The SBS Zone

Important Protected Areas

Protected Areas are ranked based on their importance as gene conservation reserves in the zone and in BC. Ranking is based on populations sizes of 10 and 5 ha cumulative cover. For information on methods see Hamann, A., Smets, P., Aitken, S. N. and Yanchuk, A. D. 2005. An ecogeographic framework for in situ conservation of forest trees in British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 35:2553-2561.

  Zone BC  
Protected Areas 10 ha 5 ha 10 ha 5 ha Species, estimated cumulative cover in ha
Entiako (PA) 1 2 9 17 Abielas 184, Alnuinc 310, Alnuvir 182, Betupap 212, Picegla 141, Picemar 302, Pinucon 745, Popubal 344, Poputre 1300, Prunpen 20, Prunvir 36, Pseumen 128, Salibeb 59, Salidis 13, Salisco 203
Tweedsmuir North 2 1 7 7 Abielas 20220, Acergla 72, Alnuinc 3350, Alnuvir 3194, Betupap 264, Picegla 340, Picemar 2144, Pinucon 12413, Popubal 825, Poputre 2064, Prunpen 24, Prunvir 26, Pseumen 92, Salibeb 217, Salidis 9, Saliluc 35, Salisco 545
Schoolhouse Lake Park 3 7 56 73 Abielas 141, Acergla 18, Alnuinc 44, Alnuvir 77, Betupap 62, Corycor 40, Picegla 219, Picemar 16, Pinucon 370, Popubal 7, Poputre 274, Prunvir 3, Pseumen 642, Salibeb 17, Salisco 10
Fraser River 4 6 57 72 Abielas 90, Acergla 56, Alnuinc 54, Alnuvir 79, Betupap 143, Corycor 143, Picegla 198, Picemar 51, Pinucon 337, Popubal 29, Poputre 176, Pseumen 715, Salibeb 9, Salisco 6
Rubyrock Lake 5 4 51 49 Abielas 2771, Acergla 45, Alnuinc 552, Alnuvir 629, Betupap 224, Picegla 344, Picemar 763, Pinucon 2571, Popubal 223, Poputre 801, Prunvir 18, Pseumen 381, Salibeb 61, Salidis 6, Saliluc 11, Salisco 160
Bowron Lake 6 8 18 27 Abielas 2348, Acergla 61, Alnuinc 601, Alnuvir 258, Betupap 146, Picegla 395, Picemar 144, Pinucon 1120, Popubal 78, Poputre 114, Pseumen 173, Salibeb 5, Saliluc 44, Salisco 54, Salisit 235
Sutherland River 7 5 71 60 Abielas 484, Acergla 33, Alnuinc 246, Alnuvir 169, Betupap 127, Picegla 87, Picemar 217, Pinucon 677, Popubal 215, Poputre 791, Prunvir 22, Pseumen 76, Salibeb 38, Salidis 8, Salisco 128
Uncha Mountain Red Hills 8 3 95 47 Abielas 294, Alnuinc 184, Alnuvir 120, Betupap 105, Picegla 69, Picemar 168, Pinucon 485, Popubal 175, Poputre 650, Prunpen 10, Prunvir 18, Pseumen 63, Salibeb 31, Salidis 6, Salisco 104
Tweedsmuir (South) 9 11 5 4 Abielas 7876, Acergla 29, Alnuinc 1226, Alnuvir 1201, Betupap 44, Picegla 97, Picemar 755, Pinucon 4657, Popubal 226, Poputre 442, Prunpen 4, Salibeb 68, Saliluc 14, Salisco 156
Nation 10 14 60 86 Abielas 1252, Acergla 21, Alnuinc 174, Alnuvir 141, Betupap 104, Picegla 951, Picemar 402, Pinucon 1168, Popubal 23, Poputre 90, Pseumen 49, Salibeb 12, Saliluc 27, Salisco 4
Carp Lake 11 12 116 137 Abielas 2675, Acergla 54, Alnuinc 404, Alnuvir 294, Betupap 241, Picegla 2170, Picemar 867, Pinucon 2565, Popubal 56, Poputre 171, Pseumen 689, Salibeb 5, Saliluc 5, Salisco 14, Salisit 25
