2–ParksoftheRegion:Role+Mandate+Characteris>cs+Connec>ons

LandscapesandParksofGreaterVancouverJune3

Strait ofGeorgia

Pitt

Lake

Fraser

River

Alouette Lak

e

Mt.SeymourProvincial

Park

Lynn

Headwaters

CypressProvincial

Park

Indian ArmProvincial

Park

Pinecone / BurkeProvincial Park

Golden EarsProvincial Park

UBCResearch

Forest

AlaksenNt'lWildlife Area

SturgeonBank

RobertsBank

BoundaryBay

SerpentineFen

Pitt-AddingtonMarsh

BCITWoodlot

Pacific Spirit

Iona Beach

Burns Bog

Boundary

Bay

Campbell

Valley

Aldergrove

Sumas

Mountain

Matsqui

Trail

Crippen

Capilano

River

Glen

Valley

Tynehead

Derby

Reach

Brae

Island

Kanaka

Creek

Blaney

Bog

Codd

Wetland

Minnekhada

Widgeon Marsh

Belcarra

Burnaby

LakeColony

Farm

Thwaytes

Landing

Surrey

Bend

Fraser River

Islands

Fraser River

Islands

Deas Island Delta

South Surrey

Greenway

Brunette-

Fraser

Greenway

Seymour

River

Greenway

Pitt

River Greenway

North

Alouette

Greenway

Barnston

Island

ApodacaBowen Island Ecological Reserve

Delta Nature Reserve

South ArmMarshes

Surrey

AbbotsfordDelta

LangleyTownship

Richmond

Maple Ridge

VancouverCoquitlam

NorthVancouver

District

Burnaby

PittMeadows

WestVancouver

Port Moody

Bowen Island

Anmore

PortCoquitlam

WhiteRock

New

Westminste

r

NorthVancouver

CityBelcarra

LangleyCity

TsawwassenFirst Nation

Lions Bay

ElectoralArea A

CoquitlamWatershed

SeymourWatershed

CapilanoWatershed

Lower

Seymour

Conservation

Reserve

Kilometers0 5 102.5

¯

Regional Parks & Greenways, Municipal and Provincial Parks & Protected Areas

*

*

*

* *

*

April 2015

12,622 haParks

Municipal

14,452 ha

Regional

Parks

Greenways

*Watersheds & WMAs not factored into summary calculations

Watersheds - - *

39,853 ha

Provincial

Wildlife Managment Areas

Parks & Ecological

Reserves

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Federal Sites

Institutional Sites

381 ha

5,078 ha

TOTAL 72,387 ha

- part of Fraser River Delta RAMSAR Site #243

AN INCREDIBLE + GROWING NETWORK MetroVancouverParks+Greenways

PARK PROVIDERS - ROLE MetroVancouverParks+Greenways

ParkType RoleMunicipalparks(24municipaliTes)

providefacili>esandopportuni>esforsports,leisureac>vi>esandculturalprograms.

Regionalparks(1regionaldistrict)

protectasystemofnaturalandsignificantlandscapesandprovideopportuni>esforoutdoorrecrea>on,naturestudyandstewardship.

Provincial/NaTonalParks(1province/1NaTon)

protectna>onallyandinterna>onallysignificantnaturalandculturalfeaturesandprovideaccesstooutdoorexperiences.

ParkType TypicalFeaturesandCharacterisTcs

Municipalparks • Totlots/sportsfields/playgrounds• Communitycentersandpools• Communityprogramming• Servesaneighborhood/severalneighborhoods/municipality

Regionalparks • Naturefocusedfacili>es(trails,picnicareas)• Landscapesandfeaturesofregionalinterest• Naturebasedprogrammingandresourcemanagement• Servesaregionalpopula>on

Provincialparks • Backcountryaccess/trails/camping• Conserva>onfocused–includewilderness/remoteareas• Includeslandscapesofna>onandinterna>onalsignificance• Servesaprovincial/na>onalpopula>on

