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Researchandmonitoringac0vi0esandneedsrelatedtoABoVEandPOLARac0vi0es
Kirs%eSimpsonSeniorAdviser,SustainableandIntegratedResource
ManagementEnergy,MinesandResources
YukonGovernmentMay16,2016
OngoingresearchandmonitoringRelatedtoABoVeandPOLARac1vi1es
• RecoveryModelingofLegacyOilandGasDisturbancesintheWinterRangeofthePorcupineCaribouherd.
Part1-EcologicalSuccessionComponent.
• UnderstandthevariaEonanddynamicsofrecoveryintermsofnaturalsuccessionanduniqueecosystemandlandscapeaGributes(e.g.permafrost).
• DefinetheecologicalstatusoflegacyoilandgasexploraEondisturbancesandtheirsuccessionalrecoveryintheNorthYukonbasedonecologicalparameters(plantcomposiEonandabundance,soilstructure,forestcover,depthtopermafrostdepth,etc.).
OngoingresearchandmonitoringRelatedtoABoVeandPOLARac1vi1es
• RecoveryModelingofLegacyOilandGasDisturbancesintheWinterRangeofthePorcupineCaribouherd.
Part2-WildlifeHabitatComponent.
• DeterminethepotenEalforongoingeffectsoflegacylineardisturbanceonhabitatandtravelselecEonbythePorcupineCaribouHerd.
• Assesswhethermovementbymediumandlargemammals(e.g.,wolves,lynx,wolverine,caribou,moose,andbears)differsbetweenhistoricseismiclinesandthesurroundinglandscapes.
PlannedresearchandmonitoringRelatedtoABoVeandPOLARac1vi1es• SiteRecoveryPotenEalMappingasGuidanceforExploraEon
andReclamaEonwithinPermafrostTerraininYukon– Thepredic%onofresilienceofexis%nggroundcondi%onstosurfacedisturbance,orits
recoverypoten%al,basedonanunderstandingoflocalterrain,permafrost,drainageandsoilcharacteris%cs.
Managementrelatedresearch&monitoringneedsRelatedtoABoVeandPOLARac1vi1es
• EnergyMinesandResources–ScienceandTechnologyFunc0ons
• TheAgricultureBranchoffersarangeofprogramsandservicesinsupportoftheYukonagriculturalindustryincludingservicesrela%ngtosoils,permafrost,geographyandclimate.AswelltheAgricultureBranchmonitorsanimalandplantdiseasesandinvasivespeciesthataffecttheagriculturalindustry.
• TheAssessmentandAbandonedMinesbranchmanagestheenvironmentalliabili%es,responsibili%esandobliga%onsassociatedwithYukonAbandonedminesminesites.
• ClientServicesandInspec0onsbranchprovideinspec%on,monitoring,enforcement,complianceandcommunityclientsupportservicesfornaturalresourceswhichincludeslanduse,%mberharves%ng,miningandmineralexplora%on.TheWaterQualityResearchandlaboratoryservicessec%onfocusesontheaffectplacer-relatedsedimentsmayhaveontheaqua%cenvironment.
• TheCorporatePolicyandPlanningBranchisresponsibleforresourcepolicy,regionalland-useplanningandintegratedresourcemanagement.Theintegratedresourcemanagementfunc%onincludesthedevelopmentofbestmanagementprac%sesforanumberofresourceandenvironmentalvaluesandresearchinsupportoftheseini%a%vesaswellasresponsibilityforcrossbranchresourcemanagementfilessuchasinvasivespeciesmanagement,establishmentoflandscapeandwetlandsclassifica%onstandardsandestablishmentofrevegeta%onguidelines.
• TheEnergySolu0onsCentre’smandateistoencourageimprovementsinenergyefficiencyandtheadop%onofmoreformsofrenewableenergy.Theyworkwithotherinnova%onandresearchcentrestoassesssolarandwindenergypoten%alandapproachestocarbonsequestra%on.
• TheForestManagementBranchoverseesthedevelopmentandmanagementofYukon'sforestresourcesincludingmaintaininganinventoryofforestresources,conduc%ngaforestscienceprogramandmonitoringforesthealth.
• TheLandManagementBranchcontrolsthemajorityofvacantlandsintheterritory–permitsareissuedforavarietyofusesincludinggeo-technicalandhydrologicalstudies.
• TheMineralsBranchhasanumberofprogramsincludingmininglanduse,majorminelicencing,theYukonGeologicalSurveyandtheYukonPlacerSecretariat.
• YukonGeologicalSurveyprovidesgeoscienceandrelatedtechnicalinforma%on,providessupportforexternalscien%stscarryingoutgeologicalresearchinYukonandfundstheMineralsandPetroleumEnvironmentalResearchGroupprogramadministeredbytheNorthernResearchIns%tuteofYukonCollege.
• TheYukonPlacerSecretariatwasestablishedtocoordinatetheimplementa%onofaFishHabitatManagementSystemandhavedevelopedAqua%cHealthandWaterQualityMonitoringProtocolaswellasawatershedatlastoolthatprovidesinforma%ononfishandfishhabitat.
• Yukon’sOilandGasResourcesbranchismandatedtoencouragethedevelopmentofYukon’soilandgasresourcepoten%al,manageYukon’soilandgasresourcesandregulateoilandgasac%vity.
Managementrelatedresearch&monitoringneedsRelatedtoABoVeandPOLARac1vi1es
• Issuesonourradar…• FisheriesAbundanceandHealth–significantefforthasgoneintothedevelopmentof
aFishHabitatManagementSystemforYukonPlacerMininginsupportofthepreserva%onofhealthyfishstocksandfishhabitatinYukon.ChangestotheFisheriesActwhichfocusonthe“fishery”insteadoffishhabitatunderminetheimportanceofthenon-fisheryfishintheaqua%cfoodchainandtheimportanceoffishhabitatinthelifestagesofthefishstocks.
• InfrastructureDevelopmentSupport–Infrastructuredevelopmentisacomponentofhumansusingthelandscapeandthedevelopmentofnorthernresources.Changingenvironmentalcondi%onssuchasclimatewarming,floodingandrapidlandscapemovementthateffectorinfluencethedevelopmentandplacementofinfrastructureareimportanttounderstandandareofinterestandconcernforthenon-renewableresourcesectors.
• Foodsecurity-maintainingtheabilityofnorthernpeoplestoharvestandgrowfood.Thisincludesfishing,hun%ngandgrowingfood–bothmeatandvegetables,aswellasseedsecurityofnorthernstrainsofhardyfoodsources.
• Waterqualityandwaterquan%tysecurity–forconsump%on,supportofcommuni%es,supportofindustry,genera%onofelectricity,etc.
Opportuni0esforABoVE/POLARforengagement,educa0on,outreach• ResourceManagersInformaEonExchange(ReMix)–
December2016,Whitehorse