Common use of Protected Areas Clause in Contracts

Protected Areas. The following Protected Areas will be established in the Sea-to-Sky and Lillooet LRMPs1: ▪ Sú7a / Upper Soo Conservancy ▪ Qwalímak / Upper Birkenhead River Conservancy ▪ K’zuzált / Twin Two Conservancy ▪ Scwálem / ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Conservancy ▪ Ílacwten / Elaho Conservancy ▪ I7loqaw7/ 100 Lakes Plateau Conservancy ▪ Nlháxten / Cerise Creek Conservancy ▪ Nlháxten / ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lake Park addition Within conservancies, the primary management intent is the maintenance of social and ceremonial and cultural uses by the Lil’wat Nation, the protection and enhancement of any cultural and heritage resources to enable the expression of a connection to the land, and the protection and maintenance of the biological diversity and natural environments, including wildlife habitat values. 1 The name of the conservancy may be different following consultation with other First Nations. The overall goals of conservancies are to: • Provide for the continuation of Lil’wat cultural activities and traditional renewable resource harvesting activities, including, but not limited to: - gathering traditional foods; - gathering plants used for medicinal and ceremonial purposes; - hunting, trapping and fishing; - cutting selected trees for ceremonial or artistic purposes; - conducting, teaching or demonstrating ceremonies of traditional, spiritual or religious significance; - seeking cultural or spiritual inspiration; - constructing and using shelters, such as camps, longhouses and pithouses, essential to the pursuit of the above activities; and - cultural burning. • Maintain the areas for the benefit, education and enjoyment of present and future generations. • Enable sustainable economic development activity consistent with the Lil’wat Nation’s social, cultural and ceremonial uses, and where appropriate to the zoning and management direction, including access to non-timber forest products.