskers
* Evanoff
* Fort George Canyon
* Fraser River
* Heather-Dina Lakes
* Jackman Flats
* Kakwa
* Monkman
* Mount Robson
* Mount Terry Fox
* Pine Le Moray
* Ptarmigan Creek
* Purden Lake
* Rearguard Falls
* Slim Creek
* Small River Caves
* Sowchea Bay
* Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den
* Three Sisters Lakes
* Tudyah Lake
* West Lake
* West Twin
* Whiskers Point

Fraser Valley RD|

* Alexandra Bridge
* Bridal Veil Falls
* Chilliwack River
* Coquihalla Canyon
* Coquihalla River
* Cultus Lake
* Davis Lake
* E.C. Manning
* Emory Creek
* F.H. Barber
* Ferry Island
* Garibaldi
* Golden Ears
* Kilby
* Mehatl Creek
* Nahatlatch
* Nicolum River
* Rolley Lake
* Sasquatch
* Silver Lake
* Skagit Valley
* Sx̱ótsaqel/Chilliwack Lake

Kitimat-Stikine RD|

* Anderson Flats
* Bear Glacier
* Border Lake
* Boulder Creek
* Bulkley Junction
* Tazdli Wyiez Bin/Burnie-Shea
* Choquette Hot Springs
* Coste Rocks
* Dala-Kildala Rivers Estuaries
* Eagle Bay
* Exchamsiks River
* Foch-Gilttoyees
* Gitnadoiks River
* Great Glacier
* Green Inlet Marine
* Hai Lake–Mount Herman
* Iskut River Hot Springs
* Jackson Narrows Marine
* Kinaskan Lake
* Kitimat River
* Kitsumkalum
* Kitwanga Mountain
* Kleanza Creek
* Lakelse Lake
* Lakelse Lake Wetlands
* Lava Forks
* Lowe Inlet Marine
* Meziadin Lake
* Mount Edziza
* Nalbeelah Creek Wetlands
* Netalzul Meadows
* Ningunsaw
* Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed
* Owyacumish River
* Ross Lake
* Seeley Lake
* Seven Sisters Protected Area
* Sleeping Beauty Mountain
* Stikine River
* Sue Channel
* Swan Lake Kispiox River
* Todagin South Slope
* Union Passage Marine

Kootenay Boundary RD|

* Beaver Creek
* Boothman's Oxbow
* Boundary Creek
* Champion Lakes
* Christina Lake
* Conkle Lake
* Gilpin Grasslands
* Gladstone
* Granby
* Jewel Lake
* Johnstone Creek
* King George VI
* Nancy Greene

Metro Vancouver RD|

* Apodaca
* Cypress
* Golden Ears
* Mount Seymour
* Peace Arch
* Pinecone Burke
* Say Nuth Khaw Yum (Indian Arm)

Mount Waddington RD|

* Allison Harbour Marine
* Broughton Archipelago
* Cape Scott
* Claud Elliott Lake
* Cormorant Channel Marine
* Echo Bay Marine
* God's Pocket Marine
* Lanz and Cox Islands
* Lawn Point
* Lower Nimpkish
* Lower Tsitika
* Marble River
* Mquqᵂin/Brooks Peninsula
* Nimpkish Lake
* Quatsino
* Raft Cove
* Schoen Lake
* Woss Lake

Nanaimo RD|

* Arbutus Grove
* Drumbeg
* Englishman River Falls
* Gabriola Sands
* Gerald Island
* Hemer
* Horne Lake Caves
* Little Qualicum River Falls
* MacMillan
* Morden Colliery Historic
* Petroglyph
* Pirates Cove Marine
* Rathtrevor Beach
* Roberts Memorial
* Sandwell
* Saysutshun (Newcastle Island)
* Spider Lake

North Coast RD|

* Diana Lake
* Khutzeymateen
* Kitson Island Marine
* Klewnuggit Inlet Marine
* Lower Skeena River
* Naikoon
* Prudhomme Lake
* Pure Lake

North Okanagan RD|

* Denison - Bonneau
* Echo Lake
* Ellison
* Enderby Cliffs
* Granby
* Graystokes
* Kalamalka Lake
* Kekuli Bay
* Kingfisher Creek
* Mabel Lake
* Mara
* Mara Meadows
* Monashee
* Mount Griffin
* Shuswap River Islands
* Silver Star
* Skookumchuck Rapids
* Upper Violet Creek
* Wap Creek

