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M ANAGEMENT IRECTION D TATEMENT S AND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN November 2006 for Entiako Provincial Park and Entiako Ministry of Environment, Environmental Stewardship Protected Area Division Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data British Columbia. Environmental Stewardship Division. Management direction statement and ecosystem management plan for Entiako Provincial Park and Entiako Protected Area. Cover title. Other title: Entiako Provincial Park and Entiako Protected Area management direction statement and ecosystem management plan. “November 2006” Available also on the Internet. ISBN 978-0-7726-5663-6 1. Entiako Park (B.C.) 2. Entiako Protected Area (B.Cc.) 3. Provincial parks and reserves - British Columbia – Management. 4. Protected areas - British Columbia - Management. 3. Ecosystem management - British Columbia – Entiako Park Region. I. Title. II. Title: Entiako Provincial Park and Entiako Protected Area management direction statement and ecosystem management plan. FC3815.E57B74 2007 333.78’30971182 C2007-960004-2 F1089.E57B74 2007 Entiako Provincial Park and Protected Area Foreword The Provincial Government established Entiako Provincial Park (47,699 ha) under the Park Act in 1999. Mineral claims in the Wolf (4600 ha) and Capoose (500 ha) areas, which were partly enclosed by Entiako Provincial Park, are being incorporated into the park as claims lapse. In 2004, the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act was amended to include lapsed claims into Entiako Provincial Park resulting in a total park size of 50,681 ha. Since then, additional claims have lapsed and will be incorporated into the park. Currently only one claim (Capoose area) is still active. Entiako Protected Area (73,268 ha) was established under the Environment and Land Use Act in 2001. Entiako Provincial Park and Protected Area were established to protect high value caribou winter habitat and representative ecosystems. The area is the core of the Tweedsmuir-Entiako caribou winter range and is completely unroaded with minimal infrastructure. Designation followed the recommendations of the Vanderhoof and the Lakes Land and Resource Management Plans. Implementation of strategies identified in the Management Direction Statement will be dependent on available funding and agency priorities. This management direction statement was developed in consideration of direction from the Vanderhoof Land and Resource Management Plan and the Lakes Land and Resource Management Plan. Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose................................................................................................................................ 1 Setting and Context.............................................................................................................1 Park/Protected Area Attributes....................................................................................... 5 Conservation ....................................................................................................................... 5 Recreation and Tourism...................................................................................................... 6 Cultural Heritage................................................................................................................. 6 Significance in the Protected Area System......................................................................... 6 Land Uses, Activities, and Interests ................................................................................ 7 Access ................................................................................................................................. 7 Existing Tenures ................................................................................................................. 7 Existing Land Use Activities and Facilities........................................................................ 8 Adjacent Patterns of Land Use ........................................................................................... 8 First Nations Interests ....................................................................................................... 10 Other Agency Interests ..................................................................................................... 11 Private and Public Stakeholder Interests........................................................................... 11 Role of Entiako Provincial Park and Protected Area.................................................. 11 Ecosystem Management Considerations ...................................................................... 12 Caribou management considerations ................................................................................ 12 Other wildlife management considerations ...................................................................... 14 Fish management considerations ...................................................................................... 14 Vegetation management considerations ........................................................................... 16 Lichen management considerations.................................................................................. 17 Fire management considerations....................................................................................... 17 Forest insect management considerations......................................................................... 19 Forest disease management considerations ...................................................................... 19 Climate change.................................................................................................................. 20 Mountain pine beetle/fire effects ...................................................................................... 20 Ecosystem Management Areas......................................................................................... 20 Management Commitments and Issues ........................................................................ 26 Direction from Previous Planning .................................................................................... 26 Direction from Future Planning........................................................................................ 28 Management Issues........................................................................................................... 28 Management Direction ................................................................................................... 31 Ecosystem Management ................................................................................................... 31 Recreation and Facility Management ............................................................................... 33 Priority Management Objectives and Strategies............................................................... 33 Ecosystem Management Area Priorities........................................................................... 38 Zoning Plan....................................................................................................................... 38 Consultation and Future Planning................................................................................ 42 Entiako Provincial Park and Protected Area MDS/EMP – November 2006 iii References........................................................................................................................ 43 APPENDIX A.................................................................................................................. 44 APPENDIX B .................................................................................................................. 47 List of Tables Table 1. Effects of fire and mountain pine beetles on ecosystem components and processes in Entiako Provincial Park and Protected Area. ........................23 Table 2. Characteristics of Ecosystem Management Areas (EMA) in Entiako Provincial Park and Protected Area ...........................................................25 Table 3. Entiako Park and Protected Area Summary Table of Land and Resource Use Commitments......................................................................................40 Table 4. Proposed management objectives and priorities for Ecosystem Management Areas (EMA) in Entiako Provincial Park and Protected Area...................41 List of Figures Figure 1. Location of Entiako Park and Protected Area .....................................................2 Figure 2. Entiako Park and Protected Area.........................................................................3 Figure 3. Entiako Park and Protected Area Ecosystem Management Areas ....................22 Figure 4. Entiako Park and Protected Area Zoning ..........................................................42 Entiako Provincial Park and Protected Area MDS/EMP – November 2006 iv Introduction Purpose This management direction statement (MDS) provides strategic management direction for Entiako Provincial Park and Protected Area and includes an Ecosystem Management Plan (EMP). Management direction statements do not negate the need for future more detailed management plans. This MDS/EMP describes protected area values, presents direction from other planning processes, provides specific information on ecosystem components, identifies management issues and offers priority management strategies. Strategies

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