To secure, and thus protect from development, a parcel of high-value wildlife habitat along the north shore of the Peace Arm, Williston Reservoir.

This 52-hectare (128 acres) parcel of land is located east of Aylard Creek on the north side of the Peace Arm, Williston Reservoir. The property lies in the middle of a larger contiguous area of Class 1 (high value) elk winter range along the north shore of the Peace Arm. The area is used extensively and year round by elk, and to a lesser extent by mule deer, white-tailed deer, and moose. Stone's sheep migrate through the property in order to access their low-elevation winter range at Rainbow Rocks and 20 Mile Point.

This property was initially purchased by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in 1993 for the protection and conservation of elk habitat. In December 2004, the RMEF sold the property to PWFWCP in order to purchase several larger pieces of elk winter habitat outside of the Williston Reservoir watershed. The property was purchased by the Nature Trust of BC on behalf of the PWFWCP, with funding provided by the PWFWCP. Title to the property remains with the Nature Trust but it is leased back to the Ministry of Environment through a 99-year agreement, which ensures that the land is managed for the benefit of wildlife in the area.

December 2004