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slopes verge to Wet Belt species. The 

 climax forest growth in the lower eleva- 

 tions is Douglas fir, western larch (L. 

 occidentalis), western white pine, giant 

 cedar, western hemlock. Higher up 

 there is Engelmann spruce, Alpine fir 

 and white bark pine. The westerly 

 reserves have been largely fire swept, 

 particularly on the elevated plateaus. 

 Fair stands of Douglas fir and yellow 

 pine remain on the lower slopes. The 

 summits of the Fly Hills and Niskonlith 

 Forest Reserves have large areas of the 

 original climax type spruce-alpine fir 

 forests. The Fly Hills particularly is 

 very accessible by Forest Service trails. 

 The Larch Hills Reserve has also large 

 areas of second growth and mature 

 mixed forest. 



These reserves are readily accessible 

 from any point along the line of the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway, but particu- 

 larly as follows: 



Larch Hills Reserve Sicamous 



Niskonlith east side Chase, west side 



Kamloops 

 Martin Mountain ) 



Tranquille 



Nicola 



Hat Creek Ashcroft 



Arrowstone 



The administrative headquarters of 

 the reserves is at Kamloops where the 

 Forest Supervisor is located, while 

 New Westminster is the headquarters 

 of the Timber Branch for the coast 

 section. 



c. PARKS 



*Mt. Robson Park. (A3.) About 

 409,600 acres of alpine peaks ranging 

 up to 13,000 ft. in the Rocky Mountains 

 of British Columbia. Lower slopes clad 

 with sub-alpine forests and associated 

 flora, grading upwards through alpine 

 belt to regions of perpetual snow. Open 

 country with talus slopes, ravines and 

 canyons. 



Mt. Robson Station, British Columbia 

 (G. T. P. R.), near Yellow Head Pass. 

 John Davidson. 



*Strathcona Park. (A 3.) Area 

 530,566 acres. Situated in the center 

 of Vancouver Island, a provincial Park 

 Reserve; comprising mountain ranges 

 up to between 6000 and 7000 ft. altitude. 

 Slopes under 5000 ft. altitude timbered 

 with northwestern and subalpine trees; 

 subalpine plateaus, ravines and canyons. 

 Buttle Lake, a large freshwater Lake, 

 drains the central part of the Park, 

 flows north and east to Campbell Lake, 

 thence via Campbell River to the East 

 Coast of the Island. 



Campbell River, B.C., 30 mi. walk. 

 Good trail through western mesophytic 

 forest. Camp outfit necessary. John 

 Davidson. 



*Yoho Park, B. C. Dominion Park 

 Reserve 560 sq. mi. of peaks and passes 

 in the Canadian Rockies, with charac- 

 teristic northwestern arctic-alpine flora 

 on mountain slopes and meadows. 

 Canyons, glaciers, fossil-beds 2000 ft. 

 thick. Deer, big-horn sheep and Rocky 

 Mountain goats. 



Passes 6000 to 7000 ft. altitude. 



Peaks up to 11,000 ft. 



Field, J(4060 ft.) or Yoho Park, B.C. 

 (C. P. R.). Coaches and saddle ponies 

 for hire. John Davidson, and Dominion 

 Park Branch. 



*Glacier Park, B. C. (A3.) Domin- 

 ion Park Reserve of 460 sq. mi. of moun- 

 tains and valleys in the heart of the 

 Selkirk Range. Peaks up to 10,808 ft. 

 Northwestern mountain forest, subal- 

 pine meadows with rich flora. Glaciers, 

 caves. 



Glacier, B. C. (C. P. R.) t4086 ft. 

 Ponies and alpine guides to hire. 

 John Davidson, and Dominion Park 

 Branch. 



*Revelstoke Park, B. C. (A2 I.) 

 Dominion Park Reserve of 9559 sq. mi. 

 of coniferous and northwestern moun- 

 tain forest. Rainbow, Dolly Varden, 

 cut-throat, gray and "Nipigon" trout 

 in streams in vicinity. Rocky and 

 glacial situations. 



Revelstoke (C. P. R.), (1492 ft. alti- 

 tude) 18 mi. (a) . Pack horses for hire. 

 John Davidson. 



*(Stanley Park. (B3.) Near City of 



