Atlin/Taku Land Use Planning

Update

Presentation to Multiparty Workshop #4June 19, 2009

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Overview Technical Working Group’s “To Do List” from Workshop #3

Review of principles and goals Complete Interest Summary Document Monarch Mountain (detailed maps)

TWG Activities over last 3 months Where are we in the planning process Plan for Ongoing Community and Stakeholder Engagement

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Workshop #3 Continue to be well attended

37 people to the Community Open House Approximately 40 people attended the workshop

Workshops, stakeholder meetings, newsletters, etc. considered effective and sufficient for engaging the community and stakeholders

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To Do List ...

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Review of Principles and Goals Received comments from a few

individuals/organizations Written comments have been compiled Principles have been completed

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Interest Summary Summary updated Waiting to post to web

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Monarch Mountain Detailed maps available since last workshop Values noted in the spatial summaries

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What has the TWG been up to?

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Stakeholder Meetings Mining and Exploration permitting workshop Atlin end of April

Address questions raised at the April 3rd LUP Subcommittee meeting.

Introduced “High Value TRTFN Cultural and Ecological Landscapes Map”

Answer questions

Workshop #4 Orientation ENGOs and AMEBC by conference call in June Atlin residents prior to the workshop

TRTFN Community Meetings TRTFN Technical team meetings with

individual families and community through May and June

Meetings with Da Kha Nations – Carcross Tagish FN and Teslin Tlingit Council

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Decision Support Tool Information compiled and available for

analysis Available to be used to develop and assess

land use zone scenarios Used to derive the “High Value Landscapes

for TRTFN Cultural and Ecological Values”

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High Value TRTFN Cultural and Ecological Landscapes Map

Identifies the areas with the highest concentration cultural and ecological values

Draft map presented at May 1st open house and to Tlingit community

Map revised based on TRTFN community input Map reflects TRTFN priorities and goal setting

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Subarea Summaries Planning area subdivided into 38 “subareas” Sub-areas:

represent geographic units with distinct biophysical characteristics, resource values, or management issues

follow intermediate watersheds approximately Understanding values and issues by sub-area is a

precursor to zoning

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Joint Land Forum Meetings One day conference call on June 3rd

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Chapters Forestry

More detailed work completed Ongoing exchange of perspectives for

remaining chapters Much work remains to be done

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Where are we in the “Process” Pre-planning phase, orientation, visioning,

and information collection is completed Resource Analysis underway

Workshop #4 Draft planning products under development

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Stages Not Yet Initiated Compilation of plan and public review Revisions to plan and public review Joint approvals Joint implementation

Next Steps Complete remaining sub-area summaries by July 10th

(comments by end of July) Joint Land Forum Field Trip July 13-17th

“Problem Solving” Draft zones developed by Fall 09

JLF Field Trip Workshop #4

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Next Steps (continued) Community and Stakeholder review of zoning options

through September and October Draft chapters completed by end October Emerging plan products reviewed with community and

stakeholder November and December Draft plan presented to Joint Land Forum in December Timing of next steps of engagement, including

workshop, dependant on progress in g2g discussions Wise use of time!

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