{"id":11326,"date":"2026-03-18T15:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?post_type=lmu&p=11326"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:08:44","slug":"ny-004b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?p=11326","title":{"rendered":"NY-004B"},"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\n\n
Image explanation<\/td>\nBell River corridor in Northern Richardson Mountains is a
\nsignificant Porcupine Caribou and moose habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Status<\/td>\nYukon public land and VGFN S-Site (S-16A).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Implementation News<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The boundaries of the sub-LMUs within LMU 4 were amended in 2023 as part of the on-going creation of D\u00e0adz\u00e0ii V\u00e0n Territorial Park. See\u00a0our interactive map<\/a>\u00a0for current boundaries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biophysical Setting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Setting<\/td>\nRemote mountainous unit with sub-arctic conditions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecoregions<\/td>\nBritish Richardson Mountains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bioclimate Zones<\/td>\nTaiga Shrub, Alpine, and Tundra (minor).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat Types<\/td>\nHigh elevation sparsely vegetated, herb, shrub, and rock; low elevation coniferous forest and shrub; minor wetland and riparian.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watersheds<\/td>\nPorcupine River (Bell, Little Bell, and Waters rivers, headwaters of Driftwood River).<\/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 area. Porcupine herd may be present in at least three seasons, including fall migration, rutting, and winter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moose<\/td>\nSignificant seasonal habitats along LaChute River corridor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marten<\/td>\nLow \u2013 moderate winter habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheep<\/td>\nStatus uncertain; significant sheep habitats identified in adjacent LMU #4C<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nPotential over-wintering habitat in LaChute River.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Species<\/td>\nSignificant grizzly bear habitat in lower LaChute River valley.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetlands and Lakes<\/td>\nVery few; lower LaChute River in vicinity of Lapierre House most significant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riparian Areas<\/td>\nLaChute River and few large tributary streams to Eagle River.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Major River Corridors<\/td>\nNone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heritage, Social and Cultural Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VGFN Heritage Routes and Sites<\/td>\nOld Crow to Ft. McPherson trail, via Salmon Cache and Lapierre House. Traditional use and culturally significant area for Gwich\u2019in First Nations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Heritage and Historic Resources<\/td>\nMany documented archaeological sites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Community Use Areas<\/td>\nLimited use; most activities occur in adjacent Bell and Rock River corridors (LMUs #4C<\/a> and #8B<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economic Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transportation and Access<\/td>\nNo existing transportation infrastructure. A conceptual access route has been identified in this unit1<\/sup>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Economy<\/td>\nWinter travel on Old Crow \u2013 Ft. McPherson Trail; subsistence harvesting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourism and Recreation<\/td>\nHigh values in southern portion of unit, adjacent to Dempster Highway. Low levels of activity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oil and Gas Resources<\/td>\nLow \u2013 moderate potential; northern margin of the Eagle Plain oil and gas basin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral Resources<\/td>\nVery low potential.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aggregate (Gravel) Resources<\/td>\nNo identified resources; river gravels or crushed rock offer potential sources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Special Management Considerations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Important Porcupine Caribou Herd concentrated use area.<\/li>\n
  2. High heritage values with many documented archaeological sites.<\/li>\n
  3. Old Crow \u2013 Ft. McPherson winter trail.<\/li>\n
  4. Tetlit Gwich\u2019in Secondary Use Area.<\/li>\n
  5. Potential Yukon North Slope transportation corridor options may require consideration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    1<\/sup> Yukon Government, Department of Energy Mines and Resources. 2003. Conceptual study report to identify potential natural resource infrastructure access corridors Yukon, 2002-2003. Prepared by Access Consulting Group, Whitehorse, YT. March, 2003. 89 pp.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Image explanation Bell River corridor in Northern Richardson Mountains is a significant Porcupine Caribou and moose habitat. Land Status Yukon public land and VGFN S-Site (S-16A). Implementation News The boundaries of the sub-LMUs within LMU 4 were amended in 2023 as part of the on-going creation of D\u00e0adz\u00e0ii V\u00e0n Territorial Park. See\u00a0our interactive map\u00a0for current […]<\/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-11326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11326","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=11326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11326\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}