Meet ‘Ice Mountain’ — BC’s newest volcano-adjacent protected area – Vancouver Is Awesome
The area is home to iconic species, including grizzly bears, caribou and mountain goats
The Tahltan Nation has renamed a 3,500-hectare slice of protected land adjacent to one of Canada’s tallest volcanoes “Ice Mountain” in a nod to the glaciers that cover its slopes.
Established in March 2021, the Mount Edziza Conservancy will now be officially known as Tenh Dẕetle Conservancy (Ten-thet-luh), translated as “Ice Mountain” or “Ice Mountain Lands,” according to a joint press release from the Tahltan Central Government and the province.
Sitting on the eastern slopes of Mount Edziza — a 2,787-metre stratovolcano that began erupting roughly four million years ago — the conservancy is home to a number of iconic species, including grizzly bears, caribou and mountain goats.
