Forest tenure & harvesting
Managing forest licences and woodlot operations while planning and delivering safe, responsible harvesting programs.
ʼNa̱mg̱is-owned · North Island rooted
Forestry grounded in place. Built for generations.
Atli Resources manages forest tenure, delivers responsible harvesting and fibre recovery, and grows professional forestry capacity in service of the land, the ʼNa̱mg̱is people and a resilient North Island economy.
Gwa’ni · Nimpkish River
ʼNa̱mg̱is territory · northern Vancouver Island
Our purpose
The forest is homeland, livelihood, responsibility—and possibility.
Atli Resources LP is the forestry company of the ʼNa̱mg̱is First Nation. We bring ownership, operational knowledge and a long-term perspective to the stewardship and use of forest resources in ʼNa̱mg̱is territory.
Our work is practical and forward-looking: manage tenure well, create value from every appropriate fibre opportunity, strengthen local capability, and help shape a forest sector that can endure.
Names of this place
Original names. Living language.
The forest
at̕łiCommon form: Atli
In Kwak̓wala, at̕łi means “away from the beach; the woods or forest.” Atli is the simplified form used in the company’s name.
The Nation
ʼNa̱mg̱isAnglicized form: Nimpkish
ʼNa̱mg̱is is commonly translated as “those who are one when they come together.” The name is also connected to ʼNamxxiyalegiyu, the halibut-like sea monster and protector in the Nation’s origin story. “Nimpkish” developed from the way newcomers heard and recorded ʼNa̱mg̱is.
The river
Gwa’niMapped name: Nimpkish River
Gwa’ni is the original name of the river and honours Gwa’nalalis, who became the river so it would flow and provide salmon for his descendants for all time.
The community
ʼYa̱lisCommon name: Alert Bay
ʼYa̱lis is the Kwak̓wala name for the village on Cormorant Island. It refers to a “spreading-leg beach”—a bay held between two narrow points. Alert Bay was named after the British naval vessel HMS Alert.
Across the territory, many original names remain beneath familiar map labels: Wa’s / Woss, Ḵamitsin / Karmutzen, Ma̱kwa̱la / Maquilla and Ga̱ltbala / Kilpala.
Know the territory
ʼNa̱mg̱is territory
ʼNa̱mg̱is territory encompasses the Nimpkish and Kokish River watersheds on northern Vancouver Island, together with waters and islands in Johnstone Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait.
The map preserves original ʼNa̱mg̱is place names alongside the familiar English names still seen on maps today.
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Rooted here
A long view of the Nimpkish Valley.
The scale of this landscape asks for more than short-term thinking. Atli’s work connects forestry operations today with enduring stewardship, community benefit and a healthy future forest.
Planning the forest together
A new framework for the valley.
The Gwa’ni Land Use Planning Project—jointly developed by the ʼNa̱mg̱is First Nation and the Province of British Columbia—sets long-term direction for most of the Nimpkish Valley. It brings cultural values, biodiversity, watershed health and a sustainable forestry economy into one landscape-level plan.
Atli’s work is informed by this direction and by the TFL 37 Forest Landscape Plan it supports: clearer planning, stronger stewardship and more predictable forestry operations.
Learn about the Gwa’ni Project
What we do
From tenure to timber, planning to possibility.
Atli combines the discipline of a working forest company with the broader purpose of Indigenous ownership—creating economic value while building the knowledge and capacity to guide the future.
Fibre recovery & utilization
Recovering residual and low-value fibre so more of the harvested resource is used and less goes to waste.
Professional forestry services
Growing capability in forest planning, layout, GIS and drone work, silviculture coordination and project delivery.
Landscape-level stewardship
Bringing ʼNa̱mg̱is knowledge, values and business experience into long-term forest planning and decisions.
The full forest story
Honour what endures. Grow what comes next.
Good forestry understands both continuity and renewal: protecting important values, managing working forests well and establishing healthy forests for generations ahead.
Nimpkish Island old growth
The Ecological Reserve protects a living legacy whose ecological, cultural and human values demand knowledge, respect and thoughtful planning.
Future forest
Healthy regeneration and well-managed second growth sustain future habitat, opportunity and renewable forest value.
Looking forward
More local knowledge. More local opportunity. Stronger stewardship.
Atli is growing a North Island-based forestry team and creating pathways for ʼNa̱mg̱is and local people to build durable skills, careers and leadership in the forests they know best.
Start a conversation
info@atli-resources.ca