ml and .. ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁domin ated ▁with ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁broad leaf ▁for ests ▁which ▁var ies ▁with ▁top ography , ▁soil ▁type ▁and ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁history ▁( which ▁are ▁dist urban ces ▁caused ▁by ▁h urr ican es ▁or ▁agricult ure ). ▁One ▁disturb ance ▁that ▁affect ▁the ▁area , ▁as ▁well , ▁is ▁fires ▁caused ▁by ▁agricult ural ▁far ming ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁slash ▁and ▁burn ▁practice . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In iti ated ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁local ▁May an ▁leaders ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁May a ▁Golden ▁Land s cape ▁was ▁then ▁strength ened ▁by ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Fa una ▁and ▁Flora ▁International . ▁The ▁Ya ’ ax ché ▁Conserv ation ▁Trust ▁has ▁been ▁direct ing ▁this ▁cor rid or ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁protected ▁ar reas ▁within ▁the ▁May a ▁Golden ▁Land s cape . ▁ ▁Top ography ▁ ▁En comp ass ing ▁four ▁terrest rial ▁protected ▁areas , ▁the ▁May a ▁Golden ▁Land s cape ▁most ▁evident ▁top ographical ▁feature ▁is ▁the ▁May a ▁Mountains ▁that ▁occur ▁along ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Forest ▁Reserve , ▁C ock s comb ▁Bas in ▁Wild life ▁San ctu ary , De ep ▁River ▁Forest ▁River ▁Reserve ▁and ▁Bl aden ▁Nature ▁Res erves . ▁Other ▁top ographical ▁features ▁includes ▁kar st ▁lim estone ▁hills , ▁c aves , ▁sink hol es ▁and ▁dra ining ▁bas ins ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁May a ▁Mountains ▁which ▁feed ▁surrounding ▁water