What protection is there for spotted owls?
Government surveys have not found any spotted owls in Elk Creek and the area has not been indicated as a priority area by the spotted owl recovery team. Government has an approved plan, currently being reviewed, that deals with spotted owls and designated management areas for them. Although the Elk Creek drainage was not identified as a Special Resource Management Zone under the provinces spotted owl strategy, the 300-metre spur road and helicopter log landing site (approved in February 2004) will be built in accordance with construction practices in place for those zones.
