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How were land use zone boundaries developed?

A great deal of information was collected about the land to determine what types of land uses should occur where. The first piece was traditional land use, followed by research and mapping of the resource potential (oil and gas, mining, forestry, agriculture, tourism, wildlife values) and values (important wildlife areas, historic and cultural sites, special ecological features, etc.). The Committee analyzed this information and developed land use zone options, which were discussed with communities and other stakeholders to gather input to develop the zoning map. This map was revised many times over the years in response to the feedback from communities and the Parties, to achieve a balance between conservation and development in the region.

The historic reports and mapping that contributed to the development of the zoning map are available on this website under Document Archives.