Sutherland River (PA) 12 9 135 111 Abielas 199, Acergla 10, Alnuinc 84, Alnuvir 60, Betupap 40, Picegla 27, Picemar 72, Pinucon 239, Popubal 68, Poputre 248, Prunvir 7, Pseumen 23, Salibeb 12, Salisco 41
Kakwa 13 16 31 39 Abielas 768, Acergla 30, Alnuinc 299, Alnuvir 118, Betupap 42, Picegla 199, Picemar 64, Pinucon 193, Popubal 93, Pseumen 12, Salisco 9, Salisit 128
Monkman 14 17 119 128 Abielas 758, Acergla 49, Alnuinc 79, Alnuvir 249, Betupap 50, Picegla 28, Picemar 74, Pinucon 417, Popubal 24, Poputre 20, Salisco 10, Salisit 18
Mount Blanchet 15 19 73 93 Abielas 914, Alnuinc 120, Alnuvir 116, Betupap 18, Picemar 117, Pinucon 407, Popubal 10, Poputre 107, Pseumen 15, Salibeb 54, Saliluc 145
Arctic Pacific Lakes 16 15 126 126 Abielas 454, Acergla 18, Alnuinc 177, Alnuvir 70, Betupap 25, Picegla 118, Picemar 38, Pinucon 114, Popubal 55, Pseumen 7, Salisco 6, Salisit 75
Stuart River – Lower 17 21 151 176 Abielas 159, Acergla 33, Alnuinc 22, Alnuvir 240, Betupap 181, Picegla 391, Picemar 592, Pinucon 1115, Poputre 139, Pseumen 501, Salibeb 14, Salisco 34
Stuart River – Upper 18 22 152 177 Abielas 126, Acergla 26, Alnuinc 17, Alnuvir 190, Betupap 144, Picegla 310, Picemar 469, Pinucon 884, Poputre 110, Pseumen 397, Salibeb 11, Salisco 27
Francois Lake 19 10 154 134 Abielas 538, Alnuinc 146, Alnuvir 116, Betupap 50, Picegla 31, Picemar 115, Pinucon 459, Popubal 91, Poputre 317, Prunpen 5, Prunvir 8, Pseumen 28, Salibeb 17, Salidis 3, Salisco 55
Purden Lake 20 13 150 130 Abielas 255, Acergla 7, Alnuinc 65, Alnuvir 28, Betupap 16, Picegla 43, Picemar 17, Pinucon 122, Popubal 8, Poputre 12, Pseumen 19, Saliluc 5, Salisco 6, Salisit 26
Babine River Corridor 21 25 72 83 Abielas 1787, Alnuinc 278, Alnuvir 272, Betupap 10, Picegla 22, Picemar 171, Pinucon 1057, Popubal 51, Poputre 100, Salibeb 16, Salisco 35
Eksers 22 27 182 213 Abielas 62, Acergla 10, Alnuinc 8, Alnuvir 73, Betupap 55, Picegla 129, Picemar 181, Pinucon 347, Poputre 42, Pseumen 153, Salibeb 4, Salisco 10
Nechako Canyon (PA) 23 30 184 228 Abielas 4, Alnuinc 23, Alnuvir 13, Betupap 17, Picegla 11, Picemar 23, Pinucon 54, Popubal 28, Poputre 105, Prunvir 3, Pseumen 10, Salibeb 5, Salisco 16
Sugarbowl-Grizzly Den 24 23 69 82 Abielas 103, Acergla 4, Alnuinc 40, Alnuvir 16, Betupap 6, Picegla 27, Picemar 9, Pinucon 26, Popubal 12, Salisit 17
Entiako 25 24 35 20 Abielas 518, Alnuinc 94, Alnuvir 257, Betupap 42, Picegla 19, Picemar 285, Pinucon 2277, Popubal 30, Poputre 134, Prunvir 3, Pseumen 9, Salibeb 6, Salisco 18
Sustut 26 20 120 96 Abielas 1290, Alnuinc 200, Alnuvir 196, Betupap 8, Picemar 4, Pinucon 758, Popubal 36, Poputre 75, Salibeb 13, Saliluc 6, Salisco 25
Pine Le Moray 27 26 169 172 Abielas 507, Acergla 35, Alnuinc 29, Alnuvir 181, Betupap 34, Picegla 17, Picemar 51, Pinucon 304, Popubal 8, Poputre 15, Salisco 7
Bobtail Mountain 28 35 206 250 Abielas 62, Acergla 5, Alnuinc 25, Alnuvir 16, Betupap 11, Picegla 44, Picemar 23, Pinucon 89, Poputre 15, Pseumen 53
Finger Tatuk 29 36 163 201 Abielas 308, Alnuinc 43, Alnuvir 210, Betupap 30, Picegla 31, Picemar 230, Pinucon 1966, Poputre 57, Pseumen 66
