Birch Island Provincial Park

Birch Island Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Birch Island Provincial Park
Location Manitoba, Canada
Nearest town Dauphin, Manitoba
Coordinates 52°23′23″N 99°57′17″W / 52.38972°N 99.95472°W / 52.38972; -99.95472Coordinates: 52°23′23″N 99°57′17″W / 52.38972°N 99.95472°W / 52.38972; -99.95472[1]
Area 80,600 ha (311 sq mi)
Established 2010
Governing body Government of Manitoba

Birch Island Provincial Park was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 2010.[2] The park is 80,600 hectares (311 sq mi) in size.[2][3] It is considered to be a Class II protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories.[4]

Birch Island, together with the nearby small islands and shallows in Lake Winnipegosis provide nesting habitat for herons, terns and double-crested cormorants.[2][5]

The park is bordered on its western boundary by the Swan-Pelican Provincial Forest[5] and on its eastern side by Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park.[6]

The park is located within the Pelican Lake Ecodistrict in the Mid-Boreal Lowland Ecoregion within the Boreal Plains Ecozone.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Birch Island Provincial Park". Geographical Place Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Manitoba Protected Areas Initiative Update 2010" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "NEW BIRCH ISLAND PROVINCIAL PARK WILL PROTECT NATURAL LANDSCAPE AND WILDLIFE: BLAIKIE". News Releases. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Birch Island Provincial Park". Protected Planet. United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Parks (PDF). Government of Manitoba. 1998. pp. 183–4. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  6. ↑ A System Plan for Manitoba's Provincial Parks (PDF). Government of Manitoba. 1998. p. 186. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Smith, R.E.; Veldhuis, H.; Mills, G.F.; Eilers, R.G.; Fraser, W.R.; Lelyk, G.W. (1998). "Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba's Natural Landscapes" (Technical Bulletin 98-9E.). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Land Resource Unit, Brandon Research Centre, Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: 170. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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