Sub Unit S-008-56
u-7-006
General Information
Primary Species
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General Wildlife Measures
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