West Babine Sustainable Resource Management Plan

Objective Indicator(s) Target/Measure Management
Considerations
3. To Maintain
the remote access
associated with the
Babine River Corridor
Park and the existing
tourism facility
around the confluence
of the Shelagyote and
Babine Rivers; and
high-value grizzly
bear habitat
4. To maintain a
wilderness setting for
Gunanoot Lake
5. To maintain or
enhance the
abundance of fish and
wildlife within the
c. Amount of
perceptible
industrial activity in
the Babine River
SMZ during times
of peak tourism
activity (August –
October).
a. Amount of nonindustrial
motorized
use across the
Shelagyote Bridge
in the Shenismike
Shelagyote Access
Management Zone
(see Map 12, page
77) during or
between operations.
b. Season of
operations across
the Shelagyote
bridge.
a. Amount of
permanent roads
within 1km of
Gunanoot Lake.
b. Width of right-ofway
for temporary
roads within 1 km
No perceptible industrial
activity (e.g., noise or
dust pollution due to
harvesting or road
building) within the
SMZ during peak
months (August –
October).
No non-industrial
motorized use accross
the Shelagyote Bridge
(see access control point
4, Map 12, page 77).
No operational activity
(except for road
building) between July
31 st and November 15 th
across the Shelagyote
bridge.
No permanent roads
within 1 km of
Gunanoot Lake
20 metres or less
Applies to the range of
resource activities, such as
forestry, road development,
and commercial
backcountry use.
Avoid blasting within and
outside the SMZ from
August to October.
Gate to be installed to
prevent non-industrial
motorized use of bridge
crossing.
Bridge should be
removed during
prolonged periods of
inactivity.
If access control number
5 (leading into the SMZ)
is effective in limiting
non-industrial motorized
access across the
Shelagyote, a second
access control point on
the Shelagyote River (No.
4), is not necessary.
Road and bridge
construction can occur
within this period, but
must be completed by
September 1 st .
-- -- Management of fish and
wildlife habitat is
addressed in Section 3.1:
Ecological Values, page
March 2004 Page 49