Critical piece of biodiversity land supporting Canada’s goal of conserving 30% of land and water by 2030.

Property Overview

Corbin Road Land Company is a privately owned company.

Land and potential transformation will fit within the Canadian and British Columbian government’s mandate to conserve 30% of land and water by 2030 to reverse a decline in biodiversity, better fight climate change, and maintain a strong, sustainable economy.

Our vision is to implement a variety of nature-based services in partnership with First Nations to maintain and enhance co-benefits from the land including biodiversity and connectivity.

Property Size: 19,000 acres.

Elevation: 1,300 to 2,300 metres above sea level.

Access: Primary road access to the general area is via the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3).

Climate: Local climate is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool to hot summers.

Land Use: Timber harvesting, exploration, energy, and recreational.

Corbin Road Lands mountain landscape featuring a rushing river, dense evergreen forest, and snow-capped peaks in the background under a partly cloudy sky. In British Columbia.
Aerial view of Corbin Road Lands, British Columbia a forested landscape with the river running through it, some areas with exposed soil and fallen trees.

Location

Nestled in the Elk Valley, British Columbia, and neighboring the Crowsnest Pass in Alberta, the property occupies a position within the northwest-trending front ranges of the Rocky Mountain physiographic region. 

This region is distinguished by a succession of steep mountains that extend to the northwest, intersected by west-flowing streams.

First Nations

Corbin Road acknowledges that this land is within the asserted traditional territory of the Ktunaxa Nation and may also be of interest to other Bands and Nations.

Corbin Road is committed to working with the leadership and knowledge-holders of the Ktunaxa Nation and other Bands and Nations regarding their interests, concerns, and values.   

Human activity plays a major role in the overall health of all living things on our planet. We recognize the Property is culturally sensitive land and we have a strong desire to work in partnership with local First Nations to return the land to its traditional use.  

Map showing First Nations territory boundaries in British Columbia, Canada, with areas marked as Camna Zamakis in brown, Qukin Zamakis in yellow, and Skinkuq Zamakis in blue, along with a red circle indicating the approximate location of a property.
First Nations Logo with a circular design of a mountain landscape, river, and green fields, with the text 'Yapati Ta'knuqt' below.
First Nations logo featuring a red flower with the text 'M'SAQ' next to it, upside down.
The emblem of Yakisönük First Nation featuring a sunrise over mountains, with a light blue sky, and hanging yellow feathers.
Logo of Yaqan Nukiy Lower Kootenay Band, featuring a red circle with a black and white design of a mountain, water, and a sky.

Biodiversity

Over the last several years, widespread realization that natural systems are precious and limited has occurred and change has begun to influence and potentially alter human values towards the world around us.

There is greater awareness about how human behavior and actions can degrade the health, functionality, and integrity of sensitive and valuable ecosystems. 

Urgency is needed to maintain and grow natural systems through responsible and sustainable development, and ecological restoration to repair what impacts have occurred.

Our land consists of varied and significant components of biodiversity that when integrated and improved, will have material impacts on surrounding environments.

Animals

Expert third parties have conducted numerous baseline studies and reports, quantifying and measuring the diversity and variety of species and ecosystems on the property and surrounding area.

Property hosts many species of concern as designated by Canada’s Species at Risk Act, including umbrella species such as bear and wolf, living across seven sensitive ecosystems.

Wildlife is continuously monitored from 12 cameras on site.

Company actively participates in various wildlife initiatives and programs.

A moose resting on the ground in a forest, with green trees in the background. The moose has large antlers and a dark brown body.
A grizzly bear walking through a forest with trees and shrubs in the background.
A close-up of a bobcat surrounded by tall grass and wildflowers in a natural environment.
A majestic elk standing in a grassy meadow with rocks, surrounded by green trees and hills.

Migratory Pathways

Elk Valley plays a crucial role in facilitating the north-south and east-west movement of a diverse range of wildlife, preventing fragmentation among sensitive species like grizzly bears, wolverines, lynx, and wolves. Additionally, it supports the local movement of valued ungulates such as deer and elk.

Property is positioned along the Pacific flyway, a prominent migratory route for birds in the Americas stretching from Alaska to Patagonia, supporting substantial north-south movement of species. 

Located within the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative,  which is committed to ensuring the long-term ecological health of the region. 

A collared elk, walking through snow on a mountain slope with the Corbin Road Lands with trees and snowy peaks in the background under a cloudy sky.
Abstract colorful scribbles on a textured background. An illustrated representation of animal migration patterns within a portion of the Corbin Road Lands.

