Apodaca Provincial Park

Apodaca Provincial Park

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Apodaca Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the central eastern shoreline of Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada.

History

The park was established 1954, one year after the property was donated to the province by Major J.S. Mathews, a noted Vancouver historian.

Conservation

The parks aims to protect a variety of marine life, such as marbled murrelet, harbour seal, killer whale, Pacific octopus, rockfish, and ochre starfish. The park also offers habitat for coast blacktail deer and a variety of birds. Plantlife includes Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, salal, and Pacific madrone.

External links

* [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/apodaca.html Apodaca Provincial Park]
*BCGNIS|2130


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