{"id":11333,"date":"2026-03-18T15:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?post_type=lmu&p=11333"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:44:18","slug":"ny-005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?p=11333","title":{"rendered":"NY-005"},"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>\nExtensive areas of high elevation, sparsely vegetated habitats
\nare present in the Keele Range of LMU #5.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Status<\/td>\nYukon public land and two VGFN S-sites (S-17A and S-19A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biophysical Setting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Setting<\/td>\nRemote, rugged mountainous unit with some of the highest elevations in the region.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecoregions<\/td>\nNorth Ogilvie Mountains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bioclimate Zones<\/td>\nTaiga Wooded, Taiga Shrub, and Alpine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat Types<\/td>\nExtensive areas of high-elevation sparsely vegetated rock, herb, and shrub; lower elevation valleys contain coniferous forest and shrub; some wetland and limited riparian.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watersheds<\/td>\nPorcupine River (Bluefish River) and Yukon River (Salmon Fork 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 in eastern portion of unit during three seasons \u2013 spring migration, fall migration, and winter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moose<\/td>\nSignificant habitats in all seasons. High-quality habitat in Bluefish River, Bluefish Lake, and Salmon Fork River corridors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marten<\/td>\nModerate \u2013 high quality winter habitat in forested valleys and mountain slopes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheep<\/td>\nSheep population (unconfirmed) near Mount Rover.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nPotential over-wintering habitat in middle Bluefish River.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Species<\/td>\nSignificant furbearer habitat in northern portion of unit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetlands and Lakes<\/td>\nBluefish and Salmon Fork river corridors contain wetlands. Bluefish and Useful lakes are present.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riparian Areas<\/td>\nBluefish and Salmon Fork river valleys.<\/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>\nNo identified VGFN heritage routes or sites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Heritage and Historic Resources<\/td>\nHigh cultural values at Useful Lake, Bluefish Lake, and Nest Mountain. One documented archaeological site near Bluefish Lake. Potential for caves to be present.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Community Use Areas<\/td>\nBluefish and Useful lakes, and several winter trails.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economic Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transportation and Access<\/td>\nNo existing transportation infrastructure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Economy<\/td>\nWinter trapping and subsistence harvesting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourism and Recreation<\/td>\nLow interests and activity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oil and Gas Resources<\/td>\nVery low potential.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral Resources<\/td>\nHigh 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. High potential for discovery of heritage resources. Numerous limestone caves present.<\/li>\n
  2. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is adjacent to western border of unit (Yukon\u2013Alaska border).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Image explanation Extensive areas of high elevation, sparsely vegetated habitats are present in the Keele Range of LMU #5. Land Status Yukon public land and two VGFN S-sites (S-17A and S-19A) Biophysical Setting Setting Remote, rugged mountainous unit with some of the highest elevations in the region. Ecoregions North Ogilvie Mountains. Bioclimate Zones Taiga Wooded, […]<\/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-11333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11333","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=11333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}