PARK PROVIDERS – FEATURES + CHARACTERISTICS MetroVancouverParks+Greenways

PARK PROVIDERS - ROLE MetroVancouverParks+Greenways

MunicipalParks RegionalParks Na>onalParks

City RecreaTon ProtecTon Wilderness

A NETWORK MetroVancouverParks+Greenways

Strait ofGeorgia

Pitt

Lake

Fraser

River

Alouette Lak

e

Mt.SeymourProvincial

Park

Lynn

Headwaters

CypressProvincial

Park

Indian ArmProvincial

Park

Pinecone / BurkeProvincial Park

Golden EarsProvincial Park

UBCResearch

Forest

AlaksenNt'lWildlife Area

SturgeonBank

RobertsBank

BoundaryBay

SerpentineFen

Pitt-AddingtonMarsh

BCITWoodlot

Pacific Spirit

Iona Beach

Burns Bog

Boundary

Bay

Campbell

Valley

Aldergrove

Sumas

Mountain

Matsqui

Trail

Crippen

Capilano

River

Glen

Valley

Tynehead

Derby

Reach

Brae

Island

Kanaka

Creek

Blaney

Bog

Codd

Wetland

Minnekhada

Widgeon Marsh

Belcarra

Burnaby

LakeColony

Farm

Thwaytes

Landing

Surrey

Bend

Fraser River

Islands

Fraser River

Islands

Deas Island Delta

South Surrey

Greenway

Brunette-

Fraser

Greenway

Seymour

River

Greenway

Pitt

River Greenway

North

Alouette

Greenway

Barnston

Island

ApodacaBowen Island Ecological Reserve

Delta Nature Reserve

South ArmMarshes

Surrey

AbbotsfordDelta

LangleyTownship

Richmond

Maple Ridge

VancouverCoquitlam

NorthVancouver

District

Burnaby

PittMeadows

WestVancouver

Port Moody

Bowen Island

Anmore

PortCoquitlam

WhiteRock

New

Westminste

r

NorthVancouver

CityBelcarra

LangleyCity

TsawwassenFirst Nation

Lions Bay

ElectoralArea A

CoquitlamWatershed

SeymourWatershed

CapilanoWatershed

Lower

Seymour

Conservation

Reserve

Kilometers0 5 102.5

¯

Regional Parks & Greenways, Municipal and Provincial Parks & Protected Areas

*

*

*

* *

*

April 2015

12,622 haParks

Municipal

14,452 ha

Regional

Parks

Greenways

*Watersheds & WMAs not factored into summary calculations

Watersheds - - *

39,853 ha

Provincial

Wildlife Managment Areas

Parks & Ecological

Reserves

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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- - *

*

Federal Sites

Institutional Sites

381 ha

5,078 ha

TOTAL 72,387 ha

- part of Fraser River Delta RAMSAR Site #243

HingePark

CASE STUDY – HINGE PARK (CITY OF VANCOUVER) MunicipalParks

Hinge Park (City of Vancouver)

Size:1hectareElements:playground,dogoffleasharea,lawnareas,stormwatermanagementhabitatpondsCharacter:postindustrialurbanparkalongtheseawall

CASE STUDY – HINGE PARK (CITY OF VANCOUVER) MunicipalParks

CASE STUDY – HINGE PARK (CITY OF VANCOUVER) MunicipalParks

Strait ofGeorgia

Pitt

Lake

Fraser

River

Alouette Lak

e

Mt.SeymourProvincial

Park

Lynn

Headwaters

CypressProvincial

Park

Indian ArmProvincial

Park

Pinecone / BurkeProvincial Park

Golden EarsProvincial Park

UBCResearch

Forest

AlaksenNt'lWildlife Area

SturgeonBank

RobertsBank

BoundaryBay

SerpentineFen

Pitt-AddingtonMarsh

BCITWoodlot

Pacific Spirit

Iona Beach

Burns Bog

Boundary

Bay

Campbell

Valley

Aldergrove

Sumas

Mountain

Matsqui

Trail

Crippen

Capilano

River

Glen

Valley

Tynehead

Derby

Reach

Brae

Island

Kanaka

Creek

Blaney

Bog

Codd

Wetland

Minnekhada

Widgeon Marsh

Belcarra

Burnaby

LakeColony

Farm

Thwaytes

Landing

Surrey

Bend

Fraser River

Islands

Fraser River

Islands

Deas Island Delta

South Surrey

Greenway

Brunette-

Fraser

Greenway

Seymour

River

Greenway

Pitt

River Greenway

North

Alouette

Greenway

Barnston

Island

ApodacaBowen Island Ecological Reserve

Delta Nature Reserve

South ArmMarshes

Surrey

AbbotsfordDelta

LangleyTownship

Richmond

Maple Ridge

VancouverCoquitlam

NorthVancouver

District

Burnaby

PittMeadows

WestVancouver

Port Moody

Bowen Island

Anmore

PortCoquitlam

WhiteRock

New

Westminste

r

NorthVancouver

CityBelcarra

LangleyCity

TsawwassenFirst Nation

Lions Bay

ElectoralArea A

CoquitlamWatershed

SeymourWatershed

CapilanoWatershed

Lower

Seymour

Conservation

Reserve

Kilometers0 5 102.5

¯

Regional Parks & Greenways, Municipal and Provincial Parks & Protected Areas

*

*

*

* *

*

April 2015

12,622 haParks

Municipal

14,452 ha

Regional

Parks

Greenways

*Watersheds & WMAs not factored into summary calculations

Watersheds - - *

39,853 ha

Provincial

Wildlife Managment Areas

Parks & Ecological

Reserves

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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- - *

