Larry Peterson

Intact Forest Landscapes

Proposed Site C Dam

Larry Peterson

Wendy Francis

Peace River Break Vision: The Peace River Break landscape is valued and managed to maintain connectivity for wildlife between core protected areas and to honour treaty and aboriginal rights; it provides sustainable livelihoods for those who live there, and abundant recreational opportunities for residents and visitors.

Juri Peepre

Larry Peterson

Boreal Forest of Murray River Valley Juri Peepre

Brian Churchill

Juri Peepre

Juri Peepre

Juri Peepre

Juri Peepre

Juri Peepre

Paul Horsley

Wayne Sawchuk

Aquatic Habitat and Species

Kinuseo Falls

Juri Peepre

Fort St John

Dawson Creek

Prince George

Combined Land and Resource Use Plans for Peace Break

SRM

Pine Le Moray

Graham Laurier

Monkman

Kakwa

Omineca

Juri Peepre

Juri Peepre

Pine Le Moray Provincial Park

Per Cent of Ecosections in Protected Areas. (MOE 2007 State of Environment Report)

Fort St John

Dawson Creek

Prince George

Biodiversity - Wildlife Habitat Areas

Monkman

Pine Le Moray

Kakwa

Graham Laurier

Implementation Plan for the Ongoing Management of South Peace Northern Caribou

Peace River Break Conservation Status – From Forest Ethics, 2013

MK

K Prince George

Murray River Valley Juri Peepre

Bullmoose Coal Mine – Reclamation Progress, July, 2011

Juri Peepre

Gas Plant Near Bullmoose Coal Mine

Juri Peepre

Well Distribution 1950-2009

Map Showing Proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Through the Peace Break Region

Kakwa Park

Pine Le Moray Park

Monkman Park

Proposed Site C Reservoir

Taylor

Moberly Lake

Williston Reservoir

Dinosaur Lake & Williston Reservoir from the South

Proposed Site C Reservoir

Fort St John

Courtesy -Global Forest Watch

Muskwa-Kechika

Williston Reservoir

Tumbler Ridge

Suitability for Conservation Combined with Vulnerability Nature Conservancy of Canada

Fort St. John

High Conservation Value Lands - NCC

Fort St. John

Monkman

Pine Le Moray

Kakwa

Graham Laurier

Towards a Conservation Strategy

Y2Y commissioned Calgary-based biologist, Dr. Clayton Apps, to model and predict the impacts of cumulative human activities on connectivity for wildlife.

Research Method

• 6 focal species were selected to represent an array of regional ecosystem conditions, while also being sensitive to human impacts in different ways

• For each focal species, Dr. Apps evaluated the potential influence of present and future cumulative impacts on the underlying potential for landscape-level habitat effectiveness and connectivity at the population level

Human Population Access & Remoteness Map Dr. Clayton Apps, from 2012 Y2Y study on wide-ranging species and cumulative impacts

Tumbler Ridge

Prince George

Fort St. John

Mackenzie

Landscape Potential – Caribou Pre-disturbance

Landscape Potential – Caribou Future Projection

Monkman

Kakwa

Pine Le Moray

Graham Laurier Fort St. John

Prince George

Chetwynd

Mackenzie Tumbler Ridge

What Could a Peace Break Conservation Vision Look Like?

Existing Conditions

Fort St. John

Prince George

Core Habitat

Include existing and proposed protection, community conservation areas, wilderness, special management areas

Mackenzie

Chetwynd

Wildlife Linkage Habitat

Include key wildlife habitat, links for wide-ranging species & seasonal movement

Fort St. John

Chetwynd

Mackenzie

Special Measures & Mitigation

Wildlife connectivity Caribou recovery Best practices

Fort St. John

Mackenzie

Chetwynd

Prince George

Fort St. John

River Corridors

Aquatic Species and Wildlife Connectivity

Pine River

Mackenzie

Peace River Break Conservation Vision •Core Intact Habitat (includes existing and proposed protection, community conservation areas, wilderness, special management) • Wildlife Linkage Habitat (includes ... ... key wildlife habitat & seasonal movement) •River Corridors (special management zones, aquatic connectivity) •Special Measures and Mitigation (wildlife connectivity, best practices)

Juri Peepre

Research Directions? Cooperation with UNBC & First Nations for.... •Regional Conservation Assessment and Planning •Community Conservation Areas, New Protected Areas and Connectivity •Wildlife Collision Analysis & Mitigation

Juri Peepre

Larry Peterson

Coal Tenures - North

Moberly Lake Klin-se-za Park