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Summary of Stakeholder Interests
for the Atlin-Taku Land Use Plan
Draft Material for Stakeholder Review
Background
This thematic summary has been prepared by the Technical Working Group and will be
used as an additional reference tool during the planning process. Note that these interests
are not presented in any particular order of priority, and are not weighted relative to one
another to indicate level of support. Also note that formal interest statements from the
TRTFN or from BC are not included in this summary.
Draft Material for Review
You are invited to review and provide feedback on this summary. When reviewing this
draft, the Technical Working Group (TWG) asks you to consider two questions:
• Does this roll of up stakeholder interest statement accurately reflect the
interests you provided in your statement?
• If not, what’s missing?
Please direct any comments or questions to the two Technical Working Group team
leaders:
Bryan Evans, TRTFN TWG Team Leader: bryan@dovetailconsulting.com
James Cuell, BC TWG Team Leader: James.Cuell@gov.bc.ca
BC and TRTFN TWG members are available to discuss the material in more detail, if
additional information is required.
Please provide your feedback by April 8, 2009. All comments received will be
summarized, posted to the web, and made available for review by all stakeholders.
Summary of stakeholder interests and themes. 1
Summary of Stakeholder Interests
The following material summarizes the interest statements presented at the November 21-
22 community and stakeholder workshop, in Atlin, BC. For a complete summary of the
interest statements, see the Workshop Summary Report: Community and Stakeholder
Workshop #2: Atlin Taku Land Use Plan available at
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/slrp/lrmp/smithers/atlin_taku/index.html.
Note that formal interest statements from the TRTFN or from BC are not included in this
summary.
Trappers (A)
1. Maintain and secure tenure holders on each individual trap line, in order to
continue the trap lines traditional use and pass the heritage onto younger
generations.
2. Improve notification system for development activities (e.g., mining, logging and
road building).
3. Improve relations and dialogue between TRTFN and non-native trappers so that
important management concerns can be implemented and monitored better.
4. Maintain viewscape of the western shores of Atlin Lake.
5. Security for trapping endeavour, as for other interests, so all can co-exist.
6. Enjoy the land and see it remain the same.
Placer Miners (B)
1. Streamlined (faster) processing of lease applications
2. Certainty for investment provided by a long term (5-year) permitting process
administered through a one-window approach, rather than current annual
permitting arrangement
3. Opportunities to pursue placer mining in new areas in the future
SASEI (C)
1. Healthy ecosystems and shared responsibility—a plan based on respect for natural
ecosystems and that considers present and future needs
2. Conserve natural beauty
3. Retain self-reliant nature of the community
4. Encourage sustainable ecologically-sound economic activities and land use
5. Preserve the enjoyment of the land while ensuring a thriving economy
Fishing guide (D)
1. Maintain and monitor the water quality of Atlin Lake, to ensure drinking water
standards are maintained
2. BC Ministry of Environment should continue to manage the Lake with increased
monitoring
3. Closer scrutiny of use of gill nets by Yukon Renewable Resources which may
have high mortality rates
4. No commercial fishing on Atlin Lake
5. Avoidance of runoff (from roads, lawns) or introduction of raw sewage
Summary of stakeholder interests and themes. 2
Guide Outfitter, Sport Fishing, Wildlife Viewing, Cinematography (E)
1. Increased protection of wildlife habitat, especially in areas of high biodiversity.
2. Secure, intact, naturally functioning landscapes that support healthy wildlife
populations across the entire landscape--may be partially accomplished through
the establishment of protected areas with a large enough area to sustain the overall
ecology.
3. Natural and aesthetic view sheds and wilderness landscapes.
4. Protect fish and aquatic systems through watershed integrity.
Brian Mercer (F)
1. Maintenance of healthy fish and wildlife populations, particularly in southern ½
of Taku River watershed
2. Safeguarding/protection of wilderness values
3. Unfettered use and access:
• Access to Little Trapper lake
• Continuance of present activities (trapping, wilderness tourism and guided
angling, salmon stock assessment, salmon enhancement and research)
4. Security of tenure:
• Residential property, camp and equipment at Little Trapper Lake
5. Maintain ecological integrity and wilderness values of the area
AMEBC (G)
1. Sufficient access to land base to explore for minerals; access corridors for moving
people and equipment
2. Security of tenure and clear permit conditions
3. Community support for responsible development based on clear
principles/performance expectations
4. Adequate human resources at all stages of exploration and mining.
BC Wildlife Federation (H)
1. Protection, maintenance, and enhancement (if required) of fish and wildlife
habitat.
