Environment Yukon Strategic Plan (2013, 24 p.)

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Devil's Elbow and Big Island Habitat Protection Areas Management Plan (2012, 32 p.)
A detailed plan for managing Devil’s Elbow and Big Island Habitat Protection Areas. Includes map.

Horseshoe Slough Management Plan (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website) (2002, 20 p.)
A detailed plan for managing the Horseshoe Slough Habitat Protection Area. Includes map.

Lhutsaw Wetland Habitat Protection Area Management Plan965 KB (2006, 39 p.)
A management plan for the Lhutsaw Wetland Habitat Protection Area. Includes maps

Ni'iinlii'Njik (Fishing Branch) Wilderness Preserve & Habitat Protection Area Management Plan 785 KB (2004, updated 2010 36 p.)
A detailed plan for managing the Ni'iinlii'Njik Wilderness Preserve and Habitat areas.

Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Ecological Reserve & Settlement Land R-5A & S-3A1 Management Plan 497 KB (2004, updated 2010)
A detailed plan for managing the Fishing Branch Ecological Reserve, R-5A, and S-3Al

Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Ecological Reserve & Settlement Land R-5A & S-3A1 Human-Bear Risk Management Plan (Schedule B) 689 KB (2006, updated 2010)
A Risk Management Plan which provides the most current standards and guidelines for promoting human safety and ecological integrity of the Ni’iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch).

Tsâwnjik Chu Nordenskiold Habitat Protection Area Management Plan (2010)
A management plan that sets out the recommended activities for the Tsâwnjik Chu (Nordenskiold) wetland complex.

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Heritage Rivers

Bonnet Plume River Monitoring Report 1997-2007 800 KB
A review of the Bonnet Plume Canadian Heritage River to meet the requirements for a 10-year review of nomination values under the Canadian Heritage River System.

Bonnet Plume Canadian Heritage River Management Plan2 MB
Provides a framework for future watershed management and decision making. It includes a work program that outlines the roles and responsibilities, cooperative working arrangements, issues, information gaps, tools and actions that need to be considered to manage resource use effectively.

Managing the Tatshenshini River as a Canadian Heritage River 933 KB
Provides a river management strategy for the Tatshenshini River (Yukon Portion)

Yukon River: Thirty Mile Section - A Canadian Heritage River Management Plan 8.2 MB  (1990)
Provides a river management plan for a section of the Yukon River located north of Whitehorse

Yukon River: Thirty Mile Section 10 Year Review 1990 - 2002 618 KB
A 10 year review of the Thirty Mile Section of the Yukon River to ensure it continues to meet CHRS selection and integrity guidelines.

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Special Management Areas

Old Crow Flats Special Management Area Management Plan (2006, 68 p. booklet)

• Management Plan (without maps) 3.8 MB
• Management Plan (with maps) 17 MB

This Special Management Area includes one of the most important wetland and lake complexes in Canada, the Old Crow Flats (Van Tat K’atr’anahtii).

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Territorial Parks

Herschel Island Territorial Park: Qikiqtaruk Management Plan 800 KB
Provides strategic direction and identifies performance measures that more accurately reflect the Park's current and predicted future use while updating the plan to reflect new legislative changes.

Tombstone Territorial Park Management Plan 8.7 MB
The Tombstone Territorial Park Management Plan provides a clear, long-term vision and direction for the future management and operation of the park. This plan provides for the protection of the natural, historic and cultural resources of the Park.

Fish & Wildlife Branch reports

Fish and Wildlife Branch Projects 2012-2013

Brief overviews of the Fish and Wildlife Branch projects for 2012-2013.

Stocked Lakes Survey 2011 0.4 MB
See what anglers had to say about Yukon's Stocked Lakes Program in the results of our 2011 Stocked Lakes Survey.

Fish & Wildlife Branch Highlights 2011 9 MB
Highlights of some of the diverse projects the Fish and Wildlife Branch and its management partners undertook in 2011.

