will the present flock migrate to woodland and build a new nest ,leaving what they've left behind :question  what will 30 years in the future tell of these "new" finds" [/quote]

I hope the WCP NEVER gets that kind of use!!   (QP gets about 22,000 people each year, and the BWCA gets about 230,000 visits/year.)   The ecosystem of WCP, so much further north, is much, much more fragile than the QP.  It's very dry and cold.  The lichen and moss that now grow up there in large thick patches would be gone in short order.  The fragile system is why the WCP Superintendent, much to his credit, has convinced his staff - and hopefully the poobahs in the bureaucracy - that they should not compete with other Parks like QP for MORE people!  (There is this feeling among some that more visitors means more "success.")  This superintendent understands that his park's carrying capacity is much less than others like QP and Wabikimi, and too many visitors, (I think his upper limit is about 5,000/year) would result in ecological degradation. 

I hope everyone practices light-on-the-land camping when they visit.  It's really a special place.

But "progress" inevitably marches on.  And so it goes...

prouboy

albert did try to get out of the bussiness including his BC based eco adventure operation. he ran into problems on both "sales" and is back running the show.

Great Info!! The park is definitely on the " 2do"list.

marlin55388 wrote on Apr 18^th, 2009 at 3:56am:


Marlin55388,

Would that have been "Claire"?

That individual has been extremely helpful to our group's preparation for this year's trip.

Also... Prouboy's words-to-the-wise re: treading lightly on the fragile ecosystem of WCP are much appreciated & will be heeded as much as possible by our group.

We are excited at the prospect of coming to appreciate the differences between the ecosystems.  I have already ordered the books that Supt. Doug flagged for me in his QJ thread.  I figure I have at least another 10-12 years left (physically) to tackle challenging new places.  I plan to make the most of those.

Jimbo  

INteresting people watching too, the muni is accross the street right...Yep, it is Claire....she is a sweetheart Super helpful. I totally want to cover a garage wall will that map collage behind their counter...at the park station in Red Lake. Hey, has anyone done a fly in to the Haugherty River area? I think I spelled that right. Heard that is a hot spot for the caribou. I figure that is wear we will go when the boy finishs elementary school-psuedo graduation....then maybe the coppermine or the eskerlands @ graduation-if he still likes hangin' with me that is......The vultures and ravens were excellent too.....