2. Avoidance of development in areas of critical or sensitive fish and wildlife habitat
and the practice the best management standards where development should occur.
3. Protection of the right of public access for recreational, hunting and angling
purposes.
4. Protection of natural and functioning ecosystems.
5. Fish and wildlife must be managed for all British Columbians, under the authority
of Ministry of Environment and DFO with a Regional Fish and Wildlife Advisory
Committee that includes First Nations.
Rivers Without Borders, Canadian Boreal Initiative, CPAWS BC (I)
Summary of stakeholder interests and themes. 3
1. Land: Protection of the integrity of the land which is still unfragmented by roads
and development and as a result relatively full of healthy animal, fish and wildlife
populations. The plan reflects the need for large and interconnected areas that are
relatively free from industrial development and focus on protecting habitat needs
of animals and fish populations.
2. Water: Maintaining the pure quality of the water and fish habitat so that people
from the region can continue to enjoy the recreation and subsistence use.
3. Mining: Addressing the potential habitat and water impacts of mineral exploration
and development in a way that does not compromise these core values, and ensure
mining is subject to the objectives of the plan and only undertaken with the
consent of the Tlingit.
4. Cumulative effects: ensuring that we are dealing with the potential cumulative
effects of development, especially roads which could result in loss of wildlife and
fisheries—through the zoning process, ensure that large areas remain undisturbed
by industrial development and, outside of these areas, set thresholds on timing and
size of development and fragmentation.
5. Climate Change: Anticipate and address some of the changes that will affect
plants and animals as a result of changes in temperature, precipitation etc.
6. Sustainable plan implementation: Finding a new way of doing things so that when
a plan gets finished it will be implemented, monitored and enforced, and adapted
to achieve the vision. Included clear links to the permitting systems.
7. Sustainable economic future: Thinking about how the plan can help translate the
great natural values of the region into future economic opportunities (based on a
stable business and investment environment) for the community that can sustain
families and future generations.
8. Abundant fish and wildlife populations that the local Tlingit and non-native
populations can harvest, clean water to drink, clean water for fishing, and
economic development that does not compromise these values.
9. High standards and clear rules.
Summary of stakeholder interests and themes. 4
Summary of Themes from Stakeholder Interest
Statements
The following table presents a summary of the themes that were reflected in the various
interest statements, presented by stakeholders at the November 21-22, 2008 workshop in
Atlin, BC. This thematic summary has been prepared by the Technical Working Group
and will be used as an additional reference tool during the planning process. Note that
these interests are not presented in any particular order of priority, and are not weighted
relative to one another to indicate level of support.
