Let's save Vancouver's backyard wilderness
Cedar Spirit Grove. Ancient red cedar trees along Fool's Gold Route.
One of BC's most spectacular wilderness areas lies adjacent to the Lower Mainland. Here, soaring mountain peaks, high country alpine meadows, hundreds of mountain lakes, big-treed valleys and roaring waterfalls are hidden away in the vast back country wilderness west of Pitt Lake, only 20 kilometres as the raven flies, from Vancouver's Stanley Park.
The BC government has designated this spectacular wilderness region the Pinecone/Burke Study Area and will soon decide its fate. Will it be protected park land or an industrial clearcut logging zone? On February 15 and 16 you can help decide. On these two dates the BC government is holding evening public meetings in Vancouver, Coquitlam, Chilliwack and Squamish to get your opinion on the park proposal for the Pinecone/Burke Study Area.
The few that have hiked the trails on Burke Mountain, canoed the wildlife-rich waters of Widgeon Slough or Pitt Lake, scaled the peaks of the Five Fingers Spires, fished in Widgeon Lake, stood in awe of the ancient cedars of Boise Valley, explored the remote wilderness of DeBeck Valley or camped in the meadows surrounding Pinecone Lake, know how special the Pinecone/Burke Study Area is. For the many who have not yet visited the area, read on, and you will learn about the best hiking trails, canoe routes, bike routes, fishing holes and camping spots! You will also find out how you can be part of the grass-roots movement to protect this one-of-a-kind-wilderness adventure place right in your own backyard.