Fish and Wildlife Branch Projects 2011-2012 2.4 MB
Brief overviews of the Fish and Wildlife Branch projects underway in 2011-12.
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Community-based fish & wildlife work plans

Fish and Wildlife Work Plan, Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Traditional Territory 2008-2013 5.2 MB

A fish and wildlife management work plan intended to document concerns and potential solutions about fish and wildlife management in the Na-Cho Nyäk Dun traditional territory.

Fish and Wildlife Work Plan, Vuntut Gwitchin Traditional Territory 2008-2013 1.2 MB

A fish and wildlife management work plan intended to document concerns and potential solutions about fish and wildlife management in the Vuntut Gwitchin traditional territory.

Little Salmon/Carmacks Community-Based Fish and Wildlife Management Plan 3 MB
This community-based fish and wildlife plan developed by involving the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, the Carmacks Renewable Resources Council, Government of Yukon and the community in the development of a five-year work plan to address local concerns about fish and wildlife.

Birds

Monitoring Black Guillemot population and nesting success at Herschel Island, Yukon (2005) 680 KB
The Black Guillemot colony at Pauline Cove on Herschel Island is the only one in the Yukon, and one of the few in the western Arctic. This colony has been monitored for population and nesting success since about 1984.

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Bison

Management Plan for the Aishihik Wood Bison Herd in Southwestern Yukon 5.2 MB  (2012, 32 p.)

The plan provides a broad framework to guide the management of the herd, while addressing local concerns and interests.

Yukon Bison Management Plan (1998) (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)
This plan provides key concerns and actions related to herd size and range, hunting, ecosystem impacts, highway impacts, commercial use, genetics, disease, interpretive programs, habitat protection, and compensation for agricultural land owners.

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Caribou

Three Decades of Caribou Recovery Programs in Yukon: A Paradigm Shift in Wildlife Management 308 KB
A look back at Caribou Recovery Programs - provides a record of understanding of the changes observed.

Aishihik and Kluane Northern Mountain Caribou Herds Census, 2009 633 KB
Environment Yukon censused the Aishihik and Kluane northern mountain caribou herds during March 2009. This report provides the results of these surveys and suggest that the current management approaches for both herds are appropriate.

Management Plan for the Chisana Caribou Herd Report 2010-2015

A management plan with the ultimate goal of supporting a stable or increasing population for the Chisana Caribou Herd.

Lichen Assessment Chisana Caribou Range 2011 419 KB (2011, 12 p.)

A survey of lichen abundance and distribution of caribou forage lichen accross a portion of the Chisana caribou herd range.

Status of the Chisana Caribou Herd 946 KB (2002, 24 p.) Report on the recovery plan and herd management strategy for the Chisana Caribou of the Yukon/Alaska border region. Includes maps and charts.

Recovery of the Chisana Caribou Herd in the Alaska/Yukon Borderlands: Captive-Rearing Trials 1.3 MB (2009)
A report of the trials to assess the efficacy of a captive-rearing approach to increase calf survival in the Chisana Caribou Herd, a small, declining population of woodland caribou in the Alaska/Yukon borderlands.

Finlayson Caribou Herd Late-Winter Population Survey 2.9 MB (2007)
This report describes the results of a late-winter population survey of the Finlayson caribou herd, a population of woodland caribou found east of Ross River in the southeast Yukon.

Habitat Selection Forty Mile Caribou in the Dawson Region Late Winter 1.5 MB (2012, 31 p.)

A model of late winter habitat selection by Forty Mile caribou in the Dawson region. This report predicts selection patterns for future winter range expansion.

Habitat Management in the Yukon Winter Range of the Little Rancheria Caribou Herd 868 KB (2003, 36 p.)
The current status of the winter range for the Little Rancheria caribou herd situated west of Watson Lake and a review of current research with suggested management approaches.

