Halych National Nature Park

Halych National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Галицький національний природний парк) highlights forest, steppe, meadow and wetlands of the borderlands between the Ukrainian Carpathians and the southwestern part of the East European Plain. The park lies in the administrative district of Halych Raion in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in western Ukraine.[1]

Halych National Nature Park
Ukrainian: Галицький національний природний парк
IUCN category II (national park)
Limnitsa River, in Halych National Nature Park
Location of Park
LocationIvano-Frankivsk Oblast, Halych Raion
Nearest cityIvano-Frankivsk
Coordinates49.1394°N 24.7317°E / 49.1394; 24.7317
Area14,685 hectares (36,287 acres; 147 km2; 57 sq mi)
Established2004
Governing bodyMinistry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine)
Websitehttp://www.halychpark.if.ua/

Topography

The park is situated in the foothills of the northern slope of the Carpathian Mountains. The park's territory is a patchwork of 16 tracts along the Dniester River, and up into the hills along several large tributary rivers.[2]

View from Cash Mountain in the park

Climate and ecoregion

The official climate designation for the Halych area is "Humid continental climate – warm summer sub-type" (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with large seasonal temperature differentials and a warm summer (at least four months averaging over 10 °C (50 °F), but no month averaging over 22 °C (72 °F). The average temperature in January is −4 °C (25 °F), and in July is 18 °C (64 °F). Annual rainfall is 600–800 millimetres (24–31 in), with 70% falling in the warm months.[1]

Flora and fauna

Halych NNP is on the border of two important ecoregions – the Central European mixed forests ecoregion and the Carpathian montane forests ecoregion. Because of the mixing of flora and fauna in such a transition zone, the park exhibits great biodiversity. About 70% of the park is forested, and an additional 15% is wetland. The forest cover is primarily oak-hornbeam and oak-beech.[2]

Public use

The park features extensive trails for hiking and ecological education.[1] There is a nature museum on the grounds ('The Nature of Galician Earth') in Halych (Galicia-Gora 1). It has 199 exhibits, including dioramas of local habitats, and displays of over 180 animals. The park also sponsors an animals rescue center to care for sick or injured wildlife, which the public may visit. There is a small fee for entry to park, and for use of trails and selected attractions.

Museum in Halych National Park

See also

References
  1. "Halych National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Halych NNP (Official Site). Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  2. "Halych National Nature Park". Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
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