Taku River/T'aḵú Téiú' Conservancy | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Iucn Ref: | [1] |
Map: | British Columbia geo |
Location: | Stikine Region, British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest City: | Juneau |
Coordinates: | 58.78°N -133.283°W |
Area Ha: | 80465 |
Designation: | Conservancy |
Established: | June 22, 2012 |
Governing Body: | BC Parks, Taku River Tlingit First Nation |
Taku River/T'aḵú Téiú' Conservancy is a conservancy located in the Stikine Region of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on June 22, 2012, as a result of the Wóoshtin Wudidaa Atlin Taku Land Use Plan and Taku River Tlingit First Nation Strategic Engagement Agreement. The conservancy protects a large region of pristine wilderness along the Taku River from its confluence with the Nakina and Inklin Rivers to the Canada–United States border] with Alaska.[2]
The Tlingit name T'aḵú Téiú' means “Heart of the Taku”.[2]
Taku River Conservancy covers of pristine wilderness along the entire length of the Taku River Valley, excluding a large area around the unincorporated locality of Tulsequah. The conservancy borders the Nakina – Inklin Rivers/Yáwu Yaa Conservancy to the northeast and Tongass National Forest of Alaska to the southwest.
Bishop Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in Canada, is a prominent feature along the southeastern sloep valley.[3]
The conservancy also protects King Salmon Lake, a small lake located at the headwaters of King Salmon Creek.[4] The creek the longest tributary of the Taku River protected by the conservancy.