Northern Rockies RM|

* Andy Bailey
* Jackpine Remnant
* Kotcho Lake Village
* Liard River Corridor
* Liard River Hot Springs
* Maxhamish Lake
* Muncho Lake
* Northern Rocky Mountains
* Scatter River Old Growth
* Sikanni Old Growth
* Smith River Falls – Fort Halkett
* Stone Mountain
* Tetsa River
* Toad River Hot Springs

Okanagan-Similkameen RD|

* Allison Lake
* Bromley Rock
* Cathedral
* Darke Lake
* E.C. Manning
* Eneas Lakes
* Inkaneep
* Keremeos Columns
* Kickininee
* Nickel Plate
* Okanagan Lake
* Okanagan Mountain
* Otter Lake
* Skaha Bluffs
* Stemwinder
* Sun-Oka Beach
* sw̓iw̓s (Haynes Point)
* sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls)
* Vaseux Lake

Peace River RD|

* Bearhole Lake
* Beatton
* Beatton River
* Bocock Peak
* Buckinghorse River Wayside
* Butler Ridge
* Charlie Lake
* Chase
* East Pine
* Ed Bird – Estella Lakes
* Finlay-Russel
* Graham-Laurier
* Gwillim Lake
* Hole-in-the-Wall
* Kakwa
* Kiskatinaw
* Kwadacha Wilderness
* Milligan Hills
* Moberly Lake
* Monkman
* Muscovite Lakes
* Omineca
* One Island Lake
* Peace River Corridor
* Pine Le Moray
* Pine River Breaks
* Pink Mountain
* Prophet River Hotsprings
* Prophet River Wayside
* Redfern-Keily
* Sukunka Falls
* Swan Lake
* Tatlatui
* Taylor Landing
* Wapiti Lake

qathet RD|

* Anderson Bay
* Copeland Islands Marine
* Desolation Sound Marine
* Inland Lake
* Malaspina
* Okeover Arm
* Jedediah Island Marine
* Sabine Channel Marine
* Saltery Bay
* South Texada Island
* Squitty Bay

Squamish-Lillooet RD|

* Alice Lake
* Birkenhead Lake
* Blackcomb Glacier
* Brackendale Eagles
* Brandywine Falls
* Bridge River Delta
* Callaghan Lake
* Clendinning
* Duffey Lake
* Edge Hills
* Fred Antoine
* Garibaldi
* Gwyneth Lake
* Joffre Lakes
* Marble Canyon
* Murrin
* Nairn Falls
* Porteau Cove
* Seton Portage Historic
* Shannon Falls
* South Chilcotin Mountains
* Stawamus Chief
* Tantalus
* Upper Lillooet
* Yalakom

Stikine Region|

* Atlin/Áa Tlein Téix'i
* Dall River Old Growth
* Denetiah
* Dune Za Keyih
* Horneline Creek
* Hyland River
* Omineca
* Spatsizi Headwaters
* Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness
* Stikine River
* Sustut
* Tā Ch’ilā (Boya Lake)
* Tarahne
* Tatshenshini-Alsek
* Tuya Mountains

Strathcona RD|

* Artlish Caves
* Big Bunsby Marine
* Bishop River
* Bligh Island
* Catala Island Marine
* Dixie Cove Marine
* Elk Falls
* Gold Muchalat
* Háthayim (Von Donop) Marine
* Homathko Estuary
* Loveland Bay
* Main Lake
* Mansons Landing
* Mitlenatch Island Nature
* Morton Lake
* Mquqᵂin/Brooks Peninsula
* Nuchatlitz
* Octopus Islands Marine
* Read Island
* Rebecca Spit Marine
* Rendezvous Island South
* Rock Bay Marine
* Roscoe Bay
* Rugged Point Marine
* Santa Gertrudis - Boca del Infierno Marine
* Small Inlet Marine
* Smelt Bay
* Strathcona
* Strathcona-Westmin
* Surge Narrows
* Tahsish-Kwois
* Teakerne Arm
* Thurston Bay Marine
* Walsh Cove
* Weymer Creek
* White Ridge
* White River

