Input sought from Fort Nelson First Nation on Muskwa-Kechika Management Area

FORT NELSON, B.C. — BC Parks is developing management plans for protected areas in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area and has launched an online survey to gather feedback from the Fort Nelson First Nation community’s perspectives on the protected areas within the Muskwa-Kechika.

Their input will be used to create a draft management plan. 

“The vast network of parks provides connectivity across the landscape to maintain the majestic mountain ecosystems, as well as the habitat upon which the diverse and abundant wildlife depend,” reads a draft vision statement on the survey page. “With a long history of use and travel, the parks remain locations where First Nations members practice their social, ceremonial, and cultural activities.”

The Muskwa-Kechika Management Area totals 6.4 million hectares, with 1.17 million hectares being preserved land. Protected areas included in the draft plan are as follows:

• Dall River Old Growth Park
• Denetiah Park and Corridor Protected Area
• Dune Za Keyih Park and Protected Area
• Finlay-Russel Park and Protected Area
• Graham-Laurier Park
• Horneline Creek Park
• Kwadacha Wilderness Park
• Liard River Corridor Parks, Protected Area
• Liard River Hot Springs Park
• Muncho Lake Park
• Ospika Cones Ecological Reserve
• Prophet River Hot Springs Park
• Scatter River Old Growth Park
• Sikanni Chief River Ecological Reserve
• Stone Mountain Park
• Toad River Hot Springs Park

You can find more information and the survey here.