LAKES LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING REPORT

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1 LAKES LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING REPORT Jnury 2002

2 Introduction The Lkes LRMP Implementtion Pln (Jnury 2001) nd this Implementtion Monitoring Report follow the direction for LRMP monitoring outlined in the Lnd Use Coordintion Office document Strtegic Lnd Use Pln Monitoring Procedures (My 2000). It is importnt to note tht provincil procedures require LRMP tsks to be ctegorized s bse or incrementl. All incrementl tsks re listed in the Lkes LRMP Implementtion Pln nd progress towrds their completion is summrized in this report. For more informtion on bse tsks, plese contct the gency representtive listed t the end of this report. Effectiveness monitoring criteri nd indictors re not yet developed for the Lkes LRMP. This tsk is underwy through n intergency working group, nd will continue under the direction of the Inter-gency Mngement Committee. According to the LRMP Implementtion Pln, 126 tsks in 23 project res re scheduled to be initited by gencies shortly fter the pprovl of the LRMP. Their overll sttus is summrized below. Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 2 of 23

3 Project Are # of Activities NS I M SC C 1. Access Agriculture (MF) Grzing Timber Recretion Culturl Heritge (MF) Wtershed Mngement Silviculture Inventories Specil Resource Mgt. Zone Reserch Wter New Protection Zone Prks Minerl nd Energy Tourism nd Recretion Culturl Heritge (MSBTC) Settlement Agriculture (BCALC) Ecosystems Fish Wildlife Wter nd Air Totls Legend NS Not Strted: Projects where no work hs been done to dte. (0-5 % complete) I Initited: Projects where work commenced on one or more ctivities. (6-30 % complete) M Midwy: SC Substntilly Complete: Projects where work hs been initited nd is underwy on most ctivities. Some ctivities my be substntilly complete or complete. (31-65 % complete) Projects where work is underwy on most ctivities nd where mny ctivities re substntilly complete. (66-95 % complete) C- Complete: Projects where ll ctivities hve been implemented in ccordnce with the direction set out in the LRMP. ( % complete) Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 3 of 23

4 Detiled Summry of Activity Sttus The following tble provides further detil of the ctivities within ech gency's tsks: Project Are Activities/Tsks # of Act/ Tsks NS I M SC C 1. Access / Develop Access Mngement Strtegy Agriculture / Improve Agriculture Inventories Grzing / Promote Grzing Timber / Develop Timber Mngement Strtegy 6 6 / Develop Long Term Timber Hrvesting Plns 2 2 / Develop Forest Helth Mngement Strtegy 1 1 / Monitor Hrvesting (VCP, Species, RMZ) 1 1 / Evlute Lnd suitbility for FLR or Agric/Settlement. 1 1 / Designte Provincil Forest s FLR 1 1 / Develop nd implement Deciduous Mngement 2 2 Strtegy 5. Recretion / Develop Bckcountry Lke Mngement Plns 6 6 / Decommission Existing Access within BCL 1 1 / Choose Alternte BCL if BCL vlues compromised 1 1 / Develop Recretion Are Mngement Plns 6 6 / Monitor Recretion Use (RAs & BCLs) Culturl Heritge / Designte pproprite FN Trditionl sites s Sensitive Ares Wtershed Mngement / Identify Wtersheds Requiring WS Assessment 1 1 / Develop guidelines for Timber Development in 1 1 Domestic Use WS 8. Silviculture / Ensure tht existing mngement prescriptions in SRMZs meet SRMZ objectives Inventories / Prepre LRMP Inventory Pln Specil Resource Mgt. Zone / Develop SRMZ Guidelines where pproprite Reserch / Investigte Opportunities to use BCL for Reserch Wter / Inventory nd Clssify Lke nd Lkeshore 1 1 Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 4 of 23

