Features of the Community Forest landbase

• Entirely within the Traditional Territory of Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation)
• Within the Consultative Areas of Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Musqueam Nation
• Located mostly on hillsides east and south of town. Areas include:
  •  Shannon Creek, Raffuse Creek, Stawamus River, Mashiter Creek, south of Alice Lake, Ring Creek, lower Mamquam River
• Many highly valued recreation areas (e.g. biking, walking/hiking and running trails, top portion of Sea to Sky Gondola)
• Portions of Mashiter Community Watershed and Stawamus Community Watershed
• Part of the Community Forest is within the District of Squamish municipal boundary
• Squamish Nation cultural sites
• Portions of Sky Pilot Wildland area
• Designated Old Growth Management Areas
• Wildlife Habitat Areas for Marbled Murrelet
• Designated Ungulate Winter Ranges for Mountain Goat and Black-tailed Deer
• Forest/urban interface areas – important for community wildfire protection
• Within the Sea to Sky Scenic Area and the Shannon Creek Scenic Area
• Overlaps numerous water licences and mineral tenures
• Portions of six trapline licences
• Several commercial recreation tenures