What is a Park Management Plan?
The park management plan will guide decision-making and upgrades for park trails, connectivity, environmental conservation, park maintenance, and more over the next fifteen years. The plan will include direction and guidance on the types, locations, uses, and activities within different parts of a protected area including visitor use, accessibility, and infrastructure.
Project Goals
- The City has engaged ISL Engineering and Land Services to support the development of a park management plan for the Parksville Wetlands.
- Develop a fifteen-year, comprehensive park management plan for the Parksville Wetlands which is supported by the public and guide park management and future park enhancements.
- Building on the existing work completed by the City, the project will:
- Review and analyze historic and current land use, park visitation and recreational uses.
- Identify information gaps in the background documents which will be filled by the project scope of services.
- Conduct a site investigation including extensive mapping and assessment of its ecological systems and features.
- Complete an environmental assessment of the wetlands including an inventory of wildlife habitat and biodiversity.
- The park management plan for the Parksville Wetlands will include strategies for education, stewardship, maintenance, conservation, land protection, and cultural management.
- The concept plan will show proposed natural and built enhancements in the park and will include direction and guidance on the types, locations, uses, and activities within different parts of the park including visitor use, accessibility, and supportive infrastructure.