The park aims to protect moose, goats, marmots, bears and many other species of wildlife.

[3] Three small protected areas are contiguous with Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park.

[4][5][6] Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Protected Area is a narrow, approximately 10.5-hectare (26-acre) corridor adjacent to Gitlaxt'aamiks established on December 13, 2011.

[10] It is believed to be the site of Canada's most recent volcanic eruption and lava flow, a geological disaster that killed an estimated 2,000 people.

Large lava flows dammed the Nass River and destroyed two villages of the Nisga'a people around the year 1700.