Find Conservation Lands - Map and Primary Contacts
Last updated on January 16, 2024This interactive map provides information about the locations and habitat values of conservation lands, with a focus on Wildlife Management Areas and other administered conservation land sites or complexes. To obtain further information about specific sites, see the conservation lands regional contact list below.
The Government of British Columbia Data Catalogue also provides open access to a downloadable data-set of conservation lands in various formats, along with a cross-reference to the overlapping NGO Conservation Areas data-set. These can be uploaded into common mapping software tools.
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Primary Contacts
For more information about specific conservation land sites, including about possible restrictions on visitor activities, please contact the appropriate Conservation Lands Program staff identified below. Refer to the map below for the appropriate region you wish to contact.
Victoria - Provincial
Christina Waddle
Conservation Lands Specialist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: christina.waddle@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 236 478-3040
César Estevo
Conservation Lands Analyst
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: cesar.estevo@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 649-7755
Cariboo Region
Julie Steciw
Wildlife Biologist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: julie.steciw@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 302-5703
Carleton MacNaughton
Interior & Coastal Mainland Conservation Land Manager
The Nature Trust of British Columbia
Email: cmacnaughton@naturetrust.bc.ca
Phone: 604 969-3241
Kootenay Boundary Region
Allana Oestreich
Senior Ecosystems Biologist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: allana.oestreich@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 420-6281
Michelle Daniel
The Nature Trust of BC Sr. Field Ops Co-ordinator
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: michelle.daniel@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 420-6514
Chris Bosman
Kootenay Conservation Land Manager
The Nature Trust of British Columbia
Email: chris.bosman@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 420-6517
Northeast Region
Kerry Harvey
Senior Ecosystems Biologist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: kerry.harvey@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 778 576-1136
Carleton MacNaughton
Interior & Coastal Mainland Conservation Land Manager
The Nature Trust of British Columbia
Email: cmacnaughton@naturetrust.bc.ca
Phone: 604 969-3241
Omineca Region
Duncan McColl
Section Head Landbase Stewardship
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: duncan.mcColl@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 649-4372
Sherri Elwell
Ecosystems Biologist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: sherri.elwell@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 649-4367
Carleton MacNaughton
Interior & Coastal Mainland Conservation Land Manager
The Nature Trust of British Columbia
Email: cmacnaughton@naturetrust.bc.ca
Phone: 604 969-3241
Skeena Region
Chris Schell
Skeena Ecosystems Section Head
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: chris.schell@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 876-7050
Carleton MacNaughton
Interior & Coastal Mainland Conservation Land Manager
The Nature Trust of British Columbia
Email: cmacnaughton@naturetrust.bc.ca
Phone: 604 969-3241
South Coast Region (Mainland)
Kendra Morgan
Fish and Aquatic Wildlife Resources Section Head
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: kendra.morgan@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 778 572-2274
Thompson Okanagan Region
Josie Symonds
Senior Ecosystems Biologist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: josie.symonds@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 778 622-6837
Nicholas Burdock
Okanagan Conservation Land Manager
The Nature Trust of British Columbia
Email: nburdock@naturetrust.bc.ca
Phone: 250 488-7204
West Coast Region (Vancouver Island/Central Coast/Haida Gwaii)
Thomas Reid
Manager, West Coast Conservation Land Management Program
The Nature Trust of British Columbia
Email: thomas.reid@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250 739-8458
Jesse Patterson
Ecosystems Section Head, Regional Operations Division - Coast Area
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: jesse.patterson@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 778 974-6346