5472 x 3648 px | 46,3 x 30,9 cm | 18,2 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
3 juin 2018
Lieu:
Comox, BC, Canada
Informations supplémentaires:
The primary value of Seal Bay Nature Park is that it is a large contiguous stand of regenerated second-growth forest. The park is one and half times the size of Stanley Park in Vancouver, protecting 652 hectares (1, 610 acres) of biodiversity and treasured wildlife habitat. Seal Bay forest features rare plant communities such as hardhack (spirea), wetlands, trembling aspen, Pacific crab apple and slough sedge. Bates Road divides Seal Bay Park into two sections. The water side (on the east side) has well groomed meandering trails leading through a second-growth forest of Douglas fir, big-leaf maple and red alder, with steep ravines lined with gigantic sword ferns and a seasonal waterfall. Three trails lead down to the waterfront: Seacliffe, Don Apps and Seabank. There is nearly one kilometre of beach frontage from which to spot seals, birds and maybe even a whale. You will find harbour seals loafing on rocks dotting the bay throughout the year. The inland side (on the west side) of Seal Bay Park offers leashing-optional trails as well as the “Swamp Loop, ” a leashing-mandatory trail. Enjoy a creek side walk to Melda's Marsh, so named by Ruth Masters in memory of Melda Buchanan. Melda campaigned tirelessly to have the area protected as a park and made many of the wooden trail signs mounted on trees throughout the park. The K'ómoxs First Nation call the park Xwee XwhyaLuq, (pronounced Zway Why Luck) meaning “a place of serenity and beauty.”
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