The PP Zone
Important Protected Areas
Protected Areas are ranked based on their importance as gene conservation reserves in the zone and in BC. Ranking is based on populations sizes of 10 and 5 ha cumulative cover. For information on methods see Hamann, A., Smets, P., Aitken, S. N. and Yanchuk, A. D. 2005. An ecogeographic framework for in situ conservation of forest trees in British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 35:2553-2561.
| Zone | BC | ||||
| Protected Areas | 10 ha | 5 ha | 10 ha | 5 ha | Species, estimated cumulative cover in ha |
| Lac Du Bois Grasslands | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | Acergla 32, Betuocc 25, Junisco 9, Pinupon 188, Pseumen 160 |
| Okanagan Mountain | 2 | 3 | 19 | 25 | Acergla 28, Betuocc 26, Pinupon 307, Prunvir 3, Pseumen 222 |
| South Okanagan Grasslands (PA) | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | Acergla 11, Betuocc 10, Pinupon 121, Pseumen 87 |
| Vaseux (PA) | 4 | 6 | 70 | 107 | Acergla 13, Betuocc 12, Pinupon 141, Pseumen 102 |
| White Lake Grasslands (PA) | 5 | 7 | 121 | 139 | Acergla 32, Betuocc 29, Pinupon 347, Prunvir 3, Pseumen 250 |
| Anarchist (PA) | 6 | 9 | 255 | 323 | Pinupon 19, Pseumen 14 |
| Antoine/Fred | 7 | 10 | 67 | 54 | Acergla 4, Betuocc 3, Pinupon 21, Pseumen 18 |
| Arrowstone | 8 | 2 | 34 | 32 | Acergla 8, Betuocc 6, Pinupon 45, Pseumen 38 |
| Arthur Seat | 9 | 8 | 159 | 84 | Acergla 5, Betuocc 4, Pinupon 32, Pseumen 27 |
| Myra Bellevue (PA) | 11 | 13 | 41 | 37 | Pinupon 19, Pseumen 14 |
| Bear Creek | 10 | 11 | 301 | 370 | Pinupon 17, Pseumen 12 |
| Shorthorn Creek | 12 | 4 | 295 | 161 | Acergla 8, Betuocc 7, Pinupon 48, Pseumen 41 |
| Skihist | 13 | 15 | 302 | 373 | Acergla 3, Pinupon 17, Pseumen 14 |
| Snowy (PA) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | Acergla 4, Betuocc 4, Pinupon 44, Pseumen 31 |
| Stein Valley | 15 | 17 | 29 | 30 | Acergla 5, Betuocc 4, Pinupon 29, Pseumen 24 |
| Tranquille (ER) | 16 | 18 | 296 | 354 | Pinupon 15, Pseumen 12 |
| Wasa Lake | 17 | 21 | 303 | 376 | Pinupon 14, Pseumen 11 |
| White Lake | 18 | 22 | 193 | 243 | Pinupon 17, Pseumen 12 |
| Skaha Bluffs | 19 | 14 | 395 | 372 | Pinupon 14, Pseumen 10 |
| Monck | na | 12 | na | 371 | Pinupon 6, Pseumen 5 |
| Trout Creek (ER) | na | 19 | na | 374 | Pinupon 7, Pseumen 5 |
| Turnbull Creek | na | 20 | na | 375 | Pinupon 10, Pseumen 7 |