3.10 Overlays
Management directions apply across the Region, and additional management directions apply where needed in individual LMUs. Overlays are a tool to group management directions aimed at protecting a specific value at the scale most appropriate to that value, which may not match LMU boundaries. Where directions overlap, the management direction that is most effective at protecting the overlay value applies.
Overlays may include adjusted thresholds for development footprint indicators, value-based indicators, and/or other specific direction related to cumulative effects management. As cumulative effects management becomes more effective in the Region, the Parties should consider overlays as one of the tools for its application. The Plan initially includes overlays for Caribou (Section 5.2.4), and identifies one indicator within each overlay.
