Serra da Baitaca State Park

The Serra da Baitaca State Park is divided between the municipalities of Piraquara and Quatro Barras in the state of Paraná (state).

The larger part is in Quatro Barras, with a narrow southern extension into Piraquara.{{sfn|Raquel Ribeiro de Souza Silva|2013|p=412}}

It has an area of {{convert|3053|ha}}.{{sfn|PES Serra da Baitaca – ISA|loc=Informações gerais}}

It is {{convert|25|km}} from Curitiba, the first major elevation of the Serra do Mar on the west side.

The summit of the Serra da Baitaca has an altitude of {{convert|1420|m}}.

The state park is considered the most important practical mountaineering school in Paraná, and one of the most important in Brazil.

The park holds the sources of the Iguaçu River, and also holds springs that supply the city of Curitiba.{{sfn|PES Serra da Baitaca – ISA|loc=Características}}

The Serra da Baitaca State Park was created by state decree 5.765 of 5 June 2002, with an area of {{convert|3053.21|ha}}.

The purpose was to conserve a sample of montane and high montane dense rainforest biome, and to promote activities that do not affect the ecosystem and support conservation.{{sfn|Jaime Lerner|2002}}

It was one of four state parks created on that date by the governor, Jaime Lerner, who also expanded two conservation units.{{sfn|PES Serra da Baitaca – ISA|loc=Características}}

The state park is part of the Lagamar mosaic of conservation units.{{sfn|Unidades de Conservação - Mosaico do Litoral Sul...}}

It is administered by the Instituto Ambiental do Paraná.{{sfn|Parque Estadual Serra da Baitaca – MMA}}

The consultative council was created on 11 September 2009 to contribute to planning and implementation of the management plan.{{sfn|Raquel Ribeiro de Souza Silva|2013|p=413}}

As of 2013 there was still no management plan through which the considerable tourism potential of the park could be realized.{{sfn|Raquel Ribeiro de Souza Silva|2013|p=409}}

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• {{citation|language=Portuguese

|author=Jaime Lerner|title=DECRETO Nº 5765 - 05/06/2002|date=5 June 2002

|url=http://fepampr.org.br/docs/sumula-decreto-%205765-02.pdf|accessdate=2016-09-20}}

• {{citation|ref={{harvid|Parque Estadual Serra da Baitaca – MMA}}|language=Portuguese

|title=Parque Estadual Serra da Baitaca|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente

|url=http://www.mma.gov.br/areas-protegidas/cadastro-nacional-de-ucs/consulta-por-uc|accessdate=2016-09-20}}

• {{citation|ref={{harvid|PES Serra da Baitaca – ISA}}|language=Portuguese

|title=PES Serra da Baitaca|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental

|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/594313|accessdate=2016-09-20}}

• {{citation|ISSN=1983-7151|title=Turismo em unidade de conservação: o caso do Parque Estadual Serra da Baitaca|publisher=Universidade do Vale do Itajai

|author=Raquel Ribeiro de Souza Silva|journal=Revista Turismo Visão e Ação |volume=15 |issue=3|date=September–December 2013

|url=http://siaiap32.univali.br/seer/index.php/rtva/article/view/5117/2682|accessdate=2016-09-20}}

• {{citation|ref={{harvid|Unidades de Conservação - Mosaico do Litoral Sul...}}|language=Portuguese

|title=Unidades de Conservação - Mosaico do Litoral Sul de São Paulo e do Litoral do Paraná - LAGAMAR|publisher=ICMBio

|url=http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/mosaicosecorredoresecologicos/moscaicos-reconhecidos-oficialmente/49-menu-o-que-fazemos/1877-unidades-de-conservacao-mosaico-do-litoral-sul-de-sao-paulo-e-do-litoral-do-parana-lagamar|accessdate=2016-09-19}}

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Category:State parks of Brazil

Category:Protected areas of Paraná (state)

Category:2002 establishments in Brazil