Tahsish-Kwois Park and Tahsish River Ecological Reserve Management Plan

Background

The draft management plan was developed through the collaborative work between BC Parks and the Ka:yu:’k’t’h’ / Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations (KCFNs) to protect an exemplary and important area of the Ka:yu:’k’t’h’ Tyee Hawilth territory for all time. This ongoing collaboration is an important factor in contributing to the ability of the Ka:yu:’k’t’h’ First Nation to survive and prosper within their traditional territory.

This management plan provides an understanding of the cultural, spiritual, archaeological, historic, and current importance of the protected areas to KCFNs. In developing management objectives, the management plan looks to the changing use of the landscape overall: from times of Indigenous only use through modern resource harvesting, followed by the establishment of Tahsish-Kwois Park and Tahsish River Ecological Reserve as protected areas.

Management Plan Purpose

The purpose of this management plan is to guide the management of Tahsish-Kwois Park and Tahsish River Ecological Reserve.

This management plan:

• articulates the key features and significance of Tahsish-Kwois Park and Tahsish River Ecological Reserve;
• provides information and clarity on the importance of Tahsish-Kwois Park and Tahsish River Ecological Reserve to KCFNs;
• identifies appropriate types and levels of management activities and protection;
• determines appropriate levels of use and development;
• establishes a long-term vision and management objectives for Tahsish-Kwois Park and Tahsish River Ecological Reserve; and
• responds to current and predicted threats and opportunities by defining a set of management strategies to achieve the management vision and objectives.