Kalum LRMP Projects Implementation Report
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Kalum LRMP Projects Implementation Report Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development November 13, 2018 Foreword The Kalum Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) Projects Implementation Report (2018) identifies and provides an updated status for all of the Kalum LRMP directed projects, or discrete activities. Anne Harfenist originally compiled this report for the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNR), Skeena Region. It is an update of the Implementation Plan and Progress Report (2008) produced by Kerrith McKay, Caroline Lafontaine, and Denise Van Raalte. The intended audience includes provincial government agencies, First Nations, the Kalum Plan Implementation Committee (PIC) and the public. The updates in this report are based on consultations with Natural Resource District and Regional provincial government staff. Agency affiliations for each contributor are listed in Appendix A. Some sections benefited from input from members of the Kalum PIC. General comments regarding information contained in this report may be directed to FLNR at the address below. Specific questions on products or progress should be directed to the lead agency. Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Skeena Region Bag 5000 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Telephone: 250-847-7260 i Executive Summary In July 2017, the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development was mandated to work alongside the Minister of Indigenous Relations, First Nations and communities to modernize land use planning in British Columbia. Modernized land use planning is being developed in partnership between the Province and Indigenous governments. It aims to advance reconciliation efforts, promote economic opportunities through increased certainty for land management, respond to modern social and environmental conditions, and increase public confidence and trust in the stewardship of B.C.’s natural resources. Land use planning will have a much more varied approach than historic processes. Planning will occur at a range of geographic scales in response to specific needs and new environmental challenges. Factors such as the implementation status and monitoring of existing plans will also be taken into consideration. Assessing the implementation status of the Kalum Land and Resource Management Plan is a critical first step in any future LRMP modernization, and is guided by the draft Framework for Monitoring Strategic Land and Resource Plans in BC (2008) and its companion document, the draft Procedures for Monitoring of Strategic Land and Resource Plans in BC (2008). This report is one of a suite of reports meant to give a comprehensive update on the current status of implementation of the Kalum LRMP. It monitors implementation of LRMP objectives and strategies related to discrete activities, called Projects. The objectives and strategies in the Kalum LRMP describe 123 projects. Approximately 77% of regulatory projects, such as the designation of protected areas and Ungulate Winter Range (UWR), have been completed or substantially completed. In contrast, only about 29% of projects that are resource or process based have been completed or substantially completed. The 2018 project completion rate is similar to the rate reported in the 2008 projects implementation monitoring report. However, notable progress has been made since 2008 in implementing Biodiversity, Ungulate Winter Range and Visual Resources projects. The overall project completion rate has remained static despite the significant headway made because advancement in some projects actually resulted in a lowered progress rating. For example, a project related to goat Ungulate Winter Range that had been completed by 2008 was re-initiated because the lead agency will be pursuing an amendment to the designated UWR to better capture winter range for this species. In addition, direct comparisons between the 2018 and 2008 results are hampered by the addition of projects to this document that had been omitted from the earlier version and the re-classification of four projects from the 2008 report as practices. ii Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... II TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................... III 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................ 2 2. CONTENT ...................................................................................................................................... 2 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 5 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 8 ACCESS MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 8 AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................................................................ 8 AQUACULTURE AND MARINE PLANT HARVESTING .................................................................................. 11 BIODIVERSITY .......................................................................................................................................... 17 BOTANICAL FOREST PRODUCTS ............................................................................................................... 27 COASTAL MANAGEMENT – PUBLIC RECREATION ..................................................................................... 33 COASTAL MANAGEMENT – ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: FISH AND WILDLIFE ................................ 33 COASTAL MANAGEMENT – TOURISM ....................................................................................................... 34 COASTAL MANAGEMENT – CULTURAL HERITAGE ................................................................................... 34 CULTURAL HERITAGE .............................................................................................................................. 35 FISH AND FISH HABITAT ........................................................................................................................... 39 FRESHWATER............................................................................................................................................ 52 GEOLOGICAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES ................................................................................................... 58 GRIZZLY BEAR ......................................................................................................................................... 61 OUTDOOR RECREATION ............................................................................................................................ 71 TIMBER ..................................................................................................................................................... 77 TOURISM .................................................................................................................................................. 85 TRAPPING ................................................................................................................................................. 90 UNGULATE WINTER RANGE ..................................................................................................................... 92 VISUAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................. 97 WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITATS ...................................................................................................... 100 PROTECTION ZONE ................................................................................................................................. 106 SETTLEMENT ZONES ............................................................................................................................... 110 SPECIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ZONES ............................................................................................ 111 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CAPACITY ................................................................................................................. 122 4. APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................ 127 A AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES ............................................................................................................. 127 B KALUM LRMP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN .......................................................................................... 128 C ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TEXT ........................................................................................................ 148 iii Introduction and Background Introduction British Columbia’s strategic land and resource management