Sunshine Coast RD|

* Buccaneer Bay
* Francis Point
* Garden Bay Marine
* Halkett Bay Marine
* Hardy Island Marine
* Harmony Islands Marine
* Mount Elphinstone
* Mount Richardson
* Musket Island Marine
* Plumper Cove Marine
* Porpoise Bay
* Princess Louisa Marine
* Roberts Creek
* Sargeant Bay
* Sechelt Inlets Marine
* Simson Marine
* Skookumchuck Narrows
* Smuggler Cove Marine
* Spipiyus
* Tetrahedron

Thompson-Nicola RD|

* Arrowstone
* Banana Island
* Bedard Aspen
* Big Bar Lake
* Blue Earth Lake
* Blue River Black Spruce
* Blue River Pine
* Bonaparte
* Buse Lake
* Caligata Lake
* Castle Rock Hoodoos
* Chasm
* Chu Chua Cottonwood
* Churn Creek
* Coldwater River
* Copper Johnny
* Cornwall Hills
* Downing
* Dunn Peak
* Eakin Creek Canyon
* Eakin Creek Floodplain
* Edge Hills
* Elephant Hill
* Emar Lakes
* Epsom
* Finn Creek
* Flat Lake
* French Bar Creek
* Goldpan
* Green Lake
* Greenstone Mountain
* Harbour Dudgeon Lakes
* Harry Lake Aspen
* High Lakes Basin
* Juniper Beach
* Kentucky Alleyne
* Loon Lake
* Marble Canyon
* Marble Range
* McConnell Lake
* Momich Lakes
* Monck
* Monte Creek
* Monte Lake
* Mount Savona
* Mud Lake Delta
* Niskonlith Lake
* North Thompson Islands
* North Thompson Oxbows East
* North Thompson Oxbows Jensen Island
* North Thompson River
* Oregon Jack
* Painted Bluffs
* Paul Lake
* Pennask Creek
* Pennask Lake
* Pillar
* Porcupine Meadows
* Pritchard
* Pyramid Creek Falls
* Roche Lake
* Skihist
* Steelhead
* Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux
* Taweel
* Tsintsunko Lakes
* Tunkwa
* Upper Adams River
* Walhachin Oxbows
* Walloper Lake
* Wells Gray
* Wire Cache

Conservancies|

* Alty
* Banks Nii Łuutiksm
* Bishop Bay – Monkey Beach
* Bishop Bay – Monkey Beach Corridor
* Broughton Archipelago
* Burdwood Group
* Calvert Island
* Cascade-Sutslem
* Cetan/Thurston Bay
* Crab Lake
* Daawuuxusda Heritage
* Dean River
* Duu Guusd Heritage
* Dzawadi/Upper Klinaklini River
* Ecstall Headwaters
* Ecstall-Sparkling
* Ecstall-Spokskuut
* Ellerslie-Roscoe
* Ethelda Bay – Tennant Island
* Europa Lake
* Fiordland
* Forward Harbour/ƛəx̌əᵂəyəm
* Gitxaala Nii Luutiksm/Kitkatla
* Gunboat Harbour
* Hakai Lúxvbálís
* Hanna-Tintina
* Hotsprings-No Name Creek
* Kamdis
* Huchsduwachsdu Nuyem Jees / Kitlope Heritage
* Hunwadi/Ahnuhati-Bald
* Indian Lake – Hitchcock Creek/Át Ch'îni Shà
* Jump Across
* Kennedy Island
* K'distsausk/Turtle Point
* Khtada Lake
* Khutzeymateen Inlet
* Khyex
* Kitasoo Spirit Bear
* K’lgaan/Klekane
* K’mooda/Lowe-Gamble
* K'nabiyaaxl/Ashdown
* Koeye
* K’ootz/Khutze
* Ksgaxl/Stephens Island
* Ksi X’anmaas
* Ksi xts'at'kw/Stagoo
* Ktisgaidz/MacDonald Bay
* Kts'mkta'ani/Union Lake
* Kun⨱alas Heritage
* K'uuna Gwaay Heritage
* K'waal
* Lady Douglas-Don Peninsula
* Lax ka’gaas/Campania
* Lax Kul Nii Luutiksm/Bonilla
* Lax Kwaxl/Dundas and Melville Islands
* Lax Kwil Dziidz/Fin
* Lockhart-Gordon
* Lucy Islands
* Mahpahkum-Ahkwuna/Deserters-Walker
* Maxtaktsm'aa/Union Passage
* Moksgm’ol/Chapple–Cornwall
* Monckton Nii Luutiksm
* Nakina – Inklin Rivers (Kuthai Area)/Yáwu Yaa
* Nakina – Inklin Rivers/Yáwu Yaa
* Namu
* Nang Xaldangaas Heritage
* Neʼāhʼ
* Outer Central Coast Islands
* Owikeno
* Pa-aat
* Polkinghorne Islands
* Q’altanaas/Aaltanhash
* Qudǝs/Gillard-Jimmy Judd Island Conservancy
* Qwiquallaaq/Boat Bay
* Shearwater Hot Springs
* Tenh Dẕetle
* Tlall Heritage
* Tsa-Latĺ/Smokehouse
* Tutshi Lake/T’ooch’ Áayi
* Ugʷiwa’/Cape Caution
* Upper Elaho Valley
* Upper Gladys River/Watsíx Deiyi
* Upper Kimsquit River
* Upper Rogers kóḻii7
* Upper Soo
* Willison Creek – Nelson Lake/Sít’ Héeni
* Yaaguun Gandlaay
* Yaaguun Suu

