Interview with R. H. Boyd
Part of a collection of interviews about the development of BC Parks from members of the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia. The Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia is an independent society, whose members are retired parks system employees and conservation advocates who have dedicated a significant portion of their lives to parks and protected areas in B.C. Robert ("Bob") Boyd was superintendent of Manning Park from 1946 to 1963. This interview was recorded at Rosedale, B.C. The interview concerns the following topics: old cattle trails; the first white men in Manning Park”; the movements of local indigenous folks; information about the namesake of Allison Pass; how Manning got its Park status; the early staff of Manning Park; the first building built at Manning Park; Joe [Kanski?], a homesteader who was in the Park where the Cambie campsite now stands; the “Big Burn”; 1949 being an especially bad year for fires started by lighting strikes; trail-laying; the connection between steamboat mountain and prospector gold; the origins of many trails; the original names of various landmarks; the matter of bringing pack horses into the park (and why it failed), among other topics.
- In Collection:
- Parks--Management
- Wilderness areas
- Nature conservation
- Parks--Conservation and restoration
- Oral histories
- National parks and reserves--Management
- National parks and reserves
- Parks--Employees
- Conservation of natural resources--Societies, etc.
- Natural areas
- Parks
- Biodiversity conservation
- Parks--Employees--Attitudes
- Wildlife conservation
- BC Parks
- Boyd, Robert H.
- Nature conservation--Societies, etc.
- Conservation of natural resources
- 00:31:10
- R.H. Boyd, First Sup't [Superintendent] of Manning Park. Rec. At Rosedale BC
- 49.18333, -121.8
- 49.06642, -120.78578
- Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia
- Accession Number: 2011-005; Item: 2011-005-02
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/elders-council-for-parks-in-british-columbia-fonds
- 2023
- Metadata by KD.
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