5 Project Are Tsk # of Act/ Tsks NS I M SC C 13. New Protection Zone / Develop MOU with Prks Prks / Designte New Protected Ares nd Issue Tenures for Approprite Activities / Mnge Resources nd Monitor Use in Protected Ares 8 8 / Respect Resources within nd djcent to New 2 2 Protected Ares / Develop Prk Mngement Plns / Collect Resource Inventories in New Prks 1 1 / Designte the Entiko Protected Are s Clss A Prk Minerl nd Energy / Promote Explortion nd Development Tourism nd Recretion / Mintin Opportunities for Secure Long Term, 1 1 Vible, Tourism Industry / Provide Opportunities for Commercil Bckcountry 1 1 Recretion Opertions / Consider other Resource Vlues 3 3 / Encourge Community Stbility (non-extrctive) Culturl Heritge (MSBTC) / Encourge Development of Culturl Heritge Interprettive Fcilities nd Progrms Settlement / Recognize Environmentl Conservtion nd other Lnd Use nd Mngement Objectives Agriculture (BCALC) / Assess Proposed Agriculture Lese Sites Ecosystems / Mintin Helthy Functioning Ecosystems / Protect, Conserve nd Reduce Risks to Rre, Thretened nd Endngered Species Fish / Ensure the Sustinbility of Fish Species Diversity nd Popultions, Especilly Wild Fish Stocks 22. Wildlife / Mintin the Regionl Diversity nd Suitble Abundnce of Ntive Terrestril Animl Species / Integrte Agriculture nd Wildlife Both in the Ag/Sett. 2 2 Zone nd Throughout the Plnning Are / Within the Cribou Migrtion Corridor, Address Fctors 2 2 Affecting Cribou Popultion Success / Within the Ungulte Winter Hbitt Sub-Zone, Mintin/Enhnce Vible Winter Rnge Hbitt Ares Wter nd Air / Mintin Wter Qulity, Quntity nd Timing of Flow t Approprite Levels / Mintin Air Qulity within Estblished Ntionl nd Provincil Criteri 2 2 Totl Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 5 of 23

6 Project 1: Access Mngement (MF/MWLAP) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 1.1 Develop n Access Mngement Strtegy Sttus: Not Strted Actul work on the project hs not been strted yet due to the worklod. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Rnk res of ccess concern 2. Identify opportunities, restrictions nd levels of cceptble use 3. Develop stndrds nd procedures to mitigte impcts of ccess in lpine hbitts 4. Assess nd rnk rods tht cuse chronic negtive impct to fish or domestic wter use 5. Discourge circulr routes 6. Consult with the Lkes LRMP Monitoring Committee nd gencies Project 2: Agriculture (MF / MAFF) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 2.1 Improve Agriculturl Inventories (Lnd Cpbility, Use, Soils, Other Vlues) Within Agriculture/Settlement Zone Sttus: Not Strted The tsk is subject to funding nd stff vilbility. It is unknown t the time when the funding will be vilble. Due to the insufficient time to prepre funding proposl for Corporte Resource Inventory Inititive (CRII) we missed the possibility of getting some funding for the fiscl yer 2001/02. We intend to submit the funding proposl for CRII (in co-opertion with the Ministry of Agriculture nd Food nd BC Lnds nd Assets Corportion) in the fiscl yer 2002/2003. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Develop nd mintin inventory of lnd cpbility nd use The primry responsibility for this ctivity rests with MAF nd includes mintining the B.C. Lnd Inventory. Informtion obtined from ctivity 2,3 nd 4 my be used to updte the existing BCLI for griculture. 2. Improve soils nd rbility mpping 3. Inventory griculturl lnds with potentil for low conflict. Identify key hbitts nd biodiversity vlues, suitble rble soils, existing forestry investment nd potentil woodlot opportunities, res with vlue for long term timber production 4. Allow input of locl griculture opertors nd pproprite government gencies into griculture inventories Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 6 of 23

7 Project 3: Grzing (MF) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 3.1 Promote Grzing Sttus: Not Strted Scheduled to strt in My 2001 subject to vilbility of funding. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Restore fire mintined ecosystems Project 4: Timber Mngement (MF) Sttus: Initited Tsk 4.1 Develop nd Deliver Timber Mngement Strtegy Sttus: Initited The intent is to ccomplish this tsk through the Innovtive Forestry Prctices Agreement (IFPA) which involves prticiption of MOF, MOE, licensees, First Ntions nd the public. Prts of the forestry pln (ones pproved) pertining to the timber will be dpted s the Timber Mngement Strtegy. The ctivities specified s prt of the tsk re being considered nd modelled (where possible) s prt of the IFPA Scenrio Plnning. Currently the dt pckge is being prepred for the sptil modelling of lerning scenrios. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Increse long-term qulity nd quntity of timber 2. Allow intensive silviculture where pproprite 3. Allocte silviculturl funding using strtegy 4. Provide opportunities for vlue dded mnufcturing 5. Provide opportunities tht crete more jobs per cubic metre 6. Aim to cpture more vlue per cubic metre of wood for ll timber products. Tsk 4.2 Develop Long Term Hrvesting Plns Sttus: Complete Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Complete 20 yer sptilly-explicit pln which include long term ccess proposls An nlysis (sptilly-explicit) hs been completed in September 1999 nd showed no timber shortflls for the next 70 yers. Due to the spruce nd pine brk beetle epidemic in the District dditionl nlysis my be required nd completed in the future. 2. Develop strtegies to mitigte short-term timber shortflls, if needed Development of strtegies to mitigte short-term timber shortflls ws not required s no short-term timber shortflls were identified during the bove nlysis. If dditionl nlysis re completed showing shortflls in timber supply, strtegies will be developed to mitigte nticipted shortflls. Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 7 of 23

