BC Parks Conservation Program Policies

The BC Parks Conservation Program Policies document was released in September 1997. This document is the first consolidated release of the BC Parks Conservation Program Policies and describes the current policies that direct the day-to-day and long-term actions under which the Parks Division, Ministry of Environment manages natural and cultural values within British Columbia's system of protected areas. Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive guide for BC Parks’ managers, and further, a public measure that ensures provincially consistent standards are followed and that field activities reflect the overall goals and objectives of BC Parks and the province.

The policy document is one of three parts of the BC Parks Conservation Management Program.

• Part 2 will contain strategic directives to assist BC Parks to face the challenge of effectively managing and protecting the natural and cultural values found in British Columbia's protected area system. (Part 2 is uncompleted and not available at this time)
• Procedural guidelines will be outlined in Part 3. (Part 3 is uncompleted and not available at this time)

BC Parks Conservation Management Program
Park One - Conservation Program Policies

(Sections of this document are in PDF format.)

• Introduction
• Preface
• Introduction
• BC Parks Conservation Program
• Vegetation Management
  • Tree Removal Policy for Parks and Protected Areas
• Wildlife Management
• Geologic Management
• Marine System Management
• Cultural Heritage Management
• Research, Inventory, Monitoring
• Data Management
• Impact Assessment
• References
• Appendices

• Conservation Management
• Ecological Reserves
• Conservation Information
• Mountain Pine Beetles
• Wildfire Response and Recovery
• British Columbia Heritage Rivers System
• Conservation Lands and Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)