Muskwa-Kechika Protected Areas Strategic Management Plan

BC Parks is developing a strategic management plan for twenty individual parks, protected areas, and ecological reserves within the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area in Northern BC. The strategic management plan will fulfill a legislated strategic planning commitment of the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Act.

The following protected areas will be included in the plan:

• Dall River Old Growth Park
• Denetiah Park and Denetiah Corridor Protected Area
• Dune Za Keyih Park and Protected Area
• Finlay-Russel Park and Protected Area
• Graham-Laurier Park
• Horneline Creek Park
• Kwadacha Wilderness Park
• Liard River Corridor Park and Protected Area & Liard River West Corridor Park
• Muncho Lake Park
• Ospika Cones Ecological Reserve
• Prophet River Hot Springs Park
• Scatter River Old Growth Park*
• Sikanni Chief River Ecological Reserve
• Stone Mountain Park
• Toad River Hot Springs Park

*park is located outside, but adjacent to, the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area; for operational management purposes, it is being included in the strategic management plan

Map of the Muskwa–Kechika Management Area and protected areas

Management Planning Schedule

• Stage 1: Initial Planning (current stage)

  • During this stage, the planning team will gather initial comments from First Nations, the public and interest holders to identify the values, vision (the desired future condition) and principles that will guide future management of the protected areas. The goal of this stage is to determine key management issues.

    Engagement with First Nations, stakeholders and interest holders has been initiated.

    More information on the BC Parks Management Planning Process [PDF]

  • What is the Muskwa–Kechika Management Area? [PDF]

  • Thank you for your feedback and suggestions on how you would like the protected areas to be managed. The initial public comment period ran from May to September 2020 and is now closed.

• Stage 2: Development of the Draft Management Plan

• Stage 3: Draft Management Plan Open for Public Review and Comment

• Stage 4: Development and Approval of the Final Management Plan

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BC Parks is also developing a management plan for Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park.