8 Tsk 4.3 Develop Forest Helth Mngement Strtegy Sttus: Not Strted Scheduled to strt in My 2001 subject to vilbility of funding. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Develop Forest Helth Mngement Strtegy consistent with LRMP zones objectives Tsk 4.4 Monitor Hrvesting Sttus: Not Strted The first reporting on this tsk is scheduled for the yer This tsk will be initited following completion of TSR 2 so tht pproprite informtion is vilble for estblishing profile trgets. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Monitor hrvesting of species, volume nd RMA profiles t regulr intervls of five yers Tsk 4.5 Designte Provincil Forest s Forest Lnd Reserve (FLR) Sttus: Not Strted Provincil direction ws provided tht ddition to the FLR must wit until the issues of overlp with the Provincil Forests is ddressed. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Designte Provincil Forest s Forest Lnd Reserve s per strtegy 1.2 Tsk 4.6 Evlute Lnds for Suitbility for FLR or Agriculture / Settlement Sttus: Not Strted This tsk is subject to funding nd stff vilbility. The informtion from the Agriculture Project will be used to support portions of this tsk when vilble. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Evlute lnds for suitbility for FLR or Agriculture/Settlement (outside of those indicted in 1.2) Tsk 4.7 Develop nd Implement Deciduous Mngement Strtegy (MWLAP/MOF) Sttus: Not Strted Scheduled to strt in My Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Mintin deciduous in deciduous-leding stnds 2. Mintin percent cover in District Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 8 of 23

9 Project 5: Recretion (MF) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 5.1 Develop Bck-country Lkes (BL) Mngement Plns Sttus: Not Strted Scheduled to strt in My 2001 subject to funding nd stff vilbility. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Define BL boundries using topogrphic breks, 1 km buffer trget nd drft boundries 2. Define objectives, cceptble use, cceptble chnge, zones 3. Define strtegies to minimise conflict nd to mintin vlues nd forest helth 4. Discuss opportunities for commercil bckcountry recretion with tourism industry 5. Develop ccess mngement provisions (consider seson, size, permnence, gtes nd monitoring nd visul screening; determine provisions for motorised, non-rod ccess) 6. Include public nd inter-gency prticipnts Tsk 5.2 Decommission Existing Access Within Bck-country Lkes Where Approprite Sttus: Completed No existing ccess within BCL res tht requires decommissioning Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Decommission existing ccess where pproprite Tsk 5.3 Chose n Alterntive Lke if BL Loses its Conservtion nd Recretion Vlues Sttus: Not Strted Currently not required Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Choose n lterntive lke, if BL loses its conservtion nd NA recretion vlues Tsk 5.4 Develop Recretion Are Mngement Plns for Ech Are in the Recretion Emphsis Sub-Zone Sttus: Not Strted Scheduled to strt in My 2001 subject to funding nd stff vilbility. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Define objectives, cceptble use nd cceptble chnge 2. Define strtegies to minimise conflicts nd to mintin vlues 3. Define zones 4. Address ccess 5. Apply higher green-up stndrds to higher vlue res 6. Include public nd gencies Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 9 of 23

10 Tsk 5.5 Monitor Recretion Use Sttus: Not Strted The first reporting on this tsk is scheduled for the yer Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Monitor recretion use within the Recretion Emphsis Sub-Zone 2. Monitor levels nd impcts of recretionl use within the Bck-country Lkes Sub-Zone Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 10 of 23

