Display Name: FINAL Woodland Caribou Habitat Management Areas - SK2 West
Description: These Draft Caribou Habitat Management Areas (CHMAs) are based on known woodland caribou use and habitat potential mapping; in addition, levels of both human-caused and wildfire disturbances were also taken into consideration.
Tier 1 areas were selected because they include high-moderate caribou habitat potential with high levels of observed caribou use and low levels of human-caused disturbance. Tier 2 areas were selected because they include areas of high-moderate woodland caribou habitat potential with observed use and higher levels of wildfire and human-caused disturbance. Tier 3 areas provide general habitat and maintain habitat connectivity between Tier 1 and Tier 2 areas. CHMAs are not intended to be in these fixed locations in perpetuity and may change locations on the landscape in response to habitat disturbance recovery, wildfire, changes in land use, and woodland caribou population trends. Different management actions and strategies will be developed for each Tier based on their stated management objectives and relative importance to and known use by caribou, current habitat condition and potential risks.
Frequently Asked Questions:
(A) What do the Tiers mean?
• Management objectives in Tier 1 areas include retention of caribou habitat.Management objectives in Tier 2 areas include restoration of caribou habitat.
• Management objectives in Tier 3 areas include general caribou habitat management and maintenance of habitat connectivity across the landscape.
• Specific management strategies and actions associated with Tier 1,2, and 3 areas are not established at this time. Tier management actions and strategies in SK2 West will be developed with stakeholders as part of the range planning process.
(B) Can the map of the CHMAs be used for industrial planning purposes?
• CHMA maps are not meant for industry planning purposes at this time. Woodland caribou habitat potential maps can be made available and used for industrial planning purposes. Management strategies and actions to meet the identified management objectives within each Tier will be further developed with stakeholders as part of the SK2 West range planning process. These are the Draft CHMAs as of September 21, 2018.