21 Aug, 2019
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Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in the Okanagan Highland east of Kelowna. It was established to protect the full elevational range of the North Okanagan Basin and North Okanagan Highlands ecosections.
Features
Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park includes:
- Angel Springs
- Bellevue Canyon
- Myra Canyon
- 18 trestles and 2 tunnels of the Kettle Valley Railway line, now a cycling and hiking route
- Little White Mountain, noted for its escarpment
Flora
includes:
Fauna
includes:
- Mountain goats in winter
- White-throated Swifts
- Flammulated Owl
- Lewis’ Woodpecker
- Spotted Bat
- Boreal Owl
- Western Screech-owl
- Northern Alligator Lizard
- Elk
- Deer
- Moose
- Cougar
- Grizzly Bear
- Great Basin Pocket Mouse
- Spotted Bat
Images
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park.
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Myra-Bellevue as seen from the air looking south
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Small Group of Mule Deer
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Summer Morning near the Angel Springs Trailhead
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Summer Afternoon on the Lower Crawford Trail, looking towards Bellevue Canyon
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Spring Morning at the North End of Myra Bellevue Park
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Sun through the clouds on a rainy summer evening
References
- ^ "Myra-Bellevue Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "BC Parks 2017/18 Statistics Report" (PDF). bcparks.ca. 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Myra-Bellevue Park". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ "Myra-Bellevue Park and Myra-Bellevue Protected Area Management Direction Statement" (PDF). British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
External links
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