11 Project 6: Culturl Heritge (MF) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 6.1 Designte Approprite FN Trditionl Sites s Sensitive Ares Sttus: Not Strted Currently no site hs been identified s pproprite for the sensitive re designtion. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Designte pproprite FN trditionl sites s "sensitive res" Project 7: Wtershed Mngement (MF) Sttus: Initited Tsk 7.1 Identify Wtersheds tht Require Wtershed Assessment Sttus: Initited Procedures for the tsk completion hve been developed. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Consider qutic resources which my be t risk, development rte nd ecosystem resilience The mjority of the existing informtion pertining to the fisheries vlues hs been ssembled. However, more info is required (spek to John Stdt for detils) Tsk 7.2 Develop Guidelines for Timber Development in Domestic-use Wtersheds Sttus: Not Strted Scheduled to strt in My Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Develop guidelines for timber development in domestic-use wtersheds Project 8: Silviculture (MF) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 8.1 Within Specil Resource Mngement Zone Rehbilitte / Enhnce Hbitt nd Recretion Vlues of Sites Alredy Hrvested Sttus: Not Strted The first step to complete this tsk is to undertke GIS nlysis to determine which blocks need to be reviewed. Due to other priorities (timber supply review, lndscpe unit plnning nlyses, MPB priorities) the initition of the project hd to be delyed. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Review existing silviculture prescriptions to determine consistency with the objectives nd strtegies of this zone Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 11 of 23

12 Project 9: Inventories (MF) Sttus: Complete Tsk 9.1 Prepre LRMP Inventory Pln Sttus: Complete LRMP Inventory Pln hs been completed nd distributed to the pplicble gencies. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Prepre LRMP Inventory Pln which identifies nd rnks informtion nd mps needed to improve resource mngement nd to develop ir nd wter qulity objectives Project 10: Specil Resource Mngement Zone (MF) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 10.1 Develop Guidelines to Protect Resource Vlues Within Specil Resource Mngement Zone Where Approprite Sttus: Not strted The LRMP direction to protect resource vlues within Specil Resource Mngement Zone is considered sufficient t this time. No new guidelines hve been developed. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Develop new guidelines where existing insufficient or do not exist Not required t the time. 3. Consult with LDMC nd stkeholders Not required s no new guidelines hve been developed. Project 11: Reserch (MF) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 11.1 Investigte Opportunities to Use Bck-country Lkes for Reserch Sttus: Not Strted This project is subject to funding nd stff vilbility nd is low priority for MOF. No work hs been completed to dte. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Investigte opportunities to use BLs for reserch Project 12: Wter (MF) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 12.1 Inventory nd Clssify Lke/ Lkeshore Sttus: Not Strted This project is subject to funding nd stff vilbility. Funding hs been requested for the fiscl yer 2001/002. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Inventory nd clssify lke/ lkeshore Assembling the existing dt is underwy. Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 12 of 23

13 Project 13: New Protection Zone (MF) Tsk 13.1 Develop Memorndum of Understnding (MOU) with BC Prks The project hs not yet been strted due to worklod. Sttus: Midwy Sttus: Midwy Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Develop MOU llowing joint determintion of risks to djcent vlues Project 14: Prks (BC PARKS) Complete Sttus: Strted to Substntilly Tsk 14.1 Designte New Protected Ares nd issue tenures for pproprite ctivities All Lkes LRMP prks (Tweedsmuir Corridor; Entiko; Unch Mountin Red Hills; Frncoise Lke; Burns Lke; Bbine Lke Mrine Sites) hve been designted. Existing tenures re being summrized, nd Prk Use Permits will be issued s pproprite. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Discontinue existing tenures for commodity extrction 2. Rehbilitte rods nd blocks s pproprite 3. Retin tenures not bsed on commodity extrction 4. Allow non-commodity tenure holders to trnsfer rights 5. Retin existing commercil bckcountry opertions in new prks 6. Allow trpping 7. Fcilitte sle of trpping tenures to prks where pproprite 8. Allow existing privte property nd relted ccess 9. Compenste tenure holders where rights lost 10. Consult tenure holders bout chnges 11. Amend non-commodity tenures to comply with Prks policy Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 13 of 23

