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Insert Park Picture Here Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy DRAFT Management Plan Public Review Draft August 2013 Kilbella Estuary (Geldala1) Conservancy Management Plan Approved by: ______________________________ __________________ Wuikinuxv Nation Date ______________________________ __________________ Jeff Leahy Date Regional Director, Thompson Cariboo BC Parks ______________________________ __________________ Brian Bawtinheimer Date Executive Director, Parks Planning and Management Branch BC Parks 1 Geldala is the traditional Wuikinuxv place name for Kilbella Bay. Acknowledgements The Wuikinuxv Nation and BC Parks jointly prepared this draft management plan. The process was coordinated by Ken Dunsworth, BC Parks Planner with oversight by the Wuikinuxv Land Use Planning Steering Committee (Peter Johnson, Jennifer Walkus, Andrew Johnson Sr., Rick Shaw, and Frank Johnson). Several Wuikinuxv Treaty Team members (Paul Willie and Alexander Chartrand) participated in the process and provided direction and comments. Several BC Parks staff from the Thompson Cariboo Regional Office (Jeff Leahy, Daryl Stepaniuk, Dave Zevick, and Volker Michelfelder), the BC Parks headquarters in Victoria (Jaime Hilbert) and Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations staff (Jennifer Bowman, Carole Bjorkman and Andy Cagle) also participated in this process. Advice and comments were also provided by additional Wuikinuxv elders (Matthew Johnson, Irene Jones and William Bernard). At various stages of the process there was a number of technical staff who also assisted, including, John Cathro who helped coordinate Wuikinuxv interests and David Scott who provided mapping analysis. Advice and comments were also provided by BC Parks headquarters staff in Victoria (Doug Biffard, Brett Hudson, Ken Morrison, Bryan Williams, and Lisa Levesque). The Wuikinuxv Nation and BC Parks would like to thank those who took the time to provide comments on this conservancy management plan. Draft Kilbella Bay (Geldala) Management Plan August 3, 2013 i Table of Contents Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................... i 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Planning Area ...................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Legislative Framework ........................................................................................ 4 1.4 Adjacent Land Use .............................................................................................. 4 1.5 Agreements between Wuikinuxv Nation and the Province ............................... 5 1.6 Other Management Context ............................................................................... 6 1.7 The Planning Process .......................................................................................... 7 1.8 Community Involvement .................................................................................... 7 2.0 Values and Roles of the Conservancy ............................................................... 8 2.1 Role and Significance in the Protected Areas System ........................................ 8 2.2 Cultural Values .................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Biodiversity and Natural Heritage Values ........................................................... 9 2.4 Recreation ......................................................................................................... 13 2.5 Development and Use of Natural Resources .................................................... 13 3.0 Management Direction .................................................................................. 15 3.1 Management Vision .......................................................................................... 15 3.2 Management Objectives, Issues and Strategies ............................................... 15 3.3 Zoning................................................................................................................ 20 4.0 Implementation ............................................................................................. 21 4.1 Plan Implementation ........................................................................................ 21 4.2 High Priority Strategies ..................................................................................... 21 4.3 Adaptive Management ..................................................................................... 22 4.4 Plan Assessment ............................................................................................... 22 5.0 Glossary......................................................................................................... 23 Appendix 1: Appropriate Uses Table ......................................................................... 25 Appendix 2: Commercial Bear Viewing ...................................................................... 27 Draft Kilbella Bay (Geldala) Management Plan August 3, 2013 ii Tables Table 1. B.C. Conservation Data Centre Blue- and Red-listed Plant Communities that may be present in Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy .............................................. 10 Table 2. Wildlife Species at Risk that may be present in Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy .............................................................................................................. 11 Table 3. Marine Mammal Species at Risk that may be present in Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy .............................................................................................. 12 Table 4. Fish Species at Risk that may be present in Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy .............................................................................................................. 12 Figures Figure 1. Context Map for Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy .................................... 2 Figure 2. Map of Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy ................................................... 3 Draft Kilbella Bay (Geldala) Management Plan August 3, 2013 iii 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this management plan is to guide the management of Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy. This management plan: supports the ongoing spiritual, social, ceremonial and cultural uses by the Wuikinuxv Nation and ensures these uses continue into the future; articulates the key features and values of the Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy, determines appropriate levels of use and management, clearly establishes a long-term vision and management objectives for the conservancy, responds to current and predicted future threats and opportunities by defining a set of management strategies, and establishes guidance for implementation and monitoring programs within an adaptive management framework. 1.2 Planning Area The 376 hectare Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy is located on the central coast of British Columbia’s temperate rainforest within Wuikinuxv Traditional Territory (see Figure 1). The conservancy is located about 15 kilometres northwest of Wuikinuxv village, 106 kilometres northeast of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, and 88 kilometres southwest of Bella Coola. The upland portion of the conservancy is 206 hectares and the marine portion of the conservancy contains 170 hectares of foreshore. This small conservancy includes the Kilbella estuary as well as the confluence of the Kilbella and Chuckwalla rivers in Rivers Inlet (see Figure 2). The conservancy’s diverse natural environment includes estuarine and river floodplains consisting of numerous back channels, wet soils and numerous wetlands, salt marshes and majestic towering Sitka spruce forests, encased by steep glaciated mountains containing numerous aquatic species, birds and wildlife, particularly Grizzly Bear. The conservancy can be accessed by water or air. Water-based transportation is best suited for access because the conservancy borders on marine waters and is part of a coastal wilderness area that is not connected to the provincial road system. Air-based access occurs via floatplane or helicopter but no designated landing areas exist in the conservancy. Draft Kilbella Bay (Geldala) Management Plan August 3, 2013 1 The adjacent Wuikinuxv reserve is not part of the conservancy and is managed by the Wuikinuxv Nation. Figure 1. Context Map for Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy Draft Kilbella Bay (Geldala) Management Plan August 3, 2013 2 Figure 2. Map of Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy Draft Kilbella Bay (Geldala) Management Plan August 3, 2013 3 1.3 Legislative Framework The Kilbella Estuary (Geldala) Conservancy was established in 2007, under Schedule E of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act and is administered and managed under the Park Act. A conservancy is set aside for four reasons: (a) The protection and maintenance of biological diversity and natural environments; (b) The preservation and maintenance of social, ceremonial and cultural uses of first nations; (c) The protection and maintenance of recreation values; and (d) To ensure that development or use of natural resources occurs in a sustainable manner consistent with the purposes of paragraphs (a), (b) and(c). Conservancies provide for a wider range of
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