{"id":11358,"date":"2026-03-18T16:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?post_type=lmu&p=11358"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:18:34","slug":"ny-008a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?p=11358","title":{"rendered":"NY-008A"},"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>\nCentral Whitefish wetlands complex, LMU #8A.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Status<\/td>\nYukon public land and VGFN Settlement land (VG R-02A, S-14A\/D, and S-20A\/D).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Implementation News – Ch\u2019ihilii Ch\u00eck Habitat Protection Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Vuntut Gwitchin Government and Government of Yukon signed\u00a0the Ch\u2019ihilii Ch\u00eck Habitat Protection Area management plan<\/a>\u00a0in May 2019.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biophysical Setting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Setting<\/td>\nLarge wetland and riparian complex within rolling Eagle Plains plateau.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecoregions<\/td>\nEagle Plains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bioclimate Zones<\/td>\nTaiga Wooded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat Types<\/td>\nLow-elevation wet herb, shrub, and coniferous forest; variety of wetland types, riparian, and open water.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watersheds<\/td>\nPorcupine River (perched wetlands flow to Porcupine, Eagle, and Bell rivers).<\/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 two seasons \u2013 rutting and winter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moose<\/td>\nSignificant habitats in all seasons.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marten<\/td>\nModerate quality winter habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheep<\/td>\nNo sheep populations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nIdentified over-wintering habitat in Porcupine River; potential over-wintering habitat in Eagle River, Tizya Creek, and Whitefish Lake. Creeks connecting the wetland complex to Porcupine River are significant seasonal migration corridors for freshwater species.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Species<\/td>\nSignificant bear, waterbird, muskrat, and beaver habitats in wetland complex.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetlands and Lakes<\/td>\nEntire unit contains wetlands and lakes; most significant wetland complex in region outside of Old Crow Flats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riparian Areas<\/td>\nEntire unit contains riparian habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Major River Corridors<\/td>\nPorcupine and Eagle rivers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heritage, Social and Cultural Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VGFN Heritage Routes and Sites<\/td>\nJohnson Creek Village to LaChute River, via Whitefish Lake. Important traditional use and culturally significant area for both VGFN and Tetlit Gwich\u2019in First Nation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Heritage and Historic Resources<\/td>\nSignificant heritage resource values. Documented archaeological and palaeontological sites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Community Use Areas<\/td>\nMuch of unit receives seasonal harvesting use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economic Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transportation and Access<\/td>\nOld Crow winter road runs adjacent to Porcupine Lakes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Economy<\/td>\nMulti-season subsistence harvesting and general land use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourism and Recreation<\/td>\nLow activity (outside of Porcupine River corridor); Eagle River has high wilderness tourism value and interest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oil and Gas Resources<\/td>\nHigh potential; unit is in Eagle Plain oil and gas basin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral Resources<\/td>\nVery low to no potential.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aggregate (Gravel) Resources<\/td>\nNo identified resources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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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. Lakes and creeks in unit are considered important to long-term maintenance of regional freshwater fish populations.<\/li>\n
  3. Maintain opportunities for community use and subsistence harvesting.<\/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 Central Whitefish wetlands complex, LMU #8A. Land Status Yukon public land and VGFN Settlement land (VG R-02A, S-14A\/D, and S-20A\/D). Implementation News – Ch\u2019ihilii Ch\u00eck Habitat Protection Area The Vuntut Gwitchin Government and Government of Yukon signed\u00a0the Ch\u2019ihilii Ch\u00eck Habitat Protection Area management plan\u00a0in May 2019. Biophysical Setting Setting Large wetland and riparian […]<\/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-11358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11358","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=11358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11358\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}