{"id":11362,"date":"2026-03-18T16:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?post_type=lmu&p=11362"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:17:51","slug":"ny-008b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?p=11362","title":{"rendered":"NY-008B"},"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 and multiple S-sites)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Implementation News<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This LMU was divided into two sections as part of the on-going creation of D\u00e0adz\u00e0ii V\u00e0n Territorial Park. These boundary amendments occured in 2023. See\u00a0our interactive map<\/a>\u00a0for current boundaries.<\/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>\nConcentrated use during fall rutting and winter seasons.<\/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 and potential over-wintering habitat in Eagle, Bell, and Rock rivers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Species<\/td>\nSignificant bear, waterbird, and beaver habitats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetlands and Lakes<\/td>\nMost of the unit contains wetlands and lakes, except for low hills south of Bell River.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riparian Areas<\/td>\nMost of the unit contains riparian habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Major River Corridors<\/td>\nEagle and Bell 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, and Whitestone Village route via Upper Stony Creek. Important traditional use and culturally significant area for both VGFN and Tetlit Gwich\u2019in.<\/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 the unit receives seasonal harvesting use.<\/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>\nMulti-season subsistence harvesting and general land use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourism and Recreation<\/td>\nLow activity (outside of Eagle River corridor); Eagle and Bell rivers have high wilderness tourism value and interest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oil and Gas Resources<\/td>\nHigh potential; Eagle Plain oil and gas basin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral Resources<\/td>\nLow or no potential.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aggregate (Gravel) Resources<\/td>\nPreliminary aggregate assessment available for upper Eagle River2<\/sup>; potential sources identified in high river terraces.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Special Management Considerations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. In the IMA, Zone I designation identifies high ecological and cultural values within a sensitive biophysical setting. All-season infrastructure is discouraged.<\/li>\n
  2. Tetlit Gwich\u2019in Secondary Use Area.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    1<\/sup> Kennedy and Froese (2008)<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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 and multiple S-sites) Implementation News This LMU was divided into two sections as part of the on-going creation of D\u00e0adz\u00e0ii V\u00e0n Territorial Park. These boundary amendments occured in 2023. See\u00a0our interactive map\u00a0for current boundaries. Biophysical Setting […]<\/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-11362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11362","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=11362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}