{"id":11329,"date":"2026-03-18T15:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?post_type=lmu&p=11329"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:11:13","slug":"ny-004c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?p=11329","title":{"rendered":"NY-004C"},"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
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 Settlement Land (VG R-14B, S-16A, S-18A).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Implementation News – D\u00e0adz\u00e0ii V\u00e0n Territorial Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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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>\nOne of the most significant caribou concentrated use areas in the region. Porcupine herd may be present in at least five seasons, including summer, fall migration, rutting, winter, and spring migration.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moose<\/td>\nSignificant seasonal habitats along river corridors. Bell River corridor supports some of the highest winter moose densities in Yukon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marten<\/td>\nLow \u2013 moderate habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheep<\/td>\nMost significant sheep area in planning region; many key sheep habitats identified throughout unit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nPotential over-wintering habitat in Bell and Little Bell rivers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Species<\/td>\nSignificant grizzly bear habitat in Bell River valley. Muskoxen use area infrequently.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetlands and Lakes<\/td>\nLower Bell River in vicinity of Lapierre House contains significant wetland habitats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riparian Areas<\/td>\nBell, Little Bell, and lower Waters rivers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Major River Corridors<\/td>\nBell River<\/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>\nLapierre House (historic fur-trade era trading post, Yukon Historic Site status pending). Many documented archaeological sites in vicinity of Summit Lake.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Community Use Areas<\/td>\nHigh use by Old Crow, Ft. McPherson, and Aklavik residents along Bell River corridor and Summit Lake.<\/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>\nSummer and winter travel and subsistence harvesting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourism and Recreation<\/td>\nHigh tourism values \u2013 Summit Lake, Bell River corridor, and Lapierre House. Summer wilderness recreation corridor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oil and Gas Resources<\/td>\nLow potential; northern margin of the Eagle Plain oil and gas basin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral Resources<\/td>\nLow \u2013 moderate potential.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aggregate (Gravel) Resources<\/td>\nNo identified resources; river gravels or crushed rock offer potential sources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Management Considerations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Proposed as Protected Area land use category (implementation details to be determined by the Parties).<\/li>\n
  2. Rat River Gwich\u2019in Conservation Zone in NWT, and Inuvialuit Category D\u2013E lands on Yukon North Slope are adjacent to unit.<\/li>\n
  3. Summit Lake (McDougall Pass) is an important wildlife corridor between Yukon and NWT.<\/li>\n
  4. Maintain opportunities for community use and subsistence harvesting.<\/li>\n
  5. Tetlit Gwich\u2019in Secondary Use Area.<\/li>\n
  6. 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 Settlement Land (VG R-14B, S-16A, S-18A). Implementation News – D\u00e0adz\u00e0ii V\u00e0n Territorial Park Much work has happened to make this unit D\u00e0adz\u00e0ii V\u00e0n Territorial Park, and work is ongoing. See Yukon […]<\/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-11329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11329","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=11329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11329\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}