Vegetation

Property includes four biogeoclimatic units:

  1. Dry warm Montane Spruce subzone.

  2. Elk dry cool Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir variant.

  3. Dry cool woodland Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir subzone.

  4. Dry cool parkland Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir subzone.

Plant species at risk or designated as extirpated, endangered, threatened and of special concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and/or identified as blue or red-listed by the British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, that have been confirmed to occur within the property include:

  1. Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis).

  2. Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis).

  3. Parry’s townsendia (Townsendia parryi).

  4. Bryum moss (Bryum calobryoides).

  5. Arizona calcareous moss (Mnium arizonicum).

A single endangered tree on a hill in Corbin Road Lands with mountains in the background and a blue sky with wispy clouds.
Close-up of pine tree branches with green needles and pine cones surrounded by sunlight.
An endangered tree growing on rocky terrain under a partly cloudy sky. Found on Corbin Road Lands in British Columbia, Canada.

Water

The vitality of fish habitat relies on the abundance and interconnectedness of waterways. The Elk River shapes a lengthy, narrow valley, descending from an elevation of approximately 1,700 metres to 720 metres at its mouth. 

Within this hydrologically dynamic system, several tributaries, including the notable Michel Creek, contribute to the flow of the Elk River.

A clear mountain river flowing over rocks with green trees in the background. The river running through Corbin Road Lands.
Corbin Road Lands clear mountain river flowing through lush green forested landscape with pine trees and a blue sky.

Wildlife Photos from the Property

A grizzly bear sniffing the ground in a mountain meadow filled with wildflowers and greenery Corbin Road Lands.
Two elk run on snow-covered ground in a mountainous landscape with pine trees and cloudy sky on Corbin Road Lands.
A mountain lion, also known as a cougar or puma, standing in a forested area with pine trees and dry grass, some patches of snow. Taken by a trail camera on Corbin Road Lands.
Two wolves standing in snow near trees in a forest not far from a trail cam on Corbin Road Lands.
Black bear standing in green grassy field on Corbin Road Lands with mountains and trees in the background.
A moose walking through a forested area of Corbin Road Lands with pine trees and some patches of snow on the ground.
A fox walking through a snowy forest with evergreen trees.
A lynx walking through snow with a forested background.
A badger walking on a rocky hillside with sparse vegetation and trees in the background.
Three bears, a brown, black, and a light-colored, are grazing in a meadow near a large pile of logs with a wooded forest in the background.
A black bear walking on a dirt trail in a dense forest with pine trees and shrubbery.
A grizzly bear captured moving through forested habitat on the Corbin Road Land property.
A grizzly bear standing among dense green forest foliage on Corbin Road Lands with trees and shrubs.
A grizzly bear walking on a grassy Corbin Road Lands hillside with mountains and pine trees in the background.
A grizzly bear walking through a grassy clearing surrounded by a dense forest of pine trees.
A grizzly bear grazing in a grassy meadow surrounded by trees.
A grizzly bear walking through a grassy area in a forested landscape with tall trees and a partly cloudy sky.
A wolf walking through Corbin Road Lands snow-covered woods with tall trees.
Two foxes in a snowy forested area, one near the left side and the other further back on the right.
A bear in a snowy forest during winter.
An elk walking on snow-covered ground in a mountainous landscape with snow-capped peaks, pine trees, and cloudy sky in the background.
A bull moose with large antlers standing in a grassy clearing surrounded by evergreen trees.
Two deer, a mother and a fawn, standing in a forest clearing with tall grass and trees in the background.
A buck with antlers walking through tall grass in a wooded area with trees.
A group of young elk running through a grassy clearing in a forested area with a large pile of branches and logs in the background.
Two elk grazing in a snowy forest clearing surrounded by tall pine trees.
A moose standing in a snowy forested area. Close to one of the trail cams on Corbin Road Lands.
A forest scene with a moose drinking water from a lake, surrounded by pine trees.
Moose in a dense forest with various trees and green undergrowth.
A large moose and a smaller elk calf walking through a grassy clearing surrounded by trees, with a large pile of branches and logs in the background.
Two wolves in a dense forest with sunlight filtering through trees.
A wolf standing on snow-covered ground near trees and bushes in a forest setting.

Affiliates:

Corbin Road Land Company possesses access to a wealth of extensive data amassed and analyzed since 2013. This valuable information stems from our affiliated company and well recognized experts in the region which have diligently conducted comprehensive baseline studies encompassing wildlife, vegetation, soils, waterways, groundwater, habitat, socioeconomic factors, air quality, and terrain.