Taku River/T'aḵú Téiú' Conservancy facts for kids

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IUCN Category II (National Park)
Taku River/T'aḵú Téiú' Conservancy Location in British Columbia
Location	Stikine Region, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Juneau
Area	80,465 ha (310.68 sq mi)
Designation	Conservancy
Established	June 22, 2012
Governing body	BC Parks, Taku River Tlingit First Nation

Taku River/T'aḵú Téiú' Conservancy is a conservancy located in the Stikine Region of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on June 22, 2012, as a result of the Wóoshtin Wudidaa Atlin Taku Land Use Plan and Taku River Tlingit First Nation Strategic Engagement Agreement. The conservancy protects a large region of pristine wilderness along the Taku River from its confluence with the Nakina and Inklin Rivers to the Alaska-British Columbia border.

Name origin

The Tlingit name T'aḵú Téiú' means “Heart of the Taku”.

Geography

Taku River Conservancy covers 80,465 ha (198,830 acres) of pristine wilderness along the entire length of the Taku River Valley, excluding a large area around the unincorporated locality of Tulsequah. The conservancy borders the Nakina – Inklin Rivers/Yáwu Yaa Conservancy to the northeast and Tongass National Forest of Alaska to the southwest.

Bishop Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in Canada, is a prominent feature along the southeastern sloep valley.

The conservancy also protects King Salmon Lake, a small lake located at the headwaters of King Salmon Creek. The creek the longest tributary of the Taku River protected by the conservancy.

See also

• Atlin/Áa Tlein Téix'i Provincial Park