West Babine Sustainable Resource Management Plan

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.
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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.