Recreation Guidelines and Map

Recreation Guidelines
Please follow these recreation guidelines and help
conserve the diverse ecosystems and the many
wild spaces that are important to all of us.
See map on
reverse for recreation
and camping sites, boat
launches, garbage
facilities and existing
roads.
Respect Our Environment
Respect Our History
Leave No Trace
Respect Others
• Motorized vehicle use should be restricted to
existing hard surface roads only.
Report
• Soil disturbance by motorized
unauthorized
vehicles is prohibited.
activity to
1-844-676-8477
• Use designated boat launches.
(NRO-TIPS).
• Obey all closures and access
restrictions.
• Keep all gates closed and do not disturb fences.
• Do not disturb or harass wildlife or livestock.
• Reduce the spread of invasive species
by ensuring all vehicles, trailers, boats and
personal gear are cleaned before and after
visiting the area.
• Obey all campfire bans, restrictions
Report
and regulations. Visit bcwildfire.ca.
• Do not excavate or disturb archeological
resources.
• If you find an artifact, report it to the Ktunaxa
Environmental and Archeological Stewardship
Coordinator at 250-489-2464, ext. 3123.
• Take your garbage with you. Pack out what you
pack in.
• Dump sewage and grey water at designated
sani-dumps.
• Do not construct structures or enclosures
including trails, decks, sheds or outhouses.
• Do not trespass on private or Indian
Reserve lands.
• Maintain a peaceful, clean camping
environment.
• Keep noise to a minimum at all times.
• Observe quiet time from 11:00 pm
to 7:00 am.
• Keep your pets quiet and under
control at all times.
wildfires:
1-800-663-5555 or
*5555 on your cell
phone.
Thank you
for helping
keep this place
special.
This is a Special Place
Our Natural
Environment
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Recreation
Guidelines
and Map
he Koocanusa area is home
to many fish and wildlife
species that rely on the area’s
grasslands, wetlands, streams,
and lakes for their survival. This
area also provides vital winter
range for elk and deer.
Please be aware that
many local species
such as badgers,
turtles and longbilled curlews are
at-risk and vulnerable to human
actions. Invasive plants and animals
can further degrade important
habitat in the Koocanusa area.
Our History
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he Koocanusa area is within
the Ktunaxa Nation traditional
territory. For more than 10,000
years Ktunaxa people have lived
in this area and used it for hunting
and cultural purposes. In the late
1800s forestry, mining and ranching
attracted settlers to the area.
Recreation
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Enjoy
Koocanusa today.
Conserve
it for tomorrow.
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he Kootenay River is part of the Columbia
River system. Beginning in Kootenay
National Park, the Kootenay
River flows south through
the Rocky Mountain trench
into the United States, then it
flows back into Canada
at Creston, and joins
the Columbia River at
Castlegar.
Construction of Libby Dam in Montana
created the 144-km-long Koocanusa Reservoir,
which stretches north to Wardner, BC. About
67 kilometres of the reservoir is in Canada.
In creating the reservoir numerous ranches,
homesteads and communities were flooded. Today,
water levels in the reservoir can fluctuate up to a
maximum of 52 metres annually. Koocanusa Reservoir
gets its name from the Kootenay River, Canada and the
U.S.A. (koo-can-usa).
The Koocanusa Recreation Steering Committee
(KRSC) supports Crown Land recreation that
maintains the economic value, ecological
integrity and aesthetic appeal of the
Koocanusa area for current and future users.
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Recreation
Paved Roads
Secondary Roads
Trans Canada Trail
Garbage Facilities
Sani-Dump
Boat Launches
Main Boat Launch
Camping Sites
Tobacco Plains Indian
Reserve
Parks and Protected Areas
Recreation Sites
Restricted Access Areas
Private Land
Crown Land
• garbage and sani-dump services; and
• parks and protected areas.
• recreation and camping sites on
Crown Land;
• restricted access areas;
This map will help you find:
• designated boat launches;
ach year, more than
100,000 people visit this
area. On a typical summer
weekend, tens of thousands
of people are recreating in
the Koocanusa area.
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Pack out
what you pack in.
Motorized vehicle use should be restricted
to existing hard surface roads only. Soil
disturbance by motorized vehicles is
prohibited. It is unlawful to create
new trails or roads.
Motorized Vehicle Riders
Please use the main boat launch
on Koocanusa – the Yaqakxaqlamki
(Yah-kak-hak-thamki) Boat Launch. Parking,
garbage, and bathroom services are available
from May 1 to September 30. In the Ktunaxa
language Yaqakxaqlamki means “the place
where the boat leaves the shore.”
Boaters
It is unlawful to cut live trees.
• campfires must be no larger than ½ metre
x ½ metre;
• keep a shovel and/or 8 litres of water
nearby to extinguish your campfire;
• make sure your campfire is completely out
and the ashes are cool to the touch before
leaving your campfire;
• do not light in windy conditions; and
• never leave a campfire unattended.
Please help conserve our
natural environment by
using only designated overnight
camping sites on Crown Land for up to
14 days. Follow these regulations for a
safe campfire:
Campers
Please
take your garbage
with you.