BC parks is preparing new management plans for a number of provincial parks in the South Chilcotin Mountains:
* South Chilcotin Mountains Park (previously named Spruce Lake Protected Area)
* Big Creek Park.
* Bridge River Delta Park.
* Yalakom Park.
* Fred Antoine Park.
* French Bar Park.
* Marble Canyon Park.
* Skihist Park.
* Gwyneth Lake Park.
The WSF has provided input with a Big Creek/South Chilcotin Mountains management plan draft , to ensure the future management of the area is executed in a responsible and sustainable way, securing a balance between users interests and preservation of the wilderness. A summary of the public input to the management plan is now available on http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/planning/mgmtplns/lillooet/background-documents/public-input-summary.pdf
The purpose of a management plan is to set out objectives and strategies for conservation, development, interpretation and operation of a protected area. A management plan relies on current information relating to such subjects as natural values, cultural values, and recreation opportunities within a park and resource activities occurring on surrounding lands.
The process for preparing a management plan involves a careful analysis of the overall goals of the protected area, use patterns, management objectives, and possible sources of conflict among protected area policies. Through the planning process, various options for managing the protected area are developed and assessed.
BC Parks prepares management plans with a high degree of public involvement. The general public and public interest groups have opportunities to review management planning documents and provide comments to BC Parks through a variety of means. Similarly, BC Parks consults with First Nations, other levels of government and other provincial government agencies in the development and review of management plans.
You can find information on how to provide input into the management plans, as well as available background information for the above parks, by clicking on the following link http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/planning/mgmtplns/lillooet/lillooet_mp.html .
New information will be posted to this site as it becomes available, including new background information, meeting summaries and the draft plans as they are developed. The planning process is expected to be finalized in 2012, and public input is still open.
