Preserving valuable habitat near D’Arcy
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has secured an additional 20 hectares of valuable habitat at Gates Creek near D’Arcy in the Bridge-Seton Watershed. In 2021, the FWCP donated Gates Creek Conservation Area to the NCC and, with additional land secured in 2024, the conservation area now covers a total of 130 hectares. The project was proposed to the NCC by the N’Quatqua First Nation. The habitat consists of valley bottom land that straddles Gates Creek and extends up the lower forested mountain slopes. It serves as a crucial corridor, connecting the threatened Stein-Nahatlatch grizzly bear population with the more numerous South Chilcotin grizzly bear population. Gates Creek also provides valuable habitat for various fish populations, including several species of salmon and trout.
Update: Gates Creek Conservation Area expanded
Twenty hectares of high-value habitat near D’Arcy in the Bridge-Seton River Watershed has been secured. The land securement project, proposed to the Nature Conservancy of Canada by the N’Quatqua First Nation, includes valley bottoms and forested mountain slopes.
The area is a crucial corridor, connecting the threatened Stein-Nahatlatch grizzly bear population with the more numerous South Chilcotin grizzly bear population.
Gates Creek also provides valuable habitat for several species of salmon and trout. The conservation area now covers 130 hectares.