{"id":1100,"date":"2015-06-20T23:14:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T03:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2015-06-21T09:46:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T13:46:56","slug":"the-pristine-shoreline-of-colpitt-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=1100","title":{"rendered":"The pristine shoreline of Colpitt Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Atitle1200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Atitle1200-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"Atitle1200\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1101\" srcset=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Atitle1200-300x166.jpg 300w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Atitle1200-1024x567.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Atitle1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Biologist David P explored the shoreline of Colpitt Lake on the last day of spring, 2015.  The acidic water is brown from humic acids, but otherwise clear and there are no signs of any eutrophication. The shore is bordered only by native vegetation. It is a rugged shoreline fringed by wetlands a meter to 25 m or more in width. A <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Jhu1SjGN6CQ\">video <\/a> documents the pristine state of the Colpitt Lake shoreline in 2015. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_1114\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WLBFinalColor-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1114\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WLBFinalColor-6-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Google Earth 3D perspective of Williams Lake Backlands\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1114\" srcset=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WLBFinalColor-6-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WLBFinalColor-6-1024x617.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/WLBFinalColor-6.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Earth 3D perspective of Williams Lake Backlands<\/p><\/div> This Google Earth Image gives a sense of the &#8220;Urban Wilderness&#8221; nature of the Williams Lake Backlands and Watershed in which Colpitt Lake is situated. Colpitt Lake drains into Williams Lake.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_1107\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GEMap15Oct2011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1107\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GEMap15Oct2011-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Google Earth Image of Colpitt Lake, 15 Oct 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1107\" srcset=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GEMap15Oct2011-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GEMap15Oct2011-1024x690.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/GEMap15Oct2011.jpg 1497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Earth Image of Colpitt Lake, 15 Oct 2015<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nView <a href=\"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/wlcc\/index.html\">2014 Report on Williams Lake Backlands<\/a> for description of the terrain, and how to interpret the Google Earth Images.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on these map images for larger versions.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div id=\"attachment_1109\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lake1Nov2011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1109\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lake1Nov2011-300x52.jpg\" alt=\"Panoramic view of Colpitt Lake, Nov 1, 2011\" width=\"300\" height=\"52\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1109\" srcset=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lake1Nov2011-300x52.jpg 300w, http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Lake1Nov2011-1024x178.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panoramic view of Colpitt Lake, Nov 1, 2011<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biologist David P explored the shoreline of Colpitt Lake on the last day of spring, 2015. The acidic water is brown from humic acids, but otherwise clear and there are no signs of any eutrophication. 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