ONTARIO Killarney Lal<elands and Headwaters PARKS Interim Management Statement ® Ontario 2007 APPROVAL STATEMENT r am pleased to approve this Interim Management Statement for Killarney Lakelands and Headwaters Provincial Park. Ontario's Living Legacy Land Use Strategy (1999) has identified this area as a natural environment class provincial park. This provincial park was regulated under the Provincial Parks Act in June 2006 (0. Reg. 311/06). This Interim Management Statement provides direction for the protection and management of Killarney Lakelands and Headwaters .Provincial Park. March 6,2007 Paul Bewick Date Zone Manager Northeast Zone Ontario Parks TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Objectives ................................................................................................................. 1 2.0 Management Context ............................................................................................................ 1 2.1 Environmental Assessment ...................................................................................... 5 3.0 Park Features and Values ................. ,................................................................................... 5 3.1 Geological Features ................................................................................................. 5 3.2 Biological Features ................................................................................................... 5 3.3 Cultural Setting ......................................................................................................... 6 3.4 Recreation ................................................................................................................ 6 4.0 Aboriginal Uses ...................................................................................................................... 7 5.0 Stewardship Policies .............................................................................................................. 7 5.1 Terrestrial Ecosystems ............................................................................................. 7 5.1.1 Vegetation .................................................................................................. 7 Harvesting ................................................................................................. 7 Insects and Disease .................................................................................. 7 Fire ............................................................................................................ 8 Wildlife Management. ................................................................................. 8 Hunting ...................................................................................................... 8 Bear Management Areas ........................................................................... 8 Trapping ............................ :................ ,...................................................... 8 5.1.2 Industrial Resources ...................................................... ,........................ 11 5.1.3 Access and Crossings ............................................................................. 11 Access..................................................................................................... 11 Roads ...................................................................................................... 11 Utility Corridors .................. : ..................................................................... 13 Recreational Trails .................................................................................. 13 5.1.4 Adjacent Land Management ................................................................... 14 Forestry ................................................................................................... 14 Provincial Parks ...................................................................................... 14 Forest Reserve ........................................................................................ 15 Enhanced Management Areas ............................................................... 15 General Use Areas .................................................................................. 16 Indian Reserves ...................................................................................... 17 5.1.5 Land Disposition...................................................................................... 17 Land Use Permits, Licenses of Occupation, and Unauthorized Occupations ............................................................................................ 17 Patent Land ............................................................................................. 18 Boat Caches ............................................................................................ 18 5.2 Aquatic Ecosystems ......................... ;..................................................................... 18 5.2.1 Water Management. ................................................................................ 18 Fisheries Management. ........................................................................... 18 Sport Fishing ..................... ~ ..................................................................... 19 Commercial Baitfish Harvesting ..................... :........................................ 19 Fish Stocking........................................................................................... 19 6.0 Operations Policies .............................. " .............................................................................. 19 6.1 Recreation Management ........................................................................................ 19 6.1 .1 Motorized Recreation .............................................................................. 19 Motorboats .............................................................................................. 19 Aircraft......................... :........................................................................... 19 Snowmobiles ........................................................................................... 19 All-Terrain Vehicles ................................................................................. 21 6.1.2 Non-Motorized Recreation ...................................................................... 21 Camping .................................................................................................. 21 Hiking ...................................................................................................... 21 Canoeing/Kayaking ................................................................................. 21 6.1.3 Emerging Recreational Uses .................................................................. 21 6.2 Development .......................................................................................................... 21 6.3 Commercial Tourism .............................................................................................. 22 7.0 Cultural Resources .............................................................................................................. 22 8.0 Heritage Education .............................................................................................................. 22 9.0 Research.............................................................................................................................. 22 10.0 References........................................................................................................................... 24 11.0 Appendix A: Background Information .................................................................................. 26 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Regional Setting .............................................................................................................. 2 Figure 2a: Park Boundary - Western Section ................................................................................3 Figure 2b: Park Boundary - Eastern Section ................................................................................. 4 Figure 3: Bear Management Area .................................................................................................. 9 Figure 4: Trapline Area ................................................................................................................. 10 Figure 5: Baitfish Harvest Area ..................................................................................................... 20 1.0 INTRODUCTION Killarney Lakelands and Headwaters Provincial Park (P187) is located to the northeast of the Town of Killarney and southwest of the City of Sudbury (Figure 1). The park protects the area surrounding the existing Killarney Provincial Park and associated wilderness additions. The park is located in the townships of Dieppe, Hansen, Goschen, Sale, Killarney, Carlyle, Humboldt, Truman, Roosevelt, Curtin, Bevin and Caen (Figures 2a and 2b). This 15,346 hectare park encircles three quarters of the existing Killarney Provincial Park and associated additions and follows the waters edge of Lake Panache along the northern boundary of the wilderness park. Killarney Lakelands and Headwaters Provincial Park was regulated in June of 2006 (0. Reg. 331/06). The park was designated through Ontario's Living Legacy Land Use Strategy (OMNR