*

Federal Sites

Institutional Sites

381 ha

5,078 ha

TOTAL 72,387 ha

- part of Fraser River Delta RAMSAR Site #243

PacificSpiritRegionalPark

CASE STUDY – PACIFIC SPIRIT REGIONAL PARK RegionalParks

Size:870hectareElements:largeforestedarea,bog,gravelhikingtrails,naturalbeachesCharacter:natural,forested

CASE STUDY – PACIFIC SPIRIT REGIONAL PARK RegionalParks

P a c i fi c S p i r i t R e g i o n a l P a r k

CASE STUDY – PACIFIC SPIRIT REGIONAL PARK RegionalParks

Strait ofGeorgia

Pitt

Lake

Fraser

River

Alouette Lak

e

Mt.SeymourProvincial

Park

Lynn

Headwaters

CypressProvincial

Park

Indian ArmProvincial

Park

Pinecone / BurkeProvincial Park

Golden EarsProvincial Park

UBCResearch

Forest

AlaksenNt'lWildlife Area

SturgeonBank

RobertsBank

BoundaryBay

SerpentineFen

Pitt-AddingtonMarsh

BCITWoodlot

Pacific Spirit

Iona Beach

Burns Bog

Boundary

Bay

Campbell

Valley

Aldergrove

Sumas

Mountain

Matsqui

Trail

Crippen

Capilano

River

Glen

Valley

Tynehead

Derby

Reach

Brae

Island

Kanaka

Creek

Blaney

Bog

Codd

Wetland

Minnekhada

Widgeon Marsh

Belcarra

Burnaby

LakeColony

Farm

Thwaytes

Landing

Surrey

Bend

Fraser River

Islands

Fraser River

Islands

Deas Island Delta

South Surrey

Greenway

Brunette-

Fraser

Greenway

Seymour

River

Greenway

Pitt

River Greenway

North

Alouette

Greenway

Barnston

Island

ApodacaBowen Island Ecological Reserve

Delta Nature Reserve

South ArmMarshes

Surrey

AbbotsfordDelta

LangleyTownship

Richmond

Maple Ridge

VancouverCoquitlam

NorthVancouver

District

Burnaby

PittMeadows

WestVancouver

Port Moody

Bowen Island

Anmore

PortCoquitlam

WhiteRock

New

Westminste

r

NorthVancouver

CityBelcarra

LangleyCity

TsawwassenFirst Nation

Lions Bay

ElectoralArea A

CoquitlamWatershed

SeymourWatershed

CapilanoWatershed

Lower

Seymour

Conservation

Reserve

Kilometers0 5 102.5

¯

Regional Parks & Greenways, Municipal and Provincial Parks & Protected Areas

*

*

*

* *

*

April 2015

12,622 haParks

Municipal

14,452 ha

Regional

Parks

Greenways

*Watersheds & WMAs not factored into summary calculations

Watersheds - - *

39,853 ha

Provincial

Wildlife Managment Areas

Parks & Ecological

Reserves

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

- - *

*

Federal Sites

Institutional Sites

381 ha

5,078 ha

TOTAL 72,387 ha

- part of Fraser River Delta RAMSAR Site #243

GoldenEarsProvincialPark

CASE STUDY – GOLDEN EARS PROVINCIAL PARK ProvincialParks

Size:60900hectareElements:mountains,lakes,streams,hikingtrails,campingCharacter:Largenaturalarea,wilderness

CASE STUDY – GOLDEN EARS PROVINCIAL PARK ProvincialParks

CASE STUDY – GOLDEN EARS PROVINCIAL PARK ProvincialParks

GREENWAYS OF THE REGION

A CONNECTED NETWORK Greenways

A COMMON DEFINITION Greenways

“alinearopenspaceestablishedalongeitheranaturalcorridor,suchasariverfront,streamvalley,orridgeline,oroverlandalongarailroadright-of-wayconvertedtorecreaGonaluse,acanal,scenicroadorotherroute.Itisanaturalorlandscapedcourseforpedestrianorbicyclepassage;anopen-spaceconnectorlinkingparks,naturereserves,culturalfeatures,orhistoricsiteswitheachotherandwithpopulatedareas”

-CharlesLigle,GreenwaysforAmerica(1990)

GreenwayType TypicalFeaturesandCharacterisTcs

MunicipalGreenways

•  Urban•  Within1municipality•  Oqenpaved,some>mes‘onroad’

RegionalGreenway •  Morenatural•  Longer•  Betweentwomunicipali>es

A CONNECTED NETWORK Greenways

MUNICIPAL GREENWAYS – CITY OF VANCOUVER Greenways

•  Bikewaysandgreenwaysoverlap

•  Greenwaysconnectneighborhoods,parks,people,des>na>ons

•  Bicycleandpedestrianuse

•  Includelandscapedareas,publicart,drinkingfountains

MUNICIPAL GREENWAYS – CITY OF VANCOUVER Greenways

SeasideGreenway

MUNICIPAL GREENWAYS Greenways

StanleyParkSeawall(SeasideGreenway)

SeasideGreenway

SeasideGreenway

REGIONAL GREENWAY – EXPERIENCE THE FRASER Greenways

•  300km+networkoftrail•  Extendsthrough20+municipali>es•  Isassociatedwithamajorecologicalfeature

Connec>ngthis….

