The Mud Bay, British Columbia study site is located on eastern shores of Mud Bay,
south of the Serpentine River, west of the King George & 99 highways, and north of the
Nicomekl River in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey. The site consists of approximately
400 hectares of land. The site is bordered by a growing community on Panama Ridge to
the north and Crescent Beach to the south who are exploring the study area. The site is
also a rich biologically productive area that lies on the Pacific Flyway route for migratory
birds.
With the increasing population and the rich ecological significance of the site, it seems
natural to explore the possibilities for a greenway on the site. This is further proven
when looking at a map. One notices that Mud Bay sits as a greenway gap in Boundary
Bay. To the east is the Boundary Bay Park Network, and to the south is Crescent
Beach. If Mud Bay were to become a greenway, then one could potentially follow the
Boundary Bay shore and walk from Blaine to Point Roberts USA and would form part of
a border to border trail. Currently, when one reaches Mud Bay, one must leave the
shore and travel far inland to regain the waterside trail. A Mud Bay greenway would fill
in the gap for a greenway corridor along Boundary Bay.
A Mud Bay greenway would also fill in the gap that the Serpentine Fen Nature Reserve
has with Mud Bay. Currently, the Serpentine Fen Nature Reserve is separated from the
Bay. With the creation of a Mud Bay greenway that is designed for the sensitive habitat,
Serpentine Fen would be better connected with the bay and it would help maintain the
site as important feeding and resting ground along the Pacific Flyway.
These are the issues and factors that were considered in the project. The project
developed a greenway that is sensitive to wildlife while allowing for recreation to take
place within it. The greenway design is structured so that it can be implemented over a
period of time to form the final design.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/12312 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Kolbér, André |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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