Theme Associated Stakeholder Interests
(Presented in no particular order (Letter references indicate the
of priority) relevant stakeholder interest
statement)
1. Security of tenures and certainty for A1: Maintain and secure tenure holders
land use activities on each individual trap line
A5: Security for trapping endeavour, as
for other interests, so all can co-exist
B2: Certainty for investment provided by
a long term (5-year) permitting process
F4: Security of tenure over the long term
for residential and camp property
G2: Security of tenure and clear permit
conditions for mineral exploration and
development
2 Access opportunities A1: Assurance of access for trappers
B3: Opportunities to pursue placer
mining in new areas in the future
F2: Unfettered use and access to Little
Trapper Lake and continuance of
activities
G1: Sufficient access to land base to
explore for minerals; access corridors for
moving people and equipment
H3: Protection of the right of public
access for recreational, hunting and
angling purposes
2. Continuation of current/traditional A5: Continued opportunities for trapping
use F3: Continuance of current stock
assessment, enhancement and research
activities at specific locations in Taku
watershed
3. Clear communication and A2: Improve notification system to
notification requirements trappers regarding development activities
A3: Improve relations and dialogue
Summary of stakeholder interests and themes. 5
between TRTFN and non-native trappers
so that important management concerns
can be implemented and monitored better
G3: Community support for responsible
development based on clear
principles/performance expectations
I9: Clear rules
4. Effective Plan Implementation I6: Finding a new way of doing things so
that when a plan gets finished it will be
implemented, monitored and enforced,
and adapted to achieve the vision
5. Maintain view scapes and natural A4: Maintain view scape of the western
beauty of landscapes shores of Atlin Lake
C2: Conserve natural beauty
E3: Natural and aesthetic view sheds and
wilderness landscapes
6. Healthy, intact and naturally A6: Enjoy the land and see it remain the
functioning ecosystems and wildlife same
habitat to support healthy wildlife C1: Healthy ecosystems and shared
populations responsibility— a plan based on respect
for natural ecosystems and that considers
present and future needs
E1: Increased protection of wildlife
habitat, especially in areas of high
biodiversity
E2: Secure, intact, naturally functioning
landscapes that support healthy wildlife
populations—including establishment of
protected areas with connectivity
F1: Maintenance of healthy fish and
wildlife populations, particularly in
southern ½ of Taku River watershed
F2: Safeguarding/protection of
wilderness values
F5: Maintain ecological integrity of the
area
H1: Protection, maintenance and
enhancement (if required) of fish and
wildlife habitat—and avoidance of
development in areas of critical or
sensitive fish and wildlife habitat
H4: Protection of natural and functioning
ecosystems
I1: Protection of the integrity of the land
which is still un-fragmented by roads and
development and as a result relatively full
Summary of stakeholder interests and themes. 6
of healthy animal, fish and wildlife
populations—including large and
interconnected areas that are relatively
free from industrial development and
focus on protecting habitat needs of
animals and fish populations
7. Sustainable economic activities C4: Encourage sustainable ecologically-
operating under high environmental sound economic activities and land use
standards that provide opportunities I3: Addressing the potential habitat and
for community self-reliance water impacts of mineral exploration and
development in a way that does not
compromise these core values
I7: Thinking about how the plan can help
translate the great natural values of the
region into future economic opportunities
for the community, based on a stable
business and investment environment,
that can sustain families and future
generations.
I9: High standards and clear rules
8. Healthy fish and aquatic systems, D1: Maintain and monitor the water
and intact watersheds quality of Atlin Lake , to ensure drinking
water standards are maintained
I2: Maintaining the pure quality of the
water and fish habitat so that people from
the region can continue to enjoy the
recreation and subsistence use
E4: Protect fish and aquatic systems
through watershed integrity
F1: Maintenance of healthy fish and
wildlife populations
H1: Protection, maintenance and
enhancement (if required) of fish and
wildlife habitat—and avoidance of
development in areas of critical or
sensitive fish and wildlife habitat
I2: Maintaining the pure quality of the
water and fish habitat so that people from
the region can continue to enjoy the
recreation and subsistence use
I8: Abundant fish and wildlife
populations that the local Tlingit and
non-native populations can harvest, clean
water to drink, clean water for fishing,
and economic development that does not
compromise these values.
Summary of stakeholder interests and themes. 7
10. Ability to enjoy the landscape A7: Enjoy the land and see it remain the
same
C5: Preserve the enjoyment of the land
while ensuring a thriving economy
H3: Protection of the right of public
access for recreational, hunting and
angling purposes
I2: Maintaining the pure quality of the
water and fish habitat so that people from
the region can continue to enjoy the
recreation and subsistence use
11. Consideration of cumulative effects I4: Ensuring that we are dealing with the
as well as a changing landscape due potential cumulative effects of
to climate change. development, especially roads which
could result in loss of wildlife and
fisheries
I5: Anticipate and address some of the
changes that will affect plants and
animals as a result of changes in
temperature, precipitation etc.
Summary of stakeholder interests and themes. 8
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