Lazo Marsh-North East Comox Wildlife Management Area

Lazo Marsh-North East Comox Wildlife Management Area is a protected marshland east of Comox on Vancouver Island, established in 2001 within the traditional territory of the K'omoks people. Covering 159 hectares, it forms part of a connected conservation landscape of wetlands, woods, and coastal habitat shaped by a mild marine climate. Its rare habitats support fish, resident and migratory birds, and notable species including the red-flanked bluetail and Vancouver Island pygmy-owl. Long inhabited, the area was later drained for farming and used for dumping before public opposition to development helped secure protection. It remains both a conservation area and a place for recreation and ongoing habitat restoration.