Taku River/T'aḵú Téiú' Conservancy is a conservancy located in the Stikine Region of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on June 22, 2012, as a result of the Wóoshtin Wudidaa Atlin Taku Land Use Plan and Taku River Tlingit First Nation Strategic Engagement Agreement. The conservancy protects a large region of pristine wilderness along the Taku River from its confluence with the Nakina and Inklin Rivers to the Canada–United States border] with Alaska.
Name origin The Tlingit name T'aḵú Téiú' means “Heart of the Taku”.
Geography Taku River Conservancy covers of pristine wilderness along the entire length of the Taku River Valley, excluding a large area around the unincorporated locality of Tulsequah. The conservancy borders the Nakina – Inklin Rivers/Yáwu Yaa Conservancy to the northeast and Tongass National Forest of Alaska to the southwest.
Bishop Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in Canada, is a prominent feature along the southeastern slope valley.
The conservancy also protects King Salmon Lake, a small lake located at the headwaters of King Salmon Creek. The creek the longest tributary of the Taku River protected by the conservancy.
See also Atlin/Áa Tlein Téix'i Provincial Park
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