Summary - Mountain Goat (M-ORAM) WHAs

No roads and limit impacts to forest cover. 

Established to maintain critical habitat for mountain goat such as natal areas and escape terrain.

No roads

Limit impacts to forest cover.

Minimize access, human disturbance and noise.

No disturbance during natal times (Apr15-Jul15).

Avoid:

mineral licks,

escape terrain,

steep south facing slopes

west facing windswept ridges

conifer bluffs

Shrubs and grass communities. 

Planning Measures:

No new roads and limit impacts to forest cover

Maintain WHA in natural state

Maintain limiting habitat including

Natal areas

Escape terrain (rocky, steep and/or rough terrain)

When planning, consider the maintenance of connectivity between high and low elevation winter range and key habitat features including:

Low elevation forested winter range

Summer forage sites

Winter forest cover

Kidding areas

Operational Measures:

Prevent human disturbance

Minimize access to limit disturbance

Avoid invasion of non-indigenous plants

Minimize disturbance April 15-July 15

Do not use helicopters during critical times

Deactivate non-permanent roads after use.

Limit road use during natal times (Apr15-Jul15)

Do not use helicopters during critical times.

Control access and encourage rapid natural regeneration on seismic lines to limit hunting and poaching