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I I I I Windigo Point
Provincial Nature Reserve I Interim Management
I Statement
I I I I I I I I I I I I Hon. Vincent G. Kerrio® Ministry of
MinisterNatural ResourcesI Ontario
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I I I I I I I I I I I I IAdditional copies of this publication
are obtainable only from the Ministry of Natural Resources, Sioux Loo~out District Office, P.O. Box 309, Prince I Street, Sioux Lookout, Ontario POV 2TO
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~1989 Government of Ontario
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Printed in Ontario, Canada
I I I I January, 1989
I REGIONAL DIRECTOR'S APPROVAL STATEMENT
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This Interim Management Statement will provide interim direction for the management of the Windigo Point Provincial Nature Reserve until a comprehensive Park Management Plan is prepared.
This statement will provide the basis for the subsequent preparation
I of the Park Management Plan.
I I am pleased to approve this Interim Management Statement for the Windigo Point Provincial Nature Reserve.
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Northwestern Region
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egl0nal Director
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INTRODUCTION
1 1 The purpose of this Interim Management Statement is to identify:
i) park values which are to be protected;
1 ii) resource management prescriptions necessary to protect these values; and
1 iii) restrictions on use of natural resources within the park.
I. This Interim Management Statement is not intended to replace a Park
1 Management Plan. Rather it is intended to guide the use of natural resources and related activities within the park until such time as a Park Management Plan is prepared.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
REGIONAL SETTING MAPWINDIGO POINTNAME:
PROPOSED CLASS: Nature Reserve
M.N.R. DISTRICT: Sioux Lookout
M.N.R. REGION: Northwestern
TOTAL LAND: AREA(ha): 513 ha. WATER:
SITE REGION:4S - Lake Wabigoon
SITE DISTRICT: 4S-2
DATE In REGULATION:
, Dryden•
.rgnace
TARGETS
1 LIFE SCIENCE REPRES1:NTATION site type/landscape unit species/communities
L.U. 25 - Lac Seul Basin Southern Boreal Forest Region - weakly broken lacustrine clay and
sand deposit - red pine stand at extreme range limit
2 EARTH SCIENCE REPRESENTATION geological theme feature
N/A N/A I I a CULTURAL RESOURCE REPRESENTATION
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'theme theme segment
N/A N/A
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day use car camping wJlderness/ba"ck country
N/A N/A N/A
4 RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES
INVENTORIES
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~e~iY~ earth science Ute science ctJltural recrea tional other reconnaissance completion da1e Dec. 1979
detailed completion :date
reQUired? yes
I I I MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES
I I I Land Tenure
There are presently no alienated forms of land tenure within the park area and none will be considered pending the
I completion of the park management plan.
I II Land Acquisition/Disposition
I There is presently no patented land within the park area and no disposition will occur pending the completion of the park management plan.
I III Existing/Proposed Development
I There is no existing development within the park and none will be considered pending the completion of the park management plan.
I IV Recreation Activities
Sport hunting, fishing and a limited amount of camping occur
I along the shoreline of Lac Seul within the vicinity of the park.
I Guideline
I Sport hunting will not be permitted within the Windigo Point Provincial Nature Reserve. Enforcement will be accomplished through communication within park literature and signage along the shoreline of the park.
I Camping along the shoreline of Lac Seul within the park area
I will be permitted to continue for Ontario residents. Non-residents of Canada are subject to the conditions of the Crown Land camping Program which presently prohibits Crown
I land camping within 500 metres of Lac Seul. The Windigo Point Provincial Nature Reserve is considered to be a non-operating park and normal park fees will not apply.
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I I V Commercial Activities
A portion of one Native trapline lies within the park.
I The park lies within the Lac Seul Forest Management Agreement Area.
I Guideline
I The above existing trapline will be permitted to continue as a non-conforming use. In the event of a request for a transfer of this licence, the area contained within the park will be excluded from the reissued licence. No trapline cabins will be permitted within the park.
I I Timber Harvesting is not permitted in the park area. The park
has been excluded from the Lac Seul Forest Management Agreement Area. This situation will be reflected in all management and operating plans that cover the park area.