Damdochax (PA) 30 32 192 198 Abielas 840, Alnuinc 131, Alnuvir 128, Betupap 5, Pinucon 497, Popubal 24, Poputre 47, Salibeb 7, Salisco 17
Dahl Lake 31 39 221 280 Abielas 18, Acergla 4, Alnuvir 27, Betupap 21, Picegla 44, Picemar 67, Pinucon 126, Poputre 16, Pseumen 57, Salisco 4
Mount Pope 32 28 222 226 Abielas 29, Acergla 6, Alnuinc 4, Alnuvir 43, Betupap 33, Picegla 70, Picemar 106, Pinucon 200, Poputre 25, Pseumen 90, Salibeb 3, Salisco 6
Heather-Dina Lakes 33 31 212 219 Abielas 201, Acergla 4, Alnuinc 198, Alnuvir 135, Betupap 29, Picegla 105, Picemar 160, Pinucon 202, Popubal 6, Poputre 27, Salisco 7
Muscovite Lakes 34 34 223 256 Abielas 201, Alnuinc 275, Alnuvir 167, Betupap 36, Picegla 147, Picemar 224, Pinucon 245, Popubal 5, Poputre 36, Salibeb 3, Salisco 9
Babine Mountains 35 33 157 168 Abielas 435, Alnuinc 69, Alnuvir 67, Betupap 3, Picegla 6, Picemar 43, Pinucon 259, Popubal 13, Poputre 28, Salibeb 4, Salisco 9
Jackman Flats 36 29 239 227 Abielas 26, Acergla 8, Alnuinc 7, Alnuvir 3, Betupap 13, Picegla 15, Picemar 19, Pinucon 75, Popubal 10, Poputre 22, Pseumen 85
Taweel 37 38 215 230 Abielas 397, Acergla 6, Alnuinc 4, Alnuvir 21, Betupap 4, Pinucon 197, Poputre 19, Pseumen 17, Salibeb 3, Salisco 32
Crooked River 38 40 256 283 Abielas 76, Alnuinc 11, Alnuvir 8, Betupap 7, Picegla 67, Picemar 27, Pinucon 77, Poputre 5, Pseumen 21
Three Sisters 39 37 257 267 Abielas 81, Alnuinc 11, Alnuvir 9, Betupap 8, Picegla 71, Picemar 28, Pinucon 81, Poputre 5, Pseumen 22
McKinnon Esker (ER) 40 46 298 336 Abielas 45, Alnuinc 6, Alnuvir 5, Betupap 4, Picegla 39, Picemar 16, Pinucon 45, Poputre 3, Pseumen 12
Ten Mile Lake 41 50 314 362 Abielas 8, Alnuinc 3, Alnuvir 4, Betupap 4, Picegla 12, Pinucon 21, Poputre 16, Pseumen 36
Pine Le Moray Addition 42 41 293 241 Abielas 111, Acergla 8, Alnuinc 6, Alnuvir 40, Betupap 7, Picegla 4, Picemar 11, Pinucon 66, Poputre 3
Emar Lakes 43 45 316 288 Abielas 130, Alnuvir 7, Pinucon 65, Poputre 6, Pseumen 6, Salisco 10
West Lake 44 54 349 400 Abielas 3, Alnuvir 5, Betupap 4, Picegla 8, Picemar 12, Pinucon 23, Poputre 3, Pseumen 10
Tacheeda Lakes (ER) 45 56 364 408 Abielas 43, Alnuinc 11, Alnuvir 5, Betupap 3, Picegla 7, Picemar 3, Pinucon 21, Pseumen 3, Salisit 4
Lower Raush 46 63 291 287 Abielas 5, Betupap 3, Picegla 3, Picemar 4, Pinucon 15, Poputre 5, Pseumen 18
Mount Robson 47 51 165 158 Abielas 7, Betupap 4, Picegla 4, Picemar 6, Pinucon 21, Popubal 3, Poputre 6, Pseumen 24
Mt. Robson (Swift Current River) 48 71 237 216 Abielas 4, Picegla 3, Picemar 3, Pinucon 13, Poputre 4, Pseumen 15
Pinnacles 49 52 404 398 Abielas 4, Picegla 6, Pinucon 11, Poputre 8, Pseumen 19
Blackwater Creek (ER) 50 47 408 339 Abielas 9, Alnuinc 12, Alnuvir 7, Picegla 6, Picemar 10, Pinucon 11
Morice River (ER) 51 44 409 301 Alnuinc 7, Alnuvir 4, Betupap 5, Picegla 3, Picemar 7, Pinucon 16, Popubal 8, Poputre 31, Pseumen 3, Salisco 5