14 Tsk 14.2 Mnge resources nd monitor use in Protected Ares Mngement ctivities will be initited s prt of Prk Mngement Pln development s funding permits. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Provide opportunities for primitive nd bckcountry recretion 2. Close rods nd limit recretion ccess s pproprite 3. Monitor recretionl use nd impcts 4. Mnge hbitt of non-key fish nd wildlife species 5. Investigte opportunities to use NPAs in studies 6. Use Rnge Mngement guidelines to mintin sensitive plnt communities on grzing tenures 7. Preserve cribou hbitt in the Entiko PA 8. Use fire to restore nd conserve nturl grsslnds Tsk 14.3 Respect resources within nd djcent to New Protected Ares Mngement Direction Sttements hve been developed which will guide these ctivities. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Where mngement includes prescribed burning, develop Fire Mngement Plns to protect djcent resources nd public 2. Discuss nd co-ordinte mngement of NPAs nd djcent lnd Tsk 14.4 Develop Prk Mngement Plns Mngement Direction Sttements (MDS's) hve been initited for ll new prks expect Entiko, where n Ecosystem Mngement Pln is being developed to ddress forest helth nd cribou hbitt issues. Expected completion of the MDS's nd Entiko Ecosystem Mngement Pln is Mrch Prk Mngement plns will be developed s funding permits. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Develop nd use Mngement Direction Sttements until Prk Mngement Plns re Redy 2. Develop prk-specific MPB mngement strtegies Tsk 14.5 Collect resource inventories in new prks Resource inventories will be conducted s funding nd stff resources permit. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Collect resource inventories in new prks Tsk 14.6 Designte the Entiko PA s Clss A prk The southern hlf (Vnderhoof LRMP) hs been designted s Clss A Prk. The northern hlf (Lkes District LRMP) is "protected re" under the Environment nd Lnd Use Act, nd will move to Clss A Prk sttus on completion of the Entiko Ecosystem Mngement Pln. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Prior to Clss A Prk designtion, develop n ecosystem bsed mngement pln which meets the dul objective under strtegy 8.1 Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 14 of 23

15 Project 15: Minerl nd Energy (Minerl nd Energy Brnch) Sttus: Ongoing Tsk 15.1 Promote explortion nd development of new mining, energy nd qurry Opportunities The review of minerl reserves is n ongoing ctivity. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1.Existing "no stking" nd "conditionl" minerl reserves will be forwrded by M&E for review to Prince Rupert IAMC with view to mending or Cncelling s pproprite. Project 16: Tourism / Recretion (MSRM) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 16.1 Mintin opportunities for secure, long-term, vible tourism industry Not yet strted. Subject to funding for Tourism Opportunities Studies. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Inventory tourism feture, resources nd commercil users Tsk 16.2 Provide opportunities for commercil bckcountry recretion opertions Not yet strted. Detiled plnning will follow Tourism Opportunities Studies. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. In more detiled plns Identify existing commercil bckcountry recretion. Identify res with cpbility nd suitbility for new opertions. Recommend guidelines or policies to mintin existing nd potentil opportunities Tsk 16.3 Consider other resource vlues Not yet strted. This tsk is externl to MSBTC. Evlution of Commercil Recretion Permits is vi referrls from BCALC to MOF nd MELP. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Avoid impcting significnt recretion fetures 2. Mintin hbitt nd recretion vlues (pply most constrining guidelines when vlues overlp) within the Specil Resource Mngement Zone 3. Direct new commercil infrstructure for tourism nd recretion outside of Bckcountry Lke Ares Tsk 16.4 Encourge community stbility Not yet strted. Will follow the direction of Tourism Opportunities Studies. 1. Promote diversifiction by providing opportunities for development of non-extrctive nturl resource bsed industries. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 15 of 23

16 Project 17: Culturl Heritge (MSRM) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 17.1 Encourge development of culturl heritge interprettive fcilities nd Progrms Not yet strted. Tourism Opportunities Studies nd MOF Trditionl Use Studies will identify sites hving culturl significnce. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Assess opportunities for interprettive fcilities nd progrms with FN nd locl communities 2. Consider signge for culturl heritge sites in strtegic plns Project 18: Settlement (BC Assets nd Lnd Corpertion) Sttus: Midwy/Ongoing Tsk 18.1 Recognize environmentl conservtion nd other lnd use nd mngement objectives These ctivities proceed on n ongoing referrl bsis in response to referrls nd proposls. They re guided by resource inventories, settlement plns nd Tourism nd Economic Opportunity Studies 1. Direct lloctions wy from lnd with significnt environmentl or resource vlues, where possible Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 2. Integrte settlement with other resource uses 3. Avoid impcting significnt recretion fetures 4. Mintin hbitt nd recretion vlues (pply most constrining guidelines when vlues overlp) within the Specil Resource Mngement Zone 5. Direct settlement towrds municiplities, community pln res nd existing settlement corridors 6. Review settlement proposls with interested gencies 7. Promote diversifiction by providing opportunities for development of non-extrctive nturl resource bsed industries. Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 16 of 23

17 Project 19: Agriculture (BC Assets nd Lnd Corportion) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 19.1 Assess proposed griculturl lese sites Not strted. Will follow necessry inventory of griculture cpbility/suitbility nd wildlife hbitt cpbility. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Exclude criticl hbitt from griculture leses following referrl response from MWALP or MSRM's hbitt stff. 2. Describe wys to minimise impcts to wildlife nd hbitt in Agriculture Lese Plns 3. Assess proposed griculturl lese sites for: key hbitts nd biodiversity vlues suitble rble soils existing forestry investment nd woodlot opportunities following MOF referrl response Project 20: Ecosystems (MWLAP/MSRM) Sttus: Not Strted Tsk 20.1 Mintin helthy, functioning ecosystems Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Develop inventories nd terrestril ecosystem mps (interpretive nd field bsed) mpping ecologiclly vluble res first Terrestril Ecosystem Mpping being completed for cribou migrtion corridor. PEM project proceeding under the EFMPP. (MSRM) 2. Develop nd implement n ecologicl monitoring progrm Lichen monitoring study beginning this yer in the cribou migrtion corridor.(msrm) 3. Investigte opportunities to use BLs for ecosystem reserch 4. Develop guidelines to ddress forest encrochment 5. Address public concern over chemicls NA Pest Mngement Pln review nd pprovl process is the mechnism to ddress this objective. 6. Prevent introductions of fish into certin lkes currently without fish Current policy provides for rigourous review of ny new stocking progrms. No new lkes re currently slted for stocking. 7. Restore wild fish stocks where necessry Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 17 of 23

18 Tsk 20.2 Protect, conserve nd reduce risks to rre, thretened nd endngered terrestril nd qutic species (MWLAP). Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Obtin informtion on rre, thretened nd endngered species This informtion is being collected, on n ongoing bsis, by the Conservtion Dt Centre. 2. Prepre nd mintin n inventory of red nd blue listed species This ctivity is being collected, on n ongoing bsis, by the Conservtion Dt Centre. 3. Monitor species t risk Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 18 of 23

19 Project 21: Fish (MWLAP) Sttus: Not Strted or Initited Tsk 21.1 Ensure the sustinbility of fish species diversity nd popultions, especilly wild fish stock Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Use inventory to identify nd rnk sensitive fish hbitts requiring protection or site-specific mngement Not yet strted in Lkes F.D. Industry inventories cn contribute. Dependent on stff time nd resources. 2. Keep inventories of fish popultions sufficient to clculte sustinble hrvests Not strted. Dependent on stff time nd resources. 3. Develop strtegic Fisheries Pln Identify objectives nd strtegies for specific fish species Strtegic Progrm Pln for BC Freshwter fisheries ws completed (Drft 1) in Februry Not yet interpreted for specific wters in the Lkes LRMP re. 4. Identify res where over-fishing thretens popultions This ctivity is responsive to specific situtions (exmple: Ogston Lke nd Clrk Lke where emergency mesures were implemented). No thret of overfishing currently identified in the lkes LRMP. Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 19 of 23

20 Project 22: Wildlife (MWLAP) Sttus: Not strted or initited Tsk 22.1 Mintin the regionl diversity nd suitble bundnce of ntive terrestril niml species Not strted due to funding nd stff resourcing constrints. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Recommend "wildlife hbitt res" or "sensitive res" for estblishment djcent to lpine nd sublpine environments 2. Recommend "wildlife hbitt re" or "sensitive re" for estblishment t the hedwter of Tildesly Creek 3. Estblish Grizzly Ber Mngement Plns (my be MSRM) nd res Some high vlue grizzly ber hbitt hs been included in Protected Ares. 4. Minimise rod/ril kill by educting drivers Eductionl mteril is provided to ICBC reltively low priority. 5. Upgrde the qulity of informtion on hbitt requirements nd cpbility over time (field reserch nd inventory mpping) Strted in Tweedsmuir: Criboo nd Terrestril Ecosystem Studies in coopertion with BC Prks nd MOF. 6. Enhnce ungulte forge nd hbitt in key winter hbitts (strtegic plns, MELP inititives) Not currently funded s priority ctivity. Subject to vilbility of stff nd resources. Tsk 22.2 Integrte griculture nd wildlife both in the Agric/Settlement zone nd Throughout the plnning re (BCAL/MAFF/MWLAP). Not strted; BCE Responsibilities for this tsk will be clrified over the next 6 months. Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Describe wys to reduce impcts to griculture in wildlife popultion nd hbitt enhncement proposls 2. In the Agriculture Settlement Zone, monitor nd review conflicts between wildlife nd griculture/settlement Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 20 of 23

