Find Conservation Lands - map and primary contacts
Last updated on January 29, 2025This interactive Conservation Lands 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 provides open access to a downloadable data-set of conservation lands in various formats, along with a cross-reference to the overlapping non-governmental organization (NGO) Conservation Areas dataset. 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 B.C. government staff identified below. Refer to the map below for the appropriate region you need 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
Chanel Gagnon
Wildlife Biologist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: Chanel.Gagnon@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 778 463-5618
Michelle Daniel
The Nature Trust of BC Sr. Field Ops Co-ordinator
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: MDaniel@naturetrust.bc.ca
Phone: 250-420-6514
Chris Bosman
Kootenay Conservation Land Manager
The Nature Trust of British Columbia
Email: CBosman@naturetrust.bc.ca
Phone: 250-420-6517
Northeast Region
Inge-Jean Hansen
Wildlife Specialist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: IngeJean.Hansen@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250-795-4160
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
Senior 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
Laura Kroesen
Senior Ecosystems Biologist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: Laura.Kroesen@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250-739-8445
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)
Lise Galand
Section Head
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: Lise.Galand@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 604-607-9705
Alison Martin
Coordinator, South Coast Conservation Land Management Program
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: SCConservationLands@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 604-312-4632
Thompson Okanagan Region
Justine Densmore-McCulloch
Ecosystems Biologist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: Justine.DensmoreMcculloch@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 250-312-6639
Dawn Marks
Ecosystems Biologist
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Email: Dawn.Marks@gov.bc.ca
Phone: 778 622-6954
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)
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
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
