Summary UWRs u-7-006

No roads.

No Impact to Forest Cover 

Established to provide winter forage for Stones Sheep

Minimize

a.         Human disturbance

b.         Access

c.         Fragmentation

Maintain

a.         Forage opportunities

b.         Alpine and subalpine grasses

c.         Forest corridors between alpine

Avoid:

a.         South and West grassy slopes

b.         Critical escape terrain

c.         Rocky bluffs and rugged cliffs

d.         Forage near escape terrain

e.         Windswept ridges

f.          Steep slopes

g.         Conifer bluffs

h.         Snow interception

i.          Security screening and cover 

Planning Measures:

No impacts to forest cover or high suitability foraging  (burns, windswept ridges, bluff and grass communities).

No new roads  or access trails 

Maintain 200m buffer adjacent to escape terrain, forest movement trails, licks and cover 

Avoid:

South & West facing grassy slopes

Critical escape terrain

Rocky bluffs and rugged cliffs

Forage near escape terrain

Windswept ridges

Steep slopes

Conifer bluffs

Snow interception

Security screening and cover

Operational Measures:

Minimize human disturbance

Helicopter activity within 2000m of UWR is only permitted 15 through Oct 31st

Activity within 500m of an occupied core winter range only to occur between Jul 15 – Oct 31st.

Reclaim access corridors near critical habitat

De-build (plant/reclaim) linear disturbances to limit access