Carmanah Valley

CARMANAH VALLEY  () , on the west side of VANCOUVER ISLAND, is named for Carmanah Crk, which crosses the WEST COAST TRAIL just south of NITINAT LAKE. The name comes from a former Ditidaht (see NUU-CHAH-NULTH) village at the creek mouth and means "canoe landing in front." The Carmanah watershed contains an ancient old-growth RAIN FOREST of towering Sitka SPRUCE, western HEMLOCK and western red CEDAR. Some of the cedars are 1,000 years old,...

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