We aim to facilitate long-term research of natural systems within the region as part of a global effort to understand and protect the earth’s biodiversity, and to evaluate the effects of climate change.
The Chilcotin
The Tatlayoko Valley is located at the interface of the Chilcotin Plateau and the Coast Mountains in BC’s West Chilcotin region. Tatlayoko Field Station is in the lower part of the valley, approximately three kilometres from windswept, glacial-blue Tatlayoko Lake.
A diverse and remarkable landscape.
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First Nations
The Tatlayoko Field Station area-of-interest lies within the unceded traditional territories of the Tsilhqot’in, Ulkatcho and Homalco First Nations. Archaeologists have been able to document nearly ten millenia of Aboriginal presence in the area.
Indigenous culture and traditional knowledge are vitally important to the preservation of the biodiversity of the region. TFS hopes to collaborate with First Nations on programming and educational opportunities to better understand this region through Indigenous science and knowing.
Links to the Tsilhqot’in, Ulkatcho and Homalco First Nations’ websites are listed on our Friends page.
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The Community
Tatlayoko is a diverse community of ranchers, retirees, and small business operators, including artisans, tourism operators, contractors, health providers, consultants, and filmmakers. Total population is approximately 75 people. Much of the valley floor has been cleared for pasture and hayland, creating an attractive agrarian landscape of ranches and homesteads nestled within the peaks and snowfields of the surrounding mountains.
Tatlayoko is one of several valleys with small communities that center on the facilities and highway access at Tatla Lake. Facilities at Tatla Lake include a general store, cafe, health clinic, community hall, library and Elementary Junior Secondary School. Overall population of the greater Tatla Lake area, including Tatlayoko, is approximately 400. Williams Lake, population 11,150, is 2 ½ hours east of Tatla Lake.
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The Campus
Tatlayoko Field Station at Lincoln Creek Ranch House
The Lincoln Creek Ranch House is a special building and a wonderful base from which to grow. And the area surrounding LCRH—the mountains and valleys, the big lakes, the forests and wildlife of the West Chilcotin—is nothing short of spectacular as a place to study, learn, and research.
Tatlayoko Field Station
At Lincoln Creek Ranch House
The Location
Tatlayoko Field Station is set In a transition zone: topographically, at the transition between the Chilcotin Plateau and the Coast Mountains; climatically, at the transition between the dry interior and wet coastal climates.
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