{"id":11389,"date":"2026-03-18T18:26:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?post_type=lmu&p=11389"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:27:21","slug":"ny-013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/?p=11389","title":{"rendered":"NY-013"},"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>\nCharacteristic landscape of LMU #13 as seen from Alto mineral property. Orma Hill airstrip visible in middle view.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Status<\/td>\nYukon public land<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biophysical Setting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Setting<\/td>\nMountainous unit west of Ni\u2019iinlii\u2019njik (Fishing Branch) SMA.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecoregions<\/td>\nNorth Ogilvie Mountains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bioclimate Zones<\/td>\nTaiga Wooded, Taiga Shrub and Alpine (minor).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat Types<\/td>\nLow to mid-elevation coniferous forest, shrub and herb; high elevation sparsely vegetated, herb, shrub and rock; minor amount wetland and riparian.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watersheds<\/td>\nYukon River (Drifting Snow Creek, Graying Fork River and other tributaries to 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 general use area during fall migration, winter, and spring migration periods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moose<\/td>\nSignificant seasonal habitats around Drifting Snow, Grayling Fork and other large tributary streams.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marten<\/td>\nModerate value winter habitats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheep<\/td>\nNo known sheep populations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nNo documented fish over-wintering habitats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Species<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetlands and Lakes<\/td>\nLimited number of wetlands and lakes; one identified wetland occurs in north-central portion of unit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riparian Areas<\/td>\nDrifting Snow, Grayling Fork, and other tributary streams.<\/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 heritage routes or sites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Heritage and Historic Resources<\/td>\nFew documented archaeological sites, including Poulton Station, potentially one of oldest sites in Yukon. High potential for additional discoveries in limestone caves.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Community Use Areas<\/td>\nNo identified areas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economic Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transportation and Access<\/td>\nNo existing transportation infrastructure. Access route to Rusty Springs mineral property utilized historically.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Traditional Economy<\/td>\nNo identified activities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tourism and Recreation<\/td>\nLow interests and activity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oil and Gas Resources<\/td>\nModerate potential; part of Kandik oil and gas basin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mineral Resources<\/td>\nModerate to high potential; this unit contains some of highest relative mineral potential in the region.<\/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. This unit has substantial knowledge gaps with respect to ecological, heritage and economic resources.<\/li>\n
  2. Southern boundary is adjacent to Tr\u2019ond\u00ebk Hw\u00ebch\u2019in Traditional Territory (south of 66\u00b0N latitude).<\/li>\n
  3. Western boundary is adjacent to Yukon \u2013 Alaska border.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Image explanation Characteristic landscape of LMU #13 as seen from Alto mineral property. Orma Hill airstrip visible in middle view. Land Status Yukon public land Biophysical Setting Setting Mountainous unit west of Ni\u2019iinlii\u2019njik (Fishing Branch) SMA. Ecoregions North Ogilvie Mountains. Bioclimate Zones Taiga Wooded, Taiga Shrub and Alpine (minor). Habitat Types Low to mid-elevation coniferous […]<\/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-11389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11389","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=11389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planyukon.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}