Little Rancheria Caribou in the Yukon: Evaluation of Winter Habitat Quality and Habitat Use 2.5KB (2004, 74 p.)
Technical information gathered on this herd between 1990 and 2000, including an analysis of habitat quality and habitat use through the latter years of the study.

Porcupine Caribou Management Plan 944 KB (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)
For three-year period 2000 - 2003. Includes management objectives and principals, current status, work plans and action plans.

Scientific Rationale for Implementing Conservation Measures to Protect the Porcupine Caribou Herd 1.7 MB (42 p.)

Presentation: Rationale for Yukon Government's Proposed Conservation Measures to protect the Porcupine Caribou Herd 1.1 MB (47 p.)

Southern Lakes Caribou Recovery Program (from Yukon Fish & Wildlife Co-Management Website)
This report provides background information on what stimulated development of this Caribou Recovery Program, presents the program's goals, and reports on what has been done so far.

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Elk

Management Plan for Elk in the Yukon 3 MB (2008, 46 p.)
A publicly developed plan for wild elk (Cervus elaphus) that will support a healthy and viable elk population. The plan deals with a range of issues, including: managing elk habitat and range; human use and appreciation of elk; and, the socio-economic impacts of elk.

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Fish
	Angler Harvest Surveys Bennett Lake 181 KB (2009, 20 p.) Fish Lake 154 KB (2010, 21 p.) Frances Lake 169 KB (2009, 26 p.) Kathleen Lake 173 KB (2004, 26 p.) Kusawa Lake 143 KB (2006, 27 p.) Lake Laberge 150 KB (2007, 25 p.) Little Atlin Lake  170 KB (2008, 31 p.) Marsh Lake 144 KB (2007, 27 p.) McIntyre Creek 186 KB (2004, 42 p.) Pine Lake 191 KB (2009, 23 p.) Tagish Bridge 275 KB (2007, 29 p.) Teslin Lake 224 KB (2008)
	Lake Trout Population Assessments Bennett Lake 984 KB (2001, 2009, 11 p.) Caribou Lake 379 KB (2011, 25 p.) Dezadeash Lake 613 KB (1995, 2001, 2006, 45 p.) Fish Lake 942 KB (2010, 21 p.) Lake Laberge 826 KB (1991, 1999, 2004, 2009, 12 p.) Louise (Jackson) Lake 377 KB (2011, 22 p.) Pine Lake 990 KB (2010, 15 p.) Teslin Lake 991 KB (1997, 2003, 2009) Wellesley Lake 509 KB (2009, 26 p.)
	Method Development - Assessment of Arctic Grayling Populations Using Snorkel Surveys Lubbock River 427 KB (2010, 27 p.) A review of methods for monitoring grayling populations in a Yukon context.
	Peel Watershed Fish Habitat Assessment 1.8 MB (2011, 44 p.) This report presents findings on fish distribution and habitat in the remote upper Peel Watershed.
	Sport Fishing in Yukon - Summary Reports of Recreational Fishing in Canada Survey Summarizes the results of surveys of sport fishing in Yukon. Provides info about recreational fishing including origin of anglers, demographics, economic impacts, quality of fishing and fisheries management issues. 2005 Summary Report 273 KB (20 p.) 2000 Summary Report 143 KB (11 p.) 1995 Summary Report 247 KB (15 p.) 1990 Summary Report 158 KB (16 p.)
	Status of Yukon Fisheries 1.1 MB The Status of Yukon Fisheries provides an overview of the history and current status of Yukon fisheries, identifies current issues, and provides suggestions for the direction of fisheries management. Lake Trout Status Table 102 KB A separate table on the status of Lake Trout.
	Application of a New Method for Monitoring Lake Trout Abundance in Yukon: Summer Profundal Index Netting (SPIN) 0.3 MB A new method to monitor lake trout populations appears to better meet Yukon management needs.

