Land Management Units (Section 6)

This section describes each of the 22 Landscape Management Units (LMUs) in the Region (see map). Development footprint thresholds are listed by designation in the tables below, and in the information for each LMU. Each section includes the same information:

• LMU name and number
• Land Designation:
  • Special Management Area (SMA)
  • Integrated Stewardship Area (ISA, with sub-categories 1 to 4)
  • Sub-regional Planning Area
  • Excluded Area
• Area: Gives the area of the LMU in km2 and the percent (%) of the Region it covers.
• Settlement Land: Gives a list or count of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Settlement Land parcels. Where Settlement Land covers >1% of the LMU, the area of Settlement Land is included.
• Intent Statement: Outlines the vision and intent for the LMU. It includes a description of the LMU and reasons for the land designation
• Tr’ëhudè and Stewardship: Considers each LMU through the lens of Tr’ëhudè and shares stories, Traditional Knowledge, or values. This section emphasizes the importance of the land to Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Citizens and respects and upholds their relationship with the land. This relationship is fundamental to their identity, way of life, and ancestral responsibility as caretakers. It also speaks to
  the community stewardship responsibilities of residents of the Region.
• LMU Directions: Provides specific management directions that apply in the LMU in addition to directions that apply throughout the Region. These directions are not ordered or prioritized.
• Priority Values: Identifies the LMUs most important or at-risk values. These values guide reclamation objectives and cumulative effects work and must be considered in project proposals and assessments. They are selected for their high importance, their level of threat, or because protecting them safeguards multiple other values.
• Values: Lists all Plan values and how they are represented in the LMU.
  • Not applicable: The value is not significantly represented in the LMU.
  • Insufficient information: There is not enough information at the time of writing to determine whether the value is represented, or should be listed as not applicable. Plan revisions should update these entries as more information becomes available.
• Indicator Gauges: a visual dashboard showing thresholds and current levels of each indicator (this is not available in the plan).
• Cumulative Effects Tables: tables showing thresholds and current levels of each indicator.

Surface disturbance thresholds by LMU. Each LMU has a designation. ISA sub-designations have an associated surface disturbance threshold (%). Each SMA has an associated surface disturbance threshold that matches those of the ISA 1 or ISA 2 , based on their priority values and rationale for designation. For example, LMU 1 is an SMA but uses the surface disturbance thresholds of an ISA 1. Sub-regional planning areas and the Excluded Areas are not included in this table.