Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy

Khutzeymateen Inlet and Khutzeymateen Inlet West Conservancies were identified for conservancy status during negotiations between the provincial government and First Nations governments following the North Coast Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP). These conservancies were designated in Spring 2008. Khutzeymateen Inlet contains a number of locally important salmon bearing streams, key intertidal areas and areas of First Nations traditional use. The Khutzeymateen is historically associated with the Gitsi’is Tribe and associated with Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla First Nations (collectively Coast Tsimshian). The inlet is adjacent to Khutzeymateen/K’tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary (44,300 hectares) and protects important grizzly bear habitat. The park offers grizzly bear viewing tour. A 362 hectare portion within the Khutzeymateen Inlet is a Schedule F conservancy (Khutzeymateen Inlet West) which allows for necessary resource access to adjacent timber harvesting lands while providing additional protection to the Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy and to the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary.Other nearby protected areas include Ksi X’anmas Conservancy immediately north of Khutzeymateen Inlet, Ksi Xts’at’kw/Stagoo Conservancy along Observatory Inlet to the north.