LGL staff and associates have expertise and experience in the provision of services related to parks, tourism, and outdoor recreation planning in the following areas:
- Ecological inventories, including fish and fish habitat, wildlife and wildlife habitat, rare species, and rare habitats
- Identification of representative features and species
- Identification of areas or habitats of varying level of sensitivity
- Zoning for various levels of protection and visitor use
- GIS-based databases and mapping
- Environmental restoration of disturbed habitats
- Visitor carrying capacity evaluations
- Development of visions and objectives for parks or other protected areas
- Park facilities planning and environmental assessment
- Identification of outdoor and cultural tourism opportunities
- First Nations consultation
Objectives of our work related to parks, tourism, and outdoor recreation often include:
- Management planning for parks or other protected areas
- Environmental assessment of park management plans or park facilities development
- Development and implementation of monitoring plans for “State-of-the-Park” reporting
- Strategic planning for eco-tourism and outdoor recreation...click here for more info
- Evaluation of specific eco-tourism and outdoor recreation opportunities
- Development and implementation of tourism strategies and plans
- Assistance to First Nations...click here for more info
Specific examples of this type of work:
- Assistance to First Nations in integrating traditional knowledge and First Nation culture and history into park management plans in northern British Columbia
- Assistance to First Nations in northern British Columbia in the implementation of the Muskwa-Kechika Special Management Area
- Park management planning for two urban parks in Burnaby, British Columbia
- Environmental assessment of park management plans for four National Parks in Ontario
- Management of the development of a strategic tourism plan for First Nations in northern British Columbia
- Inventories of marine resources for proposed parks on Pacific coast of Canada
- Mammal inventories for two National Parks in Ontario
- Identification of “Natural Areas of Canadian Significance” as preparatory step to delineating National Parks
