Sea-to-Sky Land and Resource Management Plan
Rising from the shores of Howe Sound to the peaks and glaciers of the Coast Mountains, the Sea-to-Sky Plan Area spans from Lions Bay in the southwest to D’Arcy in the northeast and from the headwaters of the Lillooet River to the head of Harrison Lake. Covering approximately 1,091,000 hectares, the Plan Area encompasses the watersheds of the Gates, Indian, Lillooet, and Squamish Rivers, and includes the communities of Pemberton, Squamish, and Whistler.
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The Sea-to-Sky region is known for its recreation, wilderness, and First Nations cultural values. The area's remarkable abundance and variety of opportunities to ski, bike, kayak, and hike make it a recreational playground for B.C.'s Lower Mainland, for residents and guests alike. The region has a diverse economy driven both by resource industries such as forestry, mining, and energy development, and a strong tourism and commercial recreation sector. The region will host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and has a growing profile as a premier tourism destination for visitors from around the world.
Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMPs) provide strategic direction for the management of public lands and natural resources, and integrate a diverse suite of values to reflect a balanced vision of how the land will be managed. The Sea-to-Sky LRMP was approved in April 2008. The LRMP is intended to maintain the long-term sustainability of cultural and ecological values, and provide greater certainty for local economic development.
The Sea-to-Sky LRMP was built upon the recommendations of a public Planning Forum comprised of representatives from a variety of sectors, input from government agencies, and the outcomes of government-to-government (G2G) agreements with the In-SHUCK-ch, Lil’wat, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. The LRMP harmonizes these Nations' land use visions and plans with the Province's land use policy, in the spirit of the New Relationship.
