Sub Unit OVCA-5-183005

u-9-002

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Summary UWRs u-9-002

General Wildlife Measures

No roads or trails

Retain all forest cover 

Established as high elevation winter range to maintain large unfragmented (road-less) habitat for caribou.

No roads or impacts to forest cover.

Retain large contiguous blocks of mid to high elevation forest associated with arboreal and terrestrial lichen.

Minimize disturbance in winter period (Nov01-Apr30) critical activity to be completed early winter (Nov01-Jan30).

Prevent disturbances that increase predator mobility, human access and attract other ungulate species.

Reduce sensory disturbances and displacement of caribou.

Avoid:

Peatlands complexes

Fens and black spruce bogs

Complex water bodies

Mature coniferous stands (associated with arboreal lichen)

Lichen bearing stands 

Planning Measures:

No roads or trails. No impacts to forest cover.

Prevent fragmentation.

No new linear corridors or disturbances. 

Avoid lichen bearing forest stands and old forest (>120 years old)

Operational Measures:

Minimize disturbance in winter period (Nov01-Apr30) critical activity to be completed early winter (Nov01-Jan30).

Coordinate access.

Prevent sensory disturbance and displacement of caribou.

Minimize predator mobility and attractants

Minimize snow ploughing

Minimize impacts to lichen:

use snow cover and frozen ground to prevent ground disturbance

retain trees for dispersal of lichen

Mitigate and restore:

Manage for line of sight (screens/doglegs)

Promptly deactivate access

Expedite the regeneration of lichen bearing conifers