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Image explanation Old Crow Flats Core Wetlands, LMU #1B.
Land Status Yukon public land
Biophysical Setting
Setting Extensive wetland complex with surrounding basin and low mountains.
Ecoregions Old Crow Flats, Old Crow Basin, British Richardson Mountains, and Davidson Mountains.
Bioclimate Zones Taiga Wooded, Taiga Shrub, Alpine, and Tundra (minor).
Habitat Types Wetland and riparian; low elevation coniferous forest, shrub and herb; high elevation sparsely vegetated, herb, shrub, and rock.
Watersheds Porcupine River (Old Crow River and tributaries).
Overview
Old Crow Flats West and East are managed under the Old Crow Flats Management Plan (Yukon Department of Environment and Vuntut Gwitchin Government, 2006). A detailed description of the ecological, cultural and economic values of Old Crow Flats East and West is contained in the management plan and Gray and Alt (2001)1. These units are within the Old Crow Flats SMA but unlike LMU #1B, are not characterized by extensive lake and wetland complexes. They are withdrawn from land disposition and exploration activities until 2026, at which time their Protected Area status will be re-evaluated.
Special Management Considerations
  1. See Old Crow Flats Management Plan (Yukon Department of Environment and Vuntut Gwitchin Government, 2006).
1 [Not publicly available] Gray, D.R., and Alt, B.T. 2001. Resource description and analysis of Vuntut National Park of Canada. Parks Canada, Western Canada Service Centre. Final Report. 54 pp.

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