Lucy Islands Conservancy
Lucy Islands Conservancy is located on the North Coast in the traditional territories of the Lax Kw'alaams and Metlakatla Nations. The conservancy was created in 2008 and covers 206 hectares.
Lucy Islands Conservancy is a protected area on BC’s North Coast.
Lucy Islands Conservancy
Lucy Islands Conservancy is on the northwest coast of British Columbia, within the traditional territory of the Coast Tsimshian which includes both the Metlakatla and Lax Kw’alaams First Nations. Lucy Islands has been used since time immemorial by the Coast Tsimshian for cultural, social, ceremonial, and economic purposes.
Lucy Islands hosts a unique combination of cultural and natural values in a small area. The very wet coastal hemlock forest on the archipelago is a significant breeding area for a variety of seabirds. The rhinoceros auklet is the most abundant seabird on Lucy Islands and builds underground burrows to nest.
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