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Moose
	Moose Survey, Whitehorse North, Late-Winter 20111.9 MB (2011, 30 p.) A late-winter survey of moose in the Whitehorse North area to estimate the abundance, distribution, and age and sex composition of the Whitehorse North moose population.
	Moose Survey, Dawson, Early Winter 2008 3.18 MB (2008, 61 p.) An early winter survey of moose in the Dawson area to estimate the abundance, distribution, and age and sex composition of the Dawson moose population.
	Moose Survey, Tatchun Moose Management Unit, Late Winter 2011 2.79 MB (2011, 21 p.) A late winter survey of moose in the area northeast of Carmacks and southeast of Pelly Crossing to estimate the abundance, distribution, and age and sex composition of the area's moose population.

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Sheep & Goats

Status of Dall's Sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) in the Northern Richardson Mountains 805 KB (2011, 64 p.)
This report describes what is known of Dall's sheep in the Northern Richardson Mountains, based on results from scientific studies combined with the documented local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge of northern aboriginal people.

Dall's Sheep in the Northern Richardson Mountains - Status Report Summary 55 KB (2011, 2 p.)
This document summarizes what is known of Dall's sheep in the Northern Richardson Mountains, based on results from scientific studies combined with the documented local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge of northern aboriginal people.

Draft Management Plan for Dall's Sheep in the Northern Richardson Mountains 2.7MB (2008, 33 p.)
The plan provides recommendations and actions to conserve the Dall's sheep population in the Northern Richardson Mountains. First Nations, co-management boards, and public government worked in partnership to develop this recommended draft plan.

Late Winter Habitat Selection By Sheep in the Dawson Region 593 KB (2012, 12 p.)

An evaluation of late winter habitat selection by sheep in the Dawson region. Identification and protection of late winter habitat is thought to be critical to maintaining sheep populations.

Mountain Goat Survey of Southwest Yukon and Northwest British Columbia 2007 909 KB (2007, 13 p.)
Approximately 10 000 km² of mountain goat range along the border region between Atlin B.C. and Haines Junction Yukon was surveyed during February and March 2007. Surveyors counted 331 goats, evenly distributed between eastern and western parts of the survey area.

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Wolves

Yukon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan 1.2 MB  (May 2012, 24 p.)
The Yukon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan is part of the Government of Yukon’s ongoing commitment to promote the sustainable use of wildlife resources. It is intended to guide wolf conservation and management throughout Yukon, ensuring that the roles of wolves and their prey species are respected.

Wolf Survey in the Nisutlin River Basin 868 KB (2011, 19 p.)
Results of the 2011 Nisutlin Basin wolf survey, flown February 5-18, 2011.

Can non-lethal methods effectively reduce wolf numbers? 111 KB (2011, 6 p.)
Results of the Aishihik wolf fertility control experiment where 23 wolves were surgically treated between 1994 and 2003.

Does Training Trappers Improve Wolf Trapping Success? (2011, 17 p.)
Between 1998 and 2007, Environment Yukon trained and supported 126 local trappers to be more effective harvesters of wolves. Provides the results of The Community-Based Wolf Trapping Initiative.

Yukon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan 3.8 MB (1992, 17 p. booklet)
This plan was developed by a citizen advisory group and adopted by the Yukon government.

Wolf Survey in the Coast Mountains, 2009

• Summary 22 KB
• Full Survey 497 KB (2009, 24 p.)

A wolf population assessment of the Coast Mountains which provides information needed to assess the impact wolves may be having on moose and caribou in the region.

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Research

2008 Fish & Wildlife Inventory Program Project Summaries655 KB (75 p.)
This document provides a snapshot look at the Fish and Wildlife Branch’s inventory-funded projects for 2008-2009.

2007 Fish & Wildlife Inventory Program Project Summaries842 KB (78 p.)
This document provides a snapshot look at the Fish and Wildlife Branch's inventory-funded projects. In all, 36 inventory projects were done in the 2007-08 fiscal year.