I No other commercial activities will be permitted pending the completion of the park management plan.
I VI Natural Resources
I The primary life science value within this nature reserve is a large stand of red pine at the extreme range limit for this
I species as detailed in the attached check sheet. Interim management efforts will be directed towards the protection of this life science value.
Due to the proximity of the park to forest harvesting areas and the susceptibility of the park values to fire, all fires
I within the park will be subject to initial attack and fire
I suppression efforts. Fire suppression techniques used will have as minimal effect as possible on the park environment. Such means of suppression as bulldozing, helipad locations, fire camps, and waterbombing with chemical additives will not be permitted except in critical situations.
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I VII Research
I A more complete and detailed life science inventory will be necessary prior to the preparation of the park management plan.
I Research activities that will enhance our scientific and resource knowledge of the park will be encouraged.
I VIII Native Interests
I The park lies within the Treaty #3 area. Status Indians
I enjoying treaty rights to carryon traditional natural resources harvesting activities will be permitted to carryon those activities in accordance with the terms of their treaty
I within the Windigo Point Provincial Nature Reserve. Accordingly such Status Indians will be permitted to carry on those activities in certain circumstances. The details of those circumstances will be the subject of further discussion and review.
I IX Cultural Resources
I There are no known cultural resources within the park area.
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I Sources/References
I Gray, Stephen L. 1980. Life Science Systems Planning Report West Patricia land Use Plan.
I Harvey, E.T. 1980. Earth Science Systems Planning in the West Patricia Planning Area, Final Report.
I Harvey, T., S. L. Gray, B. Thacker 1980. Landscape Units of the West Patricia Land Use Planning Area
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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Backgrounder - District Land Use Guidelines, June 1983.
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MAP NUMBER UTM REF.
o Point - Red Pine Stand 52K/7 190800
LONG. ALT. MIN. MAX.
92 0 44'W 357 m 390 m BOUNDARIES 1:250,~__ .
COUNTY, DISTRICT or REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY LAT. -
of Kenora 50 0 23 'N 1: 50,000 NTS
Lac Seul TOWNSHIP LOTS CONCESSIONS
AREA
1200 acres 480 ha OWNERSHIP
ADMINISTRATION
FOREST REGION AND DISTRICT
B.11-U.English R. M R REGION AND DISTRICT
NW-Sioux Lookout AERIAL PHOTO RAPHS
BASE MAP: 503923/504923 YEAR ~ FLIGHT LINE .--;N=U=MB=E=RS______
PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
A large stand of red pine is located on Windigo Point which juts out into Lac Seul. This stand is located on the extreme range limit for this species as its occurrence at this latitude is somewhat sporadic. Haddow (1948) indicates isolated stands as occurring in the Red Lake, Lac Seul and Lake St. Joseph area with this site on Windigo,Point being one of the locations. Haddow also refers to the fact that the "largest stand of red pine is on Thaddeus Lake". This stand was not visited in the field so it is not known if it still exists. The pine stand at Windigo occurs within a landscape consisting of weakly broken lacustrine clay and sand deposits. Although not verified in the field, the actual deposits supporting this stand may be glacio-fluvial ice contact material (eskerkame?) that have been modified by lake action. The spatial form of these deposits is that of a large knoll which slopes the lake on all sides. Some cutting has occurred here which has left scattered clumps of red pine. The red pine is regenerating except in small clearings where balsam fir is prolific.
DATA SHEETS ATTACHED
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ~ SUMMARY SPECIES LISTS ~ VEGETATION SUMMARY PHYSICAL FEATURES MAP
EVALUATION SHEET VEGETATION MAP
COt.iMUNITY OESCRS. BIBLIOGRAPHY
COMMUNITY COMPo LISTS PHOTOGRAPHS
EVALUATION AND PRIORITIES
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MAJOR INFORMATION SOURCES
Haddow, 1948. Jour. Arnold Arb. Vol.29.
,This site is of life science significance and should be protected.
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December 4, 1979 T. Noble Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Park Planning Branch, Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1W3
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