Resources

The Skeena-Nass is a region blessed with abundance: rivers, lakes, forests, mountains, and ocean fjords. From this abundance comes a flow of natural resources that is unparalleled.

• water - the lifeblood of a wild diversity of plants and animals, the source of commercial and recreational fisheries and tourism, and a source of large and small-scale power

• forests – home and shelter for innumerable species, the source of timber for shelter and wood products and of non-timber products, and a place for recreation and reflection

• minerals – “there’s minerals in them thar hills!” Gold, copper, molybdenum, silver, to name a few. Plus, there’s oil and gas potential.

• wildlife – fish, plants, mammals and insects that provide the structure to our region, sustenance to our people, and potential income to our communities.

• Wow! – the views, the air, the waterfalls, the rivers, the forests, the mountaintops: these are the region’s most “intangible” resources, and they form the basis for a tourism and recreation economy.