Areas Established by Order

Areas representing environmental protection and management regulation through ministerial orders and agreements that recognize areas of importance. These ministerial orders represent Ungulate Winter Range, OGMA’s, Wildlife Habitat Areas, Community Watersheds and Fisheries Sensitive Areas. Additional recognized areas of importance include the Flathead Watershed Area, Caribou moratorium areas, "Blueberry River First Nations Designated Area No. 1" (Ministerial Order 405/2021 (gov.bc.ca)) and the K’ih tsaaʔdze Protection Area (Order in Council 314/2026). WHSE_ADMIN_BOUNDARIES.FADM_SPECIAL_PURPOSE_AREAS_SP FADM - Special Purpose Areas - Datasets - Data Catalogue WHSE_ADMIN_BOUNDARIES.FADM_DESIGNATED_AREAS FADM - Designated Areas - Datasets - Data Catalogue *WHSE_WILDLIFE_MANAGEMENT.WCP_WILDLIFE_HABITAT_AREA_POLY Wildlife Habitat Areas - Approved - Datasets - Data Catalogue (gov.bc.ca) *WHSE_WILDLIFE_MANAGEMENT.WCP_UNGULATE_WINTER_RANGE_SP Ungulate Winter Range - Approved - Datasets - Data Catalogue (gov.bc.ca) *WHSE_LAND_USE_PLANNING.RMP_OGMA_LEGAL_CURRENT_SVW Old Growth Management Areas - Legal - Current - Datasets - Data Catalogue (gov.bc.ca) WHSE_WATER_MANAGEMENT.WLS_COMMUNITY_WS_PUB_SVW Community Watersheds - Current - Datasets - Data Catalogue (gov.bc.ca) *WHSE_WILDLIFE_MANAGEMENT.WCP_FISH_SENSITIVE_WS_POLY Fisheries Sensitive Watersheds - Datasets - Data Catalogue (gov.bc.ca)