Kispiox Sustainable Resource Management Plan

The Kispiox Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) was declared a Higher Level Plan (HLP) under the Forest Practices Code of B.C. Act in 1996.

When the code was replaced by the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA), the new legislation required that HLP objectives be achieved through measurable and verifiable strategies or results. Consequently, the Kispiox LRMP HLP objectives needed to be interpreted within the context of FRPA.

The Kispiox LRMP HLP Objectives for Biodiversity, Visual Quality and Wildlife, sometimes referred to as the Kispiox Sustainable Resource Management Plan (SRMP), represents the functional interpretation of the Kispiox LRMP HLP objectives under FRPA. In 2006, two legal orders were made to establish:

• Scenic areas in the Kispiox Timber Supply Area (outside the West Babine and Gitanyow Plan areas)
• Biodiversity and wildlife objectives for the Kispiox landscape units (except the Cranberry and West Babine landscape units)

In 2026, the Order to Establish the Kispiox Landscape Units and Objectives was amended by repealing the moose winter range objectives. This cancellation was made as the result of ungulate winter range U-6-040 for moose in the Kispiox Timber Supply Area coming into effect.