Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt

Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt
Finlayson Arm of Saanich Inlet from Gowlland Tod Provincial Park
LocationGreater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Established1994 [1]
Governing bodyCapital Regional District
Websitecrd.bc.ca/seatosea

The Sea to Sea Green Blue Belt is a 62 kilometre (39 mi) long greenbelt surrounding the Greater Victoria metropolitan area in Canada. The greenbelt includes green space, forests, farms, and wetlands stretching from Sooke to Salt Spring Island. It also includes the "blue spaces" of Sooke Basin and Saanich Inlet.[1][2]

Geography

Protected areas contained within the greenbelt include:[3]

  • Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park
  • Butchart Gardens
  • East Sooke Regional Park
  • Goldstream Provincial Park
  • Gowlland Tod Provincial Park
  • Mount Maxwell Provincial Park
  • Mount Wells Regional Park
  • Mount Work Regional Park
  • Sea to Sky Regional Park
  • Sooke Mountain Provincial Park
  • Sooke Potholes Provincial Park
  • Sooke Potholes Regional Park

See also

  • Ottawa Greenbelt

References

  1. 1 2 "Victoria's Sea-to-Sea Green Blue Belt | Wilderness Committee". www.wildernesscommittee.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  2. "Map 4: Regional Green/Blue Spaces System" (PDF). crd.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. "Sea-to-Sea Greenbelt". www.hat.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

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