{"id":11310,"date":"2026-03-18T14:25:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?post_type=lmu&p=11310"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:34:43","slug":"ny-002c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?p=11310","title":{"rendered":"NY-002C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Image explanation<\/td>\nLMU #2 is a diverse unit. Pictured is the confluence of Bluefish
\nand Porcupine rivers. Second Mountain, part of the Old Crow
\nRange, can be seen in the background.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Status<\/td>\nVGFN Settlement Land (VG R-11A and several S-sites) and Yukon public land.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biophysical Setting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Setting<\/td>\nDiverse unit includes rolling hills, low mountains, and extensive pediments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecoregions<\/td>\nOld Crow Basin, Old Crow Flats, Davidson Mountains, and North Ogilvie Mountains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bioclimate Zones<\/td>\nTaiga Wooded, Taiga Shrub, and Alpine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat Types<\/td>\nLow\u2013mid elevation coniferous forest, shrub and wet herb; high elevation sparsely vegetated, herb, shrub and rock; significant wetland (LMU #2C) and riparian (Porcupine).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watersheds<\/td>\nPorcupine River (Bluefish and Old Crow rivers, and Caribou Bar, David Lord, and Big Joe creeks).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecological Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Significant Wildlife and Fish Habitats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Porcupine Caribou<\/td>\nCaribou concentrated use during fall and spring migration periods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moose<\/td>\nSignificant habitats in all seasons with spring\/summer period of special importance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marten<\/td>\nLow \u2013 moderate quality winter habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheep<\/td>\nNo sheep populations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nIdentified and potential over-wintering habitat in Porcupine and lower Bluefish rivers, David Lord Creek, and many lakes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Species<\/td>\nHigh densities of waterbirds stage on this stretch of the Porcupine River.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetlands and Lakes<\/td>\nEntire unit is a significant wetland habitat. Central Bluefish wetland complex similar to Old Crow Flats. Cadzow wetlands contain a diversity of wetland types.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riparian Areas<\/td>\nPorcupine and Bluefish rivers and David Lord Creek. Numerous tributaries within wetland complexes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Major River Corridors<\/td>\nPorcupine River.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heritage, Social and Cultural Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VGFN Heritage Routes and Sites<\/td>\nMany routes and sites (see Map 2, Appendix 1).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Heritage and Historic Resources<\/td>\nSeveral documented heritage and archaeological sites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Community Use Areas<\/td>\nEntire wetland complex used for subsistence harvesting and travel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economic Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transportation and Access<\/td>\nOld Crow winter road.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Economy<\/td>\nAll seasons and activities, including forest harvesting. LMU #2 receives the highest level of community use in the North Yukon Planning Region.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourism and Recreation<\/td>\nHigh values and interests; low activity levels. Old Crow \u2013 Porcupine River is the most important resource.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oil and Gas Resources<\/td>\nModerate potential; margin of Old Crow oil and gas basin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral Resources<\/td>\nModerate \u2013 high potential.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aggregate (Gravel) Resources<\/td>\nNo identified resources; river gravels offer potential sources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forest Resources<\/td>\nLower David Lord Creek contains large riparian spruce forests, an important fuel-wood and building material resource for Old Crow.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Management Considerations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Within the IMA, Zone I designation identifies high ecological and cultural values within a sensitive biophysical setting. All-season infrastructure is discouraged.<\/li>\n
  2. Maintain opportunities for community use and subsistence harvesting.<\/li>\n
  3. VGFN Final Agreement identifies Lower David Lord Creek as a Community Forest Reserve.<\/li>\n
  4. Existing routing of Old Crow winter road should be maintained.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Image explanation LMU #2 is a diverse unit. Pictured is the confluence of Bluefish and Porcupine rivers. Second Mountain, part of the Old Crow Range, can be seen in the background. Land Status VGFN Settlement Land (VG R-11A and several S-sites) and Yukon public land. Biophysical Setting Setting Diverse unit includes rolling hills, low mountains, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}