How do you feel about one of our regions natural wonders?
B.C. Parks needs your help in drafting a plan for the future of the only inland temperate rainforest in the world.
The Ancient Forest/Chuh T’oh Wudujut Park, is 115 km east of Prince George, brings you face-to-face with thousand-year-old western red cedars and a rich biodiversity of plants, mosses, lichens, and fungi.
B.C. Parks and Lheidli T’enneh are in the process of collecting public input as part of the initial planning stage in the development of a management plan for the Ancient Forest/Chuh T’oh Wudujut Park.
The plan will focus on issues and opportunities about the two parks and B.C. Parks is in the process of seeking public input as part of the initial planning stage.
It would also guide the management of both the Ancient Forest as well as Slim Creek Park which is directly adjacent to the Ancient Forest and shares similar ecosystems.
The Ancient Forest/ Chuh T’oh Wudujut Park was only established in 2016, and Slim Creek in 2004.
The parks and protected area were primarily established to protect the old-growth forest within the upper Frasher Trench and Caribou Mountain Ecosystems.
Because the two parks are within Lheidli T’enneh First Nation traditional territory and are an area of cultural, ecological and environmental importance to the Lheidli T’enneh, the management plan will be developed collaboratively by Lheidli T’enneh and B.C. Parks.
Some of the questions that B.C. Parks wants answered from you include:
- What type of activities do you like to do in the area?
- What type of activity would you like to see developed or increased?
- What do you see as a key management issue?
You can read and answer the full questions online to submit them to the management planning process until March 31, 2019.
The management plan will also incorporate information from the Ecological Overview Assessment that is being completed by the University of Northern British Columbia.
The Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Whudujut also features s 450 m long universal access boardwalk which allows people with all abilities to experience the area. Another 2.3 km of boardwalk provides access to “Big” Tree, Tree Beard, Radies Tree and a waterfall.
