Citation | Comox Valley Conservation Strategy Community Partnership. 2013. Proposal for a Comox Lake Watershed Sustainable Use Recreation Area. |
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Organization | Comox Valley Conservation Strategy Community Partnership |
URL | http://www.cvconservationstrategy.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Comox-Lake-Sustainable-Use-Recreation-Area_-Printable.pdf |
Abstract/Description or Keywords | The proposed Sustainable Use Recreation Area for the Comox Lake watershed was developed to strike a balance between the human needs for drinking water, recreation and economic uses with conservation of water quality and ecological values. The Comox Lake Watershed is the source of most Comox Valley residents’ drinking water. The watershed is well used by the public for a wide range of recreational activities and is a gateway to Strathcona Park. Private forest companies own 65% of the watershed and are active in largescale clear-cut logging. The K’ómoks First Nation has aboriginal rights and title, an interest in economic opportunities and access the watershed for cultural use. The watershed has no single agency or public authority with the power or mandate to manage its overall health. Instead, a diverse number of stakeholders with varying degrees of authority and rights assert their own interests. The watershed’s health is at risk from a number of existing and potential threats from human use. These risks include: industrial use from large scale logging and proposed open pit coal mining; residential land development projects; 71 cabins adjacent to Comox Lake; and unmanaged public access and recreational use.i |
Information Type | report |
Regional Watershed | Vancouver Island North |
Sub-watershed if known | Comox Lake |
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