▁been ▁heavily ▁logged ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁The ▁Kit lo pe ▁region ▁is ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Bear ▁Rain for est ▁( GB R ), ▁a ▁term ▁co ined ▁by ▁environmental ▁groups . ▁ ▁The ▁Conserv ancy ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁G BR ▁to ▁receive ▁protection . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁Conserv ancy ▁covers ▁ ▁of ▁coast al ▁temper ate ▁rain for est , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁such ▁preserve ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁It ▁lies ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Wh id bey ▁Re ach ▁of ▁the ▁Gard ner ▁Canal , ▁and ▁en comp ass es ▁the ▁d rain ages ▁of ▁the ▁Kit lo pe , ▁Kal itan , ▁G ams by , ▁Ts ay tis , ▁Kap ella , ▁and ▁Te z wa ▁rivers . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁spring ▁m elt , ▁these ▁rivers ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁heavy ▁flo oding ▁and ▁carry ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁de br is . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁is ▁mountain ous ; ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Kit lo pe ▁River ▁the ▁gran ite ▁dom es ▁and ▁rid ges ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kit lo pe ▁Range , ▁a ▁sub - range ▁of ▁the ▁Kit imat ▁R anges . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁north , ▁they ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁To ch qu ony alla ▁Range , ▁a ▁sub - range ▁of ▁the ▁Ta ht sa ▁R anges . ▁ ▁Ice fields ▁and ▁gla ci ers ▁occup y ▁the ▁higher ▁elev ations . ▁▁ ▁The ▁valley ▁flo ors ▁of ▁the