West Babine Sustainable Resource Management Plan

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Xsu gwin lik’l’inswx: West Babine Sustainable Resource Management Plan Appendix 5 - SRMP Consultation Summary Public Review Source Comments SRMP Resolution BV Rod & Gun Club BV Rod & Gun Club Planning Context & Framework The SRMP is in contravention of the LRMP and is a mechanism to forego implementing an 'Angling Use Plan' for the Babine River. Restrictions for boats used by resident anglers and capping of resident angler use before this use reaches 60% of the fishery is not supported. Mike O'Neill The Babine River Angling Use Plan needs to be completed before the SRMP precludes resident's options. PIR The SRMP increases the exclusivity for commercial river users, while placing further constraints on forest industry and local recreationists. PIR does not support this management direction for the Bulkley TSA. Great Bear Foundation Plan lacks sound science about the general biological or ecological knowledge regarding the grizzly bear population in the plan area. Page 90 March 2004 The SRMP does not apply to the Babine River Corridor Park but to the area surrounding the park. The SRMP is consistent with the objectives of the Kispiox LRMP. Similarly the plan does not address allocation issues or people management. Its focus is on land management The SRMP provides no direction regarding use on the Babine River and within the Babine River Corridor Park. The SRMP provides no direction regarding use on the Babine River and within the Babine River Corridor Park and therefore will not compromise options contemplated by an Angling Use Plan. The SRMP does not apply direction for people management, allocation issues or for the park. The SRMP confirms the access commitments made in the Parks MDS. No constraints are placed on local recreationists, with the exception of access management areas. These access management areas are consistent with the Babine LRUP and provide for industrial access to the land base. They are not relevant to river access The plan takes in the best available information including: a risk assessment tool jointly developed with WLAP, high-value habitat modelling, and gps collar data. This information has contributed to the identification of high-value habitat types with associated prescriptions and access management zones.
Source Comments SRMP Resolution Great Bear Foundation Great Bear Foundation Plan contains many contradictions (I.e. Atna-Shelagyote SMZ is important wildlife habitat (denning) yet development opportunities such as heli-skiing, snowmobile touring and catskiing are all presented as options). The plan does not acknowledge the necessity of at least a base line understanding of grizzly bear information in the watershed and ignores evidence illustrating the loss of wilderness values and grizzly population under same pressure that it is difficult to regard it as a serious attempt to conserve habitat necessary to sustain population. BRF The SRMP should clarify the relationship between the LRUP and the SRMP, including an explanation of how the LRUP has been adopted, altered, enhanced or otherwise treated within the SRMP. BRF The SRMP should contain an explanation with respect to how the SRMP becomes a legally enforceable plan under the Land Amendment Act, the Forest and Range Practices Act, or through other means CRB The SRMP should be consistent with the objectives from the Babine LRUP. The LRUP was never intended to favour commercial recreation use of the river over non-commercial use, but rather to ensure that values on which recreation depends are maintained over long term. CRB It should be clear that the SRMP is not seen as a way to change land use designations along the Babine River within the Bulkley TSA. March 2004 Page 91 Tenured uses with the plan area will undergo appropriate consultation under LWBC's mandate A large area excluding resource activities to provide wilderness for bears would be inconsistent with the Kispiox LRMP. An appendix clarifying the linkages between the Babine LRUP and the SRMP has been added. A paragraph has been added under the implementation section clarifying that the objectives, indicators and targets will be established as LU objectives. Plan is consistent with the Babine LRUP and focuses on land management. The plan does not address allocation of resources, people management, or park management. As such, it does not address issues associated with River use. The plan is clear that it applies only to the Kispiox TSA.
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Xsu gwin lik’l’inswx: West Babi
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Foreword Xsu gwin lik’l’inswx:
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List of Maps Xsu gwin lik’l’ins
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1.0 Introduction The Babine River i
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1.1.2 Plan Goals The overall goal f
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1.1.3 Scope of the Plan The West Ba
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Management Zone, ensuring that valu
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around the world. The river is also
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Traditionally, the First Nations ap
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3.1.1.1 Biodiversity Elements a. Se
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The LRMP also contains the followin
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Objective (s) 11 Indicator(s) Targe
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Table 3: Percent of Forested Area L
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. Habitat-related issues Grizzly be
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Figure 1, Population estimates for
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Objective Indicator(s) Target/Measu
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Water quality is one of the primary
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