▁acquired ▁logging ▁le ases ▁for ▁large ▁tract s ▁of ▁forest ▁in ▁the ▁d rain age . ▁ ▁The ▁H ais la , ▁along ▁with ▁Port land , ▁Oregon - based ▁advoc acy ▁group ▁E cot rust , ▁lo bb ied ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁to ▁place ▁a ▁mor ator ium ▁on ▁logging ▁in ▁the ▁waters hed . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁West ▁F ras er ▁agreed ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁its ▁le ase ▁without ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁In ▁consult ation ▁with ▁the ▁H ais la ▁Nation , ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁established ▁a ▁Prote cted ▁Area ▁around ▁the ▁Kit lo pe ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁a ▁Conserv ancy , ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁co - management ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁by ▁BC ▁Park s ▁and ▁the ▁H ais la . ▁Conserv an cies ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁system ▁are ▁a ▁lower ▁level ▁of ▁protection ▁than ▁full ▁Provin cial ▁Park s , ▁allowing ▁" low - imp act " ▁economic ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁e co - t our ism , ▁but ▁prohib iting ▁heavy ▁indust ries ▁such ▁as ▁logging , ▁min ing , ▁power ▁generation ▁and ▁road ▁construction . ▁ ▁The ▁push ▁for ▁a ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁Kit lo pe ▁valley ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁effort ▁to ▁protect ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁coast al ▁temper ate ▁rain for est ▁in ▁B . C ., ▁an ▁e colog ical ▁zone ▁that ▁has