Stuart Lake 52 49 410 343 Alnuinc 6, Alnuvir 3, Betupap 5, Picegla 3, Picemar 6, Pinucon 14, Popubal 7, Poputre 28, Pseumen 3, Salisco 4
Babine Lake Marine 53 64 436 475 Abielas 18, Alnuinc 5, Alnuvir 4, Picemar 4, Pinucon 15, Popubal 3, Poputre 10
Burnt Cabin Bog (ER) 54 75 437 569 Abielas 30, Alnuinc 5, Alnuvir 5, Picemar 3, Pinucon 18
Damdochax 55 57 411 411 Abielas 54, Alnuinc 8, Alnuvir 8, Pinucon 32, Poputre 3
Heather Lake (ER) 56 67 438 478 Abielas 22, Alnuvir 8, Pinucon 13
Meridian Road/Vanderhoof (ER) 57 58 439 428 Abielas 38, Alnuinc 6, Alnuvir 6, Picemar 4, Pinucon 23
Netalzul Meadows 58 59 405 381 Abielas 36, Alnuinc 6, Alnuvir 6, Picemar 3, Pinucon 22
Sutherland 59 55 440 426 Abielas 21, Alnuinc 5, Alnuvir 4, Picemar 4, Pinucon 17, Popubal 3, Poputre 10
Takla Lake (ER) 60 42 441 297 Abielas 33, Alnuinc 4, Alnuvir 4, Picemar 4, Pinucon 15, Poputre 4, Saliluc 5
Takla Lake Marine 61 43 442 298 Abielas 38, Alnuinc 5, Alnuvir 5, Picemar 5, Pinucon 17, Poputre 4, Saliluc 6
Torkelson Lake (ER) 62 60 443 429 Abielas 35, Alnuinc 5, Alnuvir 5, Picemar 3, Pinucon 21
Fort George Canyon 63 18 473 156 Abielas 3, Acergla 3, Betupap 6, Corycor 8, Picegla 4, Pseumen 19
Muscovite Lake 64 48 478 340 Abielas 8, Alnuinc 10, Alnuvir 6, Picegla 6, Picemar 8, Pinucon 9
Beaumont 65 73 479 529 Alnuinc 3, Picemar 4, Pinucon 9, Popubal 3, Poputre 14
Aleza Lake (ER) 66 68 542 495 Abielas 21, Alnuinc 5, Picegla 4, Pinucon 10
Hole-in-the-Wall 67 77 543 571 Abielas 12, Alnuvir 4, Pinucon 7
Rainbow alley 68 79 544 572 Abielas 14, Pinucon 9
Red Bluff 69 80 545 573 Abielas 11, Pinucon 7
Slim Creek 70 74 390 384 Abielas 17, Alnuinc 6, Alnuvir 3, Picegla 4, Pinucon 4, Salisit 3
Bednesti Lake (ER) 71 61 549 450 Alnuvir 3, Picegla 4, Picemar 7, Pinucon 13, Pseumen 6
Nechako River (ER) 72 53 550 399 Alnuvir 3, Betupap 3, Picegla 6, Picemar 8, Pinucon 16, Pseumen 7
Raspberry Harbour (ER) na 62 na 462 Abielas 4, Alnuinc 6, Alnuvir 4, Picegla 3, Picemar 5, Pinucon 5
Carp Lake (PA) na 65 na 476 Abielas 10, Picegla 8, Picemar 3, Pinucon 10, Pseumen 3
Giscome Portage Trail na 66 na 477 Abielas 8, Picegla 7, Picemar 3, Pinucon 8
Cinema Bog (ER) na 69 na 525 Picegla 3, Pinucon 6, Poputre 4, Pseumen 10
Cottonwood River na 70 na 526 Picegla 3, Pinucon 6, Poputre 4, Pseumen 10
Rearguard Falls na 72 na 527 Pinucon 6, Pseumen 6
GISCOME PORTAGE TRAIL (PA) na 76 na 570 Abielas 5, Picegla 5, Pinucon 5
Patsuk Creek (ER) na 78 541 474 Abielas 10, Alnuinc 3, Alnuvir 4, Picemar 3, Pinucon 7
Drywilliam Lake (ER) na 81 na 592 Pinucon 4, Poputre 9
Andrews Bay na 82 na 641 Abielas 6, Pinucon 4
Barkerville na 83 na 642 Abielas 6, Pinucon 3
Chunamon Creek (ER) na 84 604 530 Abielas 7, Alnuvir 3, Pinucon 5
Kakwa (PA) na 85 481 505 Abielas 5
Pine Pass na 86 na 643 Abielas 8, Alnuvir 3, Pinucon 5
Sugarbowl Grizzly Den (PA) na 87 313 286 Abielas 6
Trembleur Lake na 88 na 644 Abielas 5
West Twin (PA) na 89 260 248 Abielas 6, Alnuinc 3
Whiskers Point na 90 na 606 Abielas 8, Pinucon 4
Chilako River (ER) na 91 na 645 Pinucon 9
Kluskoil Lake na 92 127 133 Pinucon 6