Ecological reserves|

* Aleza Lake
* Ambrose Lake
* Anne Vallée (Triangle Island)
* Baeria Rocks
* Ballingall Islets
* Baynes Island
* Bednesti Lake
* Beresford Island
* Big Creek
* Big White Mountain
* Blackwater Creek
* Bowen Island
* Bowser
* Browne Lake
* Buck Hills Road
* Burnt Cabin Bog
* Byers-Conroy-Harvey-Sinnett Islands
* Canoe Islets
* Checleset Bay
* Claud Elliott Creek
* Columbia Lake
* Drizzle Lake
* Duke of Edinburgh (Pine/Storm/Tree Islets)
* Dewdney and Glide Islands
* East Redonda Island
* Gamble Creek
* Gingietl Creek
* Gladys Lake
* Ilgachuz Range
* Klanawa River
* Misty Lake
* Mount Derby
* Mount Elliott
* Mount Tzouhalem
* Nitinat Lake
* Race Rocks
* Robson Bight
* Rose Spit
* San Juan River Estuary
* Sikanni Chief River
* Solander Island
* Tow Hill
* Trial Islands
* Tsitika Mountain
* Vladimir J. Krajina

Protected areas|

* Anarchist
* Brent Mountain
* Brim River Hot Springs
* Chukachida
* Churn Creek
* Craig Headwaters
* Damdochax
* Homathko River - Tatlayoko
* Klua Lakes
* Lac du Bois Grasslands
* Lucy Islands
* Nechako Canyon
* Pitman River
* Snowy
* South Okanagan Grasslands
* Thinahtea
* Thunderbird's Nest (T'iitsk'in Paawats)
* Upper Raush
* Vaseux
* White Lake Grasslands

Recreation areas|

* Coquihalla Summit
* Kettle River
* Mount Edziza (former)

Wildlife Management Areas

* Bert Brink
* Boundary Bay
* Chilanko Marsh
* Cluxewe
* Columbia Wetlands
* Coquitlam River
* Cranberry Marsh/Starratt
* Dewdrop-Rosseau Creek
* East Side Columbia Lake
* Green Mountain
* Hamling Lakes
* Lhá:lt/Harrison-Chehalis
* Lazo Marsh-North East Comox
* McTaggart-Cowan/Nsək'łniw't
* Midge Creek
* Parksville-Qualicum Beach
* Pemberton Wetlands
* Pitt-Addington Marsh
* Quatse Estuary
* Roberts Bank
* S'amunu
* Serpentine
* Skwelwil'em Squamish Estuary
* South Arm Marshes
* South Okanagan
* Stellako River
* Sturgeon Bank
* Swan Lake
* Todagin
* Tofino Mudflats
* Tranquille

Regional Parks

* Burnaby Lake
* Campbell Valley
* Capilano River
* Cascade Falls
* Derby Reach
* Elk/Beaver Lake
* Island View Beach
* Kanaka Creek
* Minnekhada
* Mount Arrowsmith
* Mount Douglas
* Pacific Spirit
* Sooke Potholes
* Surrey Bend
* təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra

Other

* Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area
* Hidden Grove/Sechelt Heritage Forest
* Maplewood Flats Conservation Area
* Muskwa-Kechika Management Area
* Sacred Headwaters (proposed)
* Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt
* Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

* Category
* BC Parks
* Commons

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