Dzawadi/Klinaklini Estuary Conservancy

The Dzawadi/Klinaklini Estuary Conservancy is a small conservancy that marks the head of Knight Inlet on British Columbia’s central coast. This estuary, which has formed over millennia at the mouth of the Klinaklini River is a place of rich ecological values, and is among the most significant estuaries of coastal British Columbia. Recreational use in the conservancy is expected to remain at its present low level because of the small size and remoteness of the site, coupled with the need to protect sensitive natural and cultural resources. The conservancy was identified for consideration as a protected area during the Central Coast Land and Resource Management Plan planning process. Following Government-to-Government discussions between the Province and First Nations, the central coast land use decisions (February 7, 2006) confirmed that the Klinaklini Estuary would become a conservancy. The Klinaklini Estuary was legally designated as the Dzawadi/Klinaklini Conservancy in Spring 2007.