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by Tim Ennis

posted May 07, 2008

Photo © Tim Ennis Photography

Fragile!

Known as Kvaii (Heiltsuk), Kvai (Wuikiala) or Koeye (anglicized), this pristine, un-roaded, old-growth landscape was identified by the Nature Conservancy of Canada as one of many priorities for conservation on the BC Coast. Fortunately, the Provincial government in consultation with First Nations agreed to protect a great many of the places that NCC identified through its science-based planning, including the entire public (Crown) land-base of the Koeye watershed. Shortly thereafter, NCC and its partners purchased all of the remaining private land in the watershed from a multi-national logging company to ensure that this amazing place would be protected in perpetuity.

If you are interested in helping NCC to conserve special places like this, see www.natureconservancy.ca

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Photographer Tim Ennis is Director of Land Stewardship, BC Region, for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, a non-profit group that protects biodiversity in Canada through various mechanisms, most notably including direct land purchases. Several of the images here are taken of NCC lands.

Communicating the beauty of this region and raising awareness are Tim's main goals with his photographs: "I hope to motivate people to help in whatever way they can to join in the preservation of biodiversity (and cultural diversity) here in British Columbia, or where ever home may be for you!"

See more of Tim's photos of the Great Bear Rainforest, and the rest of his amazing work on Flickr, and at the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

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