In 1869, the discovery of gold in nearby Vital Creek brought thousands of miners to the region. In 1870, the community of Germansen Landing was founded and was a major hub of mining activities along the Omineca River.
Geographyedit
The park is centred around the Omineca River Valley, a broad flat-bottomed valley located within the Swannell Ranges through which the Omineca River meanders from the west to the east. Here, the river creates a vast wetland corridor interspersed with dense forest growth that extends down from the surrounding mountains. The river then turns north at the foot of the Wolverine Range before emptying into the Omineca Arm of Williston Lake.[2]
The park also protects Germansen Lake, a large alpine lake located just south of the Omineca River Valley.[2]
omineca, provincial, park, protected, area, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Omineca Provincial Park and Protected Area news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Omineca Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park and protected area located in the north central interior of British Columbia Canada It was established on 11 April 2001 by BC Parks to protect provincially significant riparian and wetland habitats along the Omineca River 2 Omineca Provincial Park and Protected AreaIUCN category II national park 1 LocationBulkley Nechako RD British Columbia CanadaNearest cityMackenzieCoordinates55 51 50 N 124 37 56 W 55 8638 N 124 6323 W 55 8638 124 6323Area135 434 ha 522 91 sq mi Established11 April 2001Governing bodyBC ParksWebsiteBC Parks Omineca The community of Germansen Landing and North Takla Reserve 12 are enclaves within the park and protected area Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Ecology 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe Takla Lake First Nation have inhabited the region around the Omineca River since time immemorial In 1869 the discovery of gold in nearby Vital Creek brought thousands of miners to the region In 1870 the community of Germansen Landing was founded and was a major hub of mining activities along the Omineca River Geography editThe park is centred around the Omineca River Valley a broad flat bottomed valley located within the Swannell Ranges through which the Omineca River meanders from the west to the east Here the river creates a vast wetland corridor interspersed with dense forest growth that extends down from the surrounding mountains The river then turns north at the foot of the Wolverine Range before emptying into the Omineca Arm of Williston Lake 2 The park also protects Germansen Lake a large alpine lake located just south of the Omineca River Valley 2 Ecology editThe forests and wetlands of the Omineca River Valley provide critical habitat for mammal species such as wolverine moose and blue listed boreal woodland caribou 2 See also editMuscovite Lakes Provincial Park a nearby provincial parkReferences edit Protected Planet Omineca Park Protected Planet Retrieved 2020 10 12 a b c d Environment Ministry of Omineca Provincial Park and Omineca Protected Area BC Parks bcparks ca Retrieved 2020 10 12 nbsp This British Columbia protected areas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omineca Provincial Park and Protected Area amp oldid 1047756486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