…tothis

REGIONAL GREENWAY – EXPERIENCE THE FRASER Greenways

REGIONAL GREENWAY – EXPERIENCE THE FRASER Greenways

DerbyReachRegionalPark,ExperiencetheFraserGreenway

VALUE. Why parks and greenspace matter now more than ever

“MetroVancouvernaturallandscapeswhichprovide$5.6billionofecosystemserviceseveryyear”

EcosystemServices

-DavidSuzukiFounda>on-

RegionalParkecosystemservices

EcosystemServices

RegionalParkecosystemservices

•  Cleanair•  Water•  Climateregula>on•  Floodprotec>on•  Wastetreatment•  Food•  Pollina>on•  Recrea>on•  Healthandwellness

(emo>onalandphysical)•  Stormwatermanagement•  Fer>lesoil•  Play

“Childrenwhoexperiencehighlevelsofcontactwithnaturearereportedtohavehigherlevelsofself-worthandhighercogni>vefunc>on.”

-N.Wells(2000)-

HEALTHY PARKS HEALTHY PEOPLE Conclusion

(bio = life; philia = love).

BIOPHILIA Conclusion

•  Accessandproximitytosafehighqualityparksresultsinincreased physical activity levels and improved health outcomes, including mental health.

•  peoplelivingnearmoregreenspacereportedless mental distress,evenaqeradjus>ngforincome,educa>on,andemployment

•  thosewhocanseetreesandgrasshavebeenshowntorecover faster inhospitals,perform better in school,andevendisplayless violent behaviorinneighborhoodswhereit’scommon

•  Parksfostersocial connections thatarevitaltocommunitycohesionandcontributetosocialwellbeing

•  Timeinnaturereduces stress hormones, heart rate and blood pressure

•  Contactwithnaturethroughparkscanenhancespiritual health (meaninginlife)whichunderpinsallotheraspectsofhealth

•  Forchildren,accessibleandsafeparksfosterac>veplay,whichisassociatedwithphysical, cognitive and social benefits

•  Foradolescents,parksimprovemental and social healthduringwhatisoqenatumultuous>meoflife

•  Parkuseislinkedtophysical and psychological health benefits amongadults,especiallyolderadults

-HealthyParksHealthPeople,StateoftheEvidence(2015)

HEALTHY PARKS HEALTHY PEOPLE Conclusion

YourbrainonNature

HEALTHY PARKS HEALTHY PEOPLE Conclusion

LOOKING AHEAD Building resilience for the future

99

re·sil·ience rəˈzilyəns/ noun 1. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. 2. an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.

Resilience

100

1.  How do you ensure residents value and connect with nature in a rapidly growing region?

2.  How do you protect ecological integrity of natural areas in a rapidly growing region?

3.  How do you preserve a meaningful and authentic nature experience in a rapidly growing region?

Building Resilience – core questions

•  BuildNewParks

•  Makeiteasiertoaccessparks

•  Improvetheecologyofexis>ngparks

•  Engagepeopleintheparks

•  Protectexis>ngparks/naturalareas

•  Repurposeoldinfrastructure

•  Consider‘flexible’landscapes

BUILDING RESILIENCE Solu>ons

BUILDING RESILIENCE Solu>ons

Future

StreetPark

BUILDING RESILIENCE Solu>ons

Exis>ng

Future

BUILDING RESILIENCE Solu>ons

Exis>ng

Future

BUILDING RESILIENCE Solu>ons

Exis>ng

Future

106

Coal infrastructure Transportation

infrastructure Petroleum

infrastructure

Landfill

107

Repurposed Waste

Infrastructure

Towards 2067

108

•  320 ha •  Metro

Vancouver Zero Waste Goal

•  Will close in 2037

•  Located next to Burns Bog

•  Serves 1.1 million residents

•  500 000 tonnes of waste a year

Towards 2067

Vancouver Landfill

Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area

109

Repurposed Carbon

Infrastructure

Towards 2067

110

Towards 2067

•  80 ha

•  Coal – carbon

•  Roberts Bank – salmon, orca and migratory bird habitat

QUESTIONS?