Evaluation of the Klondike Soft Gold Program 2.2 MB (2008, 72 p.)
Results and recommendations from the review of the "Klondike Soft Gold Program" an initiative to revitalize the fur industry in Yukon, relying in particular on the marketing of a product brand.

Ecosystems of the Peel Watershed: A Predictive Approach to Regional Watershed Mapping 9 MB (2008, 66 p.)
This ecosystem classification helps provide the framework for describing the diversity of landscapes within the Peel Watershed, is a base for wildlife habitat interpretation, and a means to help identify conservation values useful for land use planning.

Preventing Wildlife Injuries from Highway Right-of-Way Brushing3.2 MB (2008, 29 p.)
This slideshow emphasizes the potential hazards that may arise from improper right-of-way brushing and shows possible solutions.

Best Management Practices for Works Affecting Water in Yukon (2012, 118 p.)

Helps developers comply with environmental regulations and avoid or mitigate the negative environmental impacts of development activities.

Guidance Document on Water and Mass Balance Models for the Mining Industry 2.6 MB (2011, 248 p.)

Also available in French 2 MB (2011, 255 p.)

Provides guidance in the development of integrated water and mass balance models for mine development operating tailings or heap leach facilities. Addresses various water resource components of the mine planning process in order to assist with mine design operations, while ensuring the protection of the environment.

Contact Water Resources for Microsoft Excel copies of Appendix B and C.

Dam Guide: Design Expectations and Required Information 975 KB (2012, 12 p.)
The Dam Guide, jointly prepared by Environment Yukon, Yukon Government and YESAB describes design expectations and supporting information required for dam or water control structure construction. It is intended to support, not replace, direct discussions between proponents, assessors and regulators. Topics covered include: general information, assessment and licencing process, information requirements, operations and decommissioning.

Yukon Water: An assessment of climate change vulnerabilities 7 MB (2011, 98 p.)
This report provides a snapshot of current and forecasted water resource issues in Yukon related to climate change.

Yukon Wide Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Program Community of Whitehorse Wells 2001-2010 Monitoring Data Analysis 276 (2011, 19 p.)
Since 2001, four long-term monitoring wells have been established in the community of Whitehorse. This report presents results from these wells in the community of Whitehorse.

Climate Change Action Plan Progress Report 1.4 MB (2012)

(French)

This report details progress made on the Yukon government’s 33 priority climate change actions and on actions that have developed over the last three years.

Climate Change Action Plan (French) 2 MB  (2009)
The Action Plan sets out how the Yukon government is responding to climate change. It shows actions now underway as well as what new or enhanced actions would help advance the government's priorities.

What We Heard: A Summary of Comments on the Yukon Government Draft Climate Change Action Plan 500 KB (2008)
The feedback received during the public consultation held May 7 - July 31 is summarized in this report and was used to complete a final version of the Action Plan.

A Snapshot: Yukon Government Actions on Climate Change during 2006 & 2007 329 KB (2008)
A summary of all Yukon government actions in response to climate change during the period 2006 to 2007.

Yukon Government Climate Change Strategy 2006 3.2 MB
This outlines how the government will build on existing programs, activities and experience to respond to the impacts of climate change.

Yukon Youth Outside (the box) 2007 490 KB
Reporting the results of the August 29, 2007 workshop that brought 24 Yukoners ages 16 to 27 to Sprucewind Camp at Marsh Lake. The Youth were tasked with the question: What would Youth do, in place of the Yukon Government, if asked to solve Climate Change?

Yukon State of the Environment Interim Report 2013 1.9 MB (70 p.)
Note: The report title reflects the year of publication instead of the year the data were collected. Click here to take the user satisfaction survey for this report (July 31, 2013 deadline).

Contact Environment Yukon

Environment Yukon
Government of Yukon
Box 2703 (V-3A) Whitehorse, Yukon Canada Y1A 2C6

Phone: 867-667-5652
Toll free (in Yukon): 1-800-661-0408 local 5652 Fax: 867-393-7197

Email: environmentyukon@gov.yk.ca