Windermere Lake Foreshore Inventory Mapping Open 2020

This dataset contains the open access data and reports for the FIMP survey carried out in Windermere Lake in 2020. Windermere Lake is located in the southern interior of BC in the Rocky Mountain Trench. The lake is located near the Columbia River headwaters. The two largest communities are the District of Invermere and the community of Windermere. Windermere Lake has seen a high demand for secondary recreational and investment properties. These developments inevitably impact the natural foreshore environment through removal of riparian and aquatic vegetation, and installation of modifications such as marinas, groynes, retaining walls, and docks. Unfortunately, these impacts can diminish the natural values that draw people to live and recreate along the foreshore in the first place. Ultimately, the goal is to maintain a balance between anthropogenic and natural values to the benefit of all residents and species that rely upon the lake.本数据集包含2020年在温德米尔湖（Windermere Lake）开展的FIMP调查的开放获取数据与报告。温德米尔湖坐落于不列颠哥伦比亚省（British Columbia，简称BC）南部内陆的落基山堑谷（Rocky Mountain Trench），紧邻哥伦比亚河源头区域。湖区周边规模最大的两个聚居区分别为因弗米尔行政区（District of Invermere）与温德米尔聚居区。当前，温德米尔湖的休闲度假与投资型地产需求居高不下。此类开发活动不可避免地对自然滨岸环境造成负面影响：具体表现为移除河岸带与水生植被，以及修建游艇码头、丁坝、挡土墙、栈桥等工程设施。遗憾的是，此类影响会削弱最初吸引人们沿湖岸居住与休闲的自然环境价值。本项调查的最终目标是在人为活动价值与自然生态价值之间维持平衡，惠及所有依赖该湖生存的居民与物种。