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Tlall Management Plan Tlall Management Plan July 2011 Cover Photo: Berry Wijdeven Foreward "Our Bear Mother Story, which is often depicted as a crest figure on family poles, explains our long and close relationship with bears. We are also similar to them in material ways, such as our reliance on salmon and cedar, and we learned a great deal from them about plants and their various uses. Bears play a key role in the well-being of the land. When they lift salmon out of the streams each year, they transfer a great load of nutrients from the ocean to the forest floor, much to the benefit of many other kinds of life." Haida Land Use Vision Tlall Management Plan - July 2011 i Table of Contents Foreward ........................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents.............................................................................................................. ii 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Management Plan Purpose ......................................................................................... 1 1.2 Planning Area ............................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Planning and Policy Context ........................................................................................ 5 1.4 Planning Process .......................................................................................................... 6 2.0 Values of Tlall ......................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Significance and Role in the Protected Areas System ................................................. 7 2.2 Cultural Heritage .......................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Natural Heritage .......................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Recreation .................................................................................................................... 9 2.5 Respectful Use of Natural Values ................................................................................ 9 3.0 Management Direction ..........................................................................................10 3.1 Vision ......................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Management Issues, Strategies and Performance Measures ................................... 10 3.3 Zoning ........................................................................................................................ 15 4.0 Plan Implementation .............................................................................................17 4.1 Implementation Resources ....................................................................................... 17 4.2 Priority Implementation ............................................................................................ 17 4.3 Reporting ................................................................................................................... 17 4.4 Management Plan Review ......................................................................................... 17 Appendix 1 – Appropriate Uses Chart ...............................................................................19 Appendix 2 – Heritage Special Feature Sites .....................................................................21 Figure 1. Regional Context Map .............................................................................................. 3 Figure 2. Tlall Map .................................................................................................................... 4 Figure 3. Tlall Management Zone Map .................................................................................. 16 Tlall Management Plan - July 2011 ii 1.0 Introduction The Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia have a dispute of title over all of Haida Gwaii, but through planning and negotiations, the Haida Nation and the province have taken steps towards reconciliation of interests. Tlall is now formally protected by both the Haida Nation as a Haida Heritage Site and the Province of British Columbia as a conservancy. For the purposes of this management plan, the area will be referred to as Tlall. Other areas established as both Haida Heritage Sites and conservancies will be referenced as protected areas in this document. The Haida Nation and the province through their respective authorities are now working together in managing this area. This management plan does not have a complete or comprehensive listing of all cultural features or cultural inventory in the area. There are far more cultural features, many that are not inventoried, and other cultural values which are held in secret by the Haida Nation. Preparation of this management plan for Tlall1 has been jointly undertaken by the Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia’s Ministry of Environment (hereafter referred to as the “Parties”). 1.1 Management Plan Purpose The purpose of this management plan is to: establish the vision, long-term strategic direction, guidance, and acceptable uses for Tlall; ensure that any activities are respectful of the natural values and not in conflict with Haida social, ceremonial and cultural uses; ensure protection for lands and seas in their natural state; describe the background and legal context of Tlall; and, manage visitor use. 1.2 Planning Area Tlall has been used by Haida people and given them life since time immemorial. Tlall is located on the east side of Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, immediately south and east of the small community of Tlell (Figure 1). It is part of an archipelago-wide system of protected areas2. In total, half of the land base of Haida Gwaii is now in protected status. Tlall is 20 kilometres northeast of Sandspit Airport. It includes a 350 hectare fen and marsh area known as the Tlell Pontoons and a large portion of the Tlell River watershed. The Tlell 1 Phonetic pronunciation is “Tl’all” 2 That includes Gwaii Haanas, several provincial parks and ecological reserves, and ten other protected areas. Tlall Management Plan - July 2011 1 watershed flows north and east into Hecate Strait and consists of the Lella Creek, Feather Creek, Survey Creek and Three Mile Creek tributaries. The terrestrial component of Tlall covers 16,212 hectares (Figure 2). The elevation range is from sea level to 667 meters. A small marine component/foreshore area has been delineated by a joint Haida Nation and Province of British Columbia process that covers an area of 22 hectares.3 Boundaries for the marine portion of the protected area are brought forward first by Order in Council, then by legislation to ensure equal protection across the terrestrial and marine components. This management plan will provide direction for this marine area as well. There are two other protected areas in the vicinity of Tlall. The southern tip of Naikoon Provincial Park is less than two kilometres north, and the northeastern edge of Yaaguun Suu is less than ten kilometres southwest. Much of the east side of Tlall borders on fee simple property within the communities of Tlell and Lawn Hill. Tree Farm Licence 60 lies to the west, north and south of Tlall and has active forest harvest operations. 3 All navigation and activities related to navigation (including within any marine protected areas established by provincial legislation) are managed by Transport Canada mainly through the Canada Shipping Act, other federal statutes and international treaties. Tlall Management Plan - July 2011 2 Figure 1: Regional Context Map Tlall Management Plan - July 2011 3 Figure 2: Tlall Map Tlall Management Plan - July 2011 4 1.3 Planning and Policy Context The Parties acknowledge each other’s respective authorities and are cooperating in the management of Tlall. The Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia have agreements on land use and reconciliation and use their respective lawmaking authorities to enact this management plan. For example, permits are to be jointly reviewed and adjudicated as per processes such as the Solutions Table that are consistent with existing agreements between the Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia. Additionally, an appropriate government to government forum will be utilized to address collaborative management of the protected areas. A brief chronological history is summarized below. According to archaeological evidence, Tlall has been occupied for at least 10,000 years by the Haida people although Haida oral history indicates much longer. In 1996, the Survey Creek and Tlell Pontoons areas were identified by the Province of British Columbia as Goal 2 Study Areas under the Protected Areas Strategy. The special features that merited consideration for protection included recognition of the unique ecological characteristics of the pontoons area and upper Tlell River watershed. In 2004, the Haida Land Use Vision based on the principles of Yah’guudang (respect) was put forward by the Council of the Haida Nation to guide deliberations towards a sustainable land use plan for Haida Gwaii. In 2007, the Haida Gwaii Strategic Land Use Agreement (SLUA) supported the Haida Land Use Vision which included the protection of Tlall. The SLUA stated that
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