Atlin/Taku Land Use Planning Zoning Concepts Presentation to Multiparty Workshop #6 November 27, 2009

2 Where we left off... Spatially oriented discussion for workshops #4 and extra workshop #5  Compiled Planning Sub Area Handbook  Workshop discussion by Sub Area Groups: Confirming values Identifying compatibilities - conflict - interactions Suggesting strategies to mitigate impacts or enhance values Expectation that TWG would incorporate this input into G2G negotiations and develop draft zones

What are we working with? Provincial and TRTFN interests Vision and Principles Workshop Results Stakeholder comments on early draft products 3

What Spatial Info are we working with? 1. Technical Working Group generated products:  Resource Atlas  Community Areas of Interest  Wildlife Habitat Models  Climate Change report  Rare and Sensitive ecosystems report 4

What Spatial Info are we working with? 2. Spatial Inputs from BC and TRTFN:  Tlingit Tlatsini Map  BC protected areas strategy 5

What Spatial Info are we working with? 3. Stakeholder and Community products:  April 3 rd 09 map, developed by some members of the Atlin community  Conservation areas map, developed by CPAWS  Mineral Potential Mapping 6

So, where are we with zoning... Productive discussions and possible solutions in some areas More challenging discussions and remaining issues in other areas Striving to achieve balance and workable solutions that consider all interests 7

Balance “ Greater certainty exists across the landbase, ensuring a balance between: protecting Tlingit Khustiyxh (way of life); enabling sustainable economic development; conserving ecological values; and sustaining the lifestyle and livelihoods of the Atlin community” 8

Resource Management Zones General Management Direction Area-Specific Protected 9

Concepts Atlin West Atlin East Taku 10

Northwest Emerging support: Major access off Tagish Lake; Not opening area to major new resource roads. Extension to Atlin Park north, to include Atlin Mountain Under discussion: Significant areas around Tutshi/National Historic Site Ongoing engagement ongoing with CTFN to identify specific areas for protection Atlin Recreation Area 11

Northeast Emerging support: Hitchcock Creek link with Agay Mene Upper Gladys River Monarch Mountain Atlin Community Zone Blue Canyon:  Existing access ‘footprint’  Protection south of O’Donnel 12

Taku Watershed Emerging agreement Incremental access direction (G2G) for watershed Significant new conservation opportunities in the Nakina-Inklin Under discussion Sloko Lower Taku Approach in southern third, acknowledging Tahltan interests 13

Next Steps Comments and discussion from this workshop More work between the governments Bring a completed draft to a workshop early February. 14