2007-08-004-C3 - LSCFN - Restoration of Fish Habitat in the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation Traditional Area
Summary
The project, as outlined in the final proposal to the Trust, was to continue to remove obstructions from streams that were known for fish movement and migration. Funding in the past was received from different sources for similar work within our Traditional Territory. The trapping industry in recent years has not yielded the type of payouts that many trappers have seen in the past. As a result, beavers have become abundant in many areas. Some of the areas that have been suitable habitat for beavers have now been overrun with them. As a result is much flooding along valleys and more importantly, there is restricted movement of fish throughout these particular areas. The crew were instructed to first walk or canoe a stream, or a significant portion of it, and identify and GPS any obstructions that were encountered. For this project, two persons were hired (Willis Allen, Danny Skookum). One crew person was instructed to be the navigator and make all decisions. The other was to operate the GPS and camera, