UWR | u-7-028 | SA3
Region: Omineca
Legal under OGAA: Yes
Legal under FRPA: Yes
Notes: Mackenzie TSA Stone's Sheep UWR - Specified Area - Unit No: SA3 - 30km Buffer
- Escape terrain, including steep slopes, cliffs and windswept alpine ridges.
- Winter ranges on south-facing, windswept slopes that provide access to forage.
- Lambing areas (often associated with escape terrain).
- Minimize disturbance and ensure that activities do not disrupt behaviour of adult females and young during the lambing season.
- Maintain integrity of mineral licks and continued use by sheep.
- Maintain escape terrain.
- Maintain suitable winter foraging habitat.
All Activities
- Identify key habitat features using appropriate measures (i.e. QP direction, desktop review, field confirmation, etc) and plan activities within the operating area accordingly.
- Avoid planning activities in and around rocky outcrops, cliffs and windswept ridges within occupied Stone’s Sheep habitat.
- Time works such that they occur outside of the critical timing window.
- Apply the appropriate survey and setback requirements for WHFs within identified habitat. (Refer to section 1.9 of the EPMG for additional guidance on WHFs).
All Activities
- Undertake construction and operation of oil and gas activities in a manner that minimizes impacts to desired plant communities and key habitat features.
Timing considerations when working within identified habitat:
- When working within identified habitat, avoid disturbance and/or clearing activities within know birthing areas during the critical timing window from May 15 to July 15.
- Where an application area is within a NEBC UWR for Stone’s Sheep, please refer to the EIMS summary for that Order. Proponents are required to adhere to the guidance provided in that summary, including any relevant timing considerations.
Linear Features
- Avoid creation of linear features within known birthing areas.
- Upon completion of the activity, undertake the following measures to encourage re-establishment of the pre-disturbance ecological trajectory:
- deactivate unnecessary access corridors,
- undertake measures to control access,
- promote natural or assisted regeneration.
General Wildlife Measures
Control disease and contamination risks through appropriate range management techniques
SA1-SA4 are Stones Sheep Specified Areas and only legal under FRPA. Note Core Areas UWR_UNIT 1-11 are legal under OGAA but are located outside of NEBC, so guidance is not provided in these tables.
To maintain viable, healthy and productive populations of Stones Sheep.
Planning Measures:
Activity to use existing disturbance where practicable
New trails and roads to have a running width less than 3.5m except for safety or culvert placement.
Avoid the removal of lichen bearing trees.
Limit the size of forest openings
Operational Measures:
Construction activities should occur between July 15 and Oct 31st.
Activity to occur outside the critical late winter and lambing period of Jan 15 – July 15.
Operators to control access in these areas through gates or equivalent access control
Helicopter operation restricted between Oct 31 – July 15th.
Roads and access structures to be decommissioned within 3 years of activity