{"id":11375,"date":"2026-03-18T17:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?post_type=lmu&p=11375"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:17:26","slug":"ny-010a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?p=11375","title":{"rendered":"NY-010A"},"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>\nVichi tik Creek, in LMU #10B, near its confluence with the Eagle
\nRiver. Non-forested uplands throughout LMU #10 are significant
\nPorcupine Caribou Herd habitats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Status<\/td>\nYukon public land<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biophysical Setting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Setting<\/td>\nUnglaciated, sparsely forested mountains and foothills along the Dempster Highway.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecoregions<\/td>\nBritish Richardson Mountains and Eagle Plains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bioclimate Zones<\/td>\nTaiga Wooded, Taiga Shrub and Alpine (LMU #10A).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat Types<\/td>\nLow-mid elevation herb, shrub and coniferous forest; high elevation sparsely vegetated, herb, shrub and rock; minor amount wetland and riparian.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watersheds<\/td>\nPorcupine River (Rock River, Vyah Kit and several tributaries to Eagle 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 most significant caribou concentrated use areas in region. Porcupine herd may be present in four seasons, including fall migration, rutting, winter and spring migration.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moose<\/td>\nOverall low moose habitat value. Seasonal habitats along headwaters of rivers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marten<\/td>\nLow winter habitat value.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheep<\/td>\nSignificant all-season sheep habitats. One of most important identified areas in planning region.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nNo identified over-wintering habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Species<\/td>\nSignificant grizzly Bear habitat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetlands and Lakes<\/td>\nNo identified wetlands or lakes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riparian Areas<\/td>\nVery few; portions of Rock River and Vyah Kit most significant.<\/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 routes or sites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Heritage and Historic Resources<\/td>\nSignificant archaeological resources present; many identified sites with highest concentrations in Rock River-Whitefox Creek area. Dempster Highway route was traditional Gwich\u2019in travel route.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Community Use Areas<\/td>\nDempster Highway is a multi-season use corridor; caribou harvesting most important activity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economic Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transportation and Access<\/td>\nDempster Highway Corridor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Economy<\/td>\nSeasonal caribou harvesting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourism and Recreation<\/td>\nHigh values and levels of activity (regionally). Dempster Highway, Arctic circle crossing, Rock River Campground are most important locations. Scenic viewscapes and wildlife in this unit are considered most important part of the Dempster Highway tourism experience.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oil and Gas Resources<\/td>\nVery limited potential.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral Resources<\/td>\nHigh potential.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aggregate (Gravel) Resources<\/td>\nMany existing gravel quarries along Dempster Highway.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Special Management Considerations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Maintaining the visual quality of mountain and sub-arctic viewscapes along this segment of Dempster Highway is a management priority.<\/li>\n
  2. Important Porcupine Caribou Herd concentrated use area during fall, winter and spring periods.<\/li>\n
  3. Potential new all-season access roads into LMU #10A from Dempster Highway corridor require careful assessment and management.<\/li>\n
  4. Vittrekwa River Gwich\u2019in Conservation Zone (in NWT) adjacent to northern boundary.<\/li>\n
  5. Telit Gwich\u2019in Secondary Use Area and Na-cho Nyak Dun Traditional Territory.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Image explanation Vichi tik Creek, in LMU #10B, near its confluence with the Eagle River. Non-forested uplands throughout LMU #10 are significant Porcupine Caribou Herd habitats. Land Status Yukon public land Biophysical Setting Setting Unglaciated, sparsely forested mountains and foothills along the Dempster Highway. Ecoregions British Richardson Mountains and Eagle Plains. 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-11375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11375","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=11375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11375\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}