Protect the MISSING PIECE of the
PURCELL WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY
PROVINCIAL PARK
At the north end of Kootenay Lake lies a unique, virtually intact, wilderness mountainside that reaches from lake shore to mountain peaks. It is bordered on three sides by the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park.
Mt Willet, the highest mountain on Kootenay Lake, presides over this west facing slope.
This key wilderness area has been under threat from industry for a very long time. A small nod to its value and its advocates at the table at the time, was given in the Kootenay Boundary Land Use Plan in 1994, where it was designated as a Special Management Area. Unfortunately, it was left unprotected in the subsequent 1997 Implementation Strategy.
Now more than ever, industrial pressures threaten the future of this scenic wilderness!
The Purcell Wilderness Conservancy
The Purcell Wilderness Conservancy is considered the largest intact ecosystem still remaining in southeastern BC, and remains almost entirely undisturbed by the roading, logging, and mineral exploration that has impacted much of the Kootenay Rockies Region.
The Missing Piece
At the North West corner of the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy is a unique and vital piece of wilderness that was not included in the PWC and is under the imminent threat of being logged. The time to protect this land forever is now!
The Proposal
Our goal is the legislated inclusion of the Mt. Willet wilderness, from mountain top to lakeshore, within the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park. This will permanently protect a disappearing essential wilderness and enhance the viability of the PWCPP.
We seek public and political support for this inclusion proposal.
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