Woodland Caribou Signature Site Management Plan Woodland Caribou Signature Site Pdf Section Pages Signature Site Management Plan 3 – 34 Provincial Park Management Plan 35-102 Eagle-Snowshoe Conservation Reserve (C2405) 103-132 Reserve Management Plan Pipestone Bay - McIntosh Enhanced Management Area (E2359) 133-156 Resource Management Guideline Woodland Caribou Signature Site Management Plan © 2007, Queen’s Printer for Ontario Printed in Ontario, Canada 52106 (0.125 k P.R., 07 08 31) ISBN 978-1-4249-4981-6 (PDF) Woodland Caribou Signature Site i ii Woodland Caribou Signature Site Table of Contents Approval Statement..................................................................................................................................................i Statement of Environmental Values Under the Bill of Rights .............................................................................v 1.0 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................1 2.0 Purpose of this Document .........................................................................................................................2 3.0 Signature Site Vision and Objectives.......................................................................................................2 4.0 Signature Site Values ................................................................................................................................3 5.0 Signature Site Components and Policy Context......................................................................................4 5.1 Woodland Caribou Provincial Park and Recommended Park Additions............................................4 5.2 Eagle - Snowshoe Conservation Reserve ..........................................................................................5 5.3 Pipestone Bay – McIntosh Enhanced Management Area..................................................................5 6.0 Aboriginal Aspects of Woodland Caribou Signature Site.......................................................................6 7.0 Planning Process........................................................................................................................................6 8.0 Advisory Committee and First Nations Working Group .......................................................................7 9.0 Related Landscape Initiatives ...................................................................................................................8 9.1 Manitoba/Ontario Interprovincial Wilderness Area ........................................................................8 9.2 Whitefeather Forest Planning Initiative: Northern Boreal Initiative ...............................................8 9.3 Adjacent Areas Planning Initiative.................................................................................................8 9.4 UNESCO World Heritage Site: Boreal Forest in the Northern Hemisphere ....................................9 10.0 Summary of Planning Challenges .........................................................................................................10 10.1 Motorized Travel .........................................................................................................................10 10.2 Boundaries ...................................................................................................................................10 10.3 Crown Land Use..........................................................................................................................10 10.4 Cultural Heritage ........................................................................................................................10 10.5 Economic Health ..........................................................................................................................10 10.6 Fisheries.......................................................................................................................................10 10.7 Industrial Use ..............................................................................................................................10 10.8 Land............................................................................................................................................10 10.9 Vegetation ....................................................................................................................................10 10.10 Water ..........................................................................................................................................10 10.11 Wildlife........................................................................................................................................11 10.12 Woodland Caribou........................................................................................................................11 iii 11.0 Signature Site Direction .........................................................................................................................12 11.1 Motorized Travel .........................................................................................................................12 11.2 Boundaries ...................................................................................................................................13 11.3 Crown Land Use..........................................................................................................................13 11.4 Cultural Heritage ........................................................................................................................14 11.5 Ecological Health..........................................................................................................................14 11.6 Economic Health ..........................................................................................................................15 11.7 Energy .........................................................................................................................................15 11.8 Fisheries.......................................................................................................................................15 11.9 Industrial Use ..............................................................................................................................15 11.10 Land............................................................................................................................................16 11.11 Representation..............................................................................................................................16 11.12 Vegetation ....................................................................................................................................16 11.13 Tourism and Recreation ................................................................................................................17 11.14 Water ..........................................................................................................................................17 11.15 Wilderness Values.........................................................................................................................18 11.16 Wildlife........................................................................................................................................18 11.17 Woodland Caribou........................................................................................................................19 12.0 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................................20 13.0 Management Plan Amendments and Review .......................................................................................20 14.0 References.................................................................................................................................................20 Appendix A - Advisory Committee Contributions ......................................................................................................21 List of Figures and Tables Figure WCSS-1 Provincial/Regional Context...........................................................................................25 Table WCSS-1 Components of the Woodland Caribou Signature Site........................................................4 iv Woodland Caribou Signature Site Statement of Environmental Values Under the Environmental Bill of Rights In accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR), the Ministry of Natural Resources has prepared a Statement of Environmental Values. This Statement of Environmental Values will consider the Environmental Bill of Rights whenever decisions are being made which might significantly affect the environment, including decisions made during this planning process for the Woodland Caribou Signature Site Management Plan. The primary purpose of the Environmental Bill of Rights is “to protect, conserve and, where reasonable, restore the integrity of the environment.” This broad statement of purpose translates into four objectives in the ministry’s Statement of Environmental Values: I To ensure the long-term health of ecosystems by protecting and conserving our valuable soil, aquatic resources, forests and wildlife resources, as well as their biological foundations I