21 Tsk Within the Cribou Migrtion corridor, ddress fctors ffecting cribou popultion success focusing on providing/mintining qulity cribou hbitt nd movement opportunities enbling cribou migrtion during spring nd utumn nd providing for winter rnge (MSRM/MWLAP). Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Use dptive mngement to study impcts on cribou nd lichens. New lichen monitoring study to begin in Cribou monitoring study is continuing. Cribou, moose nd Grizzly ber Cpbility/Suitbility mpping will be completed this yer. 2. Address non-hbitt cribou mngement issues Underwy through sesonl ccess restrictions in the cribou migrtion corridor Tsk 22.5 Within the Ungulte Winter Hbitt Sub-Zone, mintin/enhnce vible winter rnge hbitt res for popultions of ungulte species (MWLAP/MOF). Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Improve inventories of ungulte winter hbitts with ecosystem mpping Cribou, moose nd Grizzly ber Cpbility/Suitbility mpping will be completed this yer for the cribou migrtion corridor. Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 21 of 23

22 Project 23: Wter nd Air (MWALP) Sttus: Not strted Tsk 23.1 Mintin wter qulity, quntity nd timing of flow t pproprite levels Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Set mesurble wter qulity objectives nd ssess the impcts of development on wter qulity within community wtersheds nd wtersheds tht hve significnt downstrem fisheries or domestic wter vlues New studies of benthic invertebrtes (index of biologicl integrity) re plnned for 2001/ Prepre Wter Mngement Plns to guide licensing, community development plnning nd resource use where pproprite Plns re prepred on priority need bsis if stff nd resources re vilble. 3. Minimize griculturl relted decline in wter qulity nd degrdtion of strembnks nd riprin res Hndled on referrl bsis for priority issues. MELP is plnning n griculturl impct study in 2001/ Inform strtegic plnning bout griculturl use of wter. Note stewrdship progrm for Burns nd Decker Lkes conducted by the Lkes District Wtershed Enhncement Society Tsk 23.2 Mintin ir qulity within estblished ntionl nd provincil criteri Activity Sttus NS I M SC C 1. Monitor communities with poor ir qulity first Burns Lke hs mbint ir qulity monitoring Revision of "Bulkley Airshed Mngement Document" will include Lkes re plnned strt in Encourge prtnerships to ddress ir qulity, trgeting ction on loclised sources of pollution Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 22 of 23

23 Concluding Comments This report is snpshot in time for the incrementl tsks identified in the Lkes LRMP. Not only is the sttus of these tsks continully evolving, but the distinction between bse nd incrementl tsks my chnge s progrm priorities re better defined under the new orgniztionl structures of the Ministries of Sustinble Resource Mngement nd Wter, Air nd Lnd Protection. Reders should contct the gency representtives listed below for the most up to dte sttus of LRMP ctivities. (note: no Ministry of Wter Lnd nd Air Protection (MWLAP) gency rep. noted t this time) AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES Ministry of Sustinble Resource Mngement (Lkes F.D.): Gunter Hoehne ( ) Ministry of Sustinble Resource Mngement: (Fish, Wildlife, Hbitt): John Stdt ( ) Ministry of Sustinble Resource Mngement: (Prks): Peter Levy ( ) Ministry of Energy nd Mines: Jill Prdoe ( ) B.C. Assets nd Lnd Corportion: In Smythe ( ) Ministry of Agriculture, Food nd Fisheries: Mrk Ywney ( ) Prince Rupert Inter-gency Mngement Committee: Elizbeth Zweck ( ) Lkes Monitoring Report Jnury 2002 Pge 23 of 23