Neğiƛ/Nekite Estuary Conservancy

The Neǧiƛ/Nekite Estuary Conservancy is located at the head of Smith Inlet on British Columbia’s Central Coast. The conservancy protects the estuary and islands at the mouth of the Nekite River. Recreational activities are currently quite limited within the conservancy, although there is an ecotourism operation located just outside the conservancy. This company provides grizzly bear viewing tours on the Nekite River. 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 Nekite Estuary would become a conservancy. The Nekite Estuary was legally designated as the Neǧiƛ/Nekite Estuary Conservancy in Spring 2007.