How does an area’s designation as a World Heritage Site affect current activities and land use?
• World Heritage Site designation is commemorative. It does not change recreational activities permitted on the land, although the status of the outstanding universal values being recognized by the designation must be maintained. • For example, if Willmore Wilderness Park were to receive World Heritage status, activities like hiking, horseback riding, backcountry camping, hunting and fishing would continue to be permitted, as would Willmore’s trapping and commercial guiding/outfitting operations, as long as they continue to be properly managed.
