S3304 - Park boards and regional park authorities, park maintenance

Operational Details
Park Boards and Authorities are set up to protect the public trust. This involves the planning and development, direction, control and operation of parks.

For the most part, the development phase of a park is limited to approving the plan and using a visionary approach, tendering out construction components to private industry, or undertaking small portions of the development using their own resources. Parks include wilderness areas that are left in a pristine state, with little to no human intervention in its appearance. In this case, maintaining the natural beauty is most paramount and restrictions are placed on park visitors using motorized boats or all terrain vehicles and the lake.

Urban parks and those in high traffic areas are more sparsely treed and soil erosion measures must be taken. This means contouring the land and planting trees where needed. It may also mean draining swampland or low lying areas. However, keeping habitat for waterfowl is most important.

Park Authorities often work with government jurisdictions at the federal, provincial, city or municipal level. It also includes the placing of rock cairns or markers along highways for points of interest, identifying artifacts and historical events in the park.

Fire watches and flood control are important considerations in this industry. Maintenance includes ensuring that no problems develop and work is undertaken to allow drainage of beaver dams, plugged culverts, or from downed trees or mud slides. Firewatching is undertaken during the fire season and entails observation and monitoring of forested or treed areas.

SIC Codes
000000775 - Park board/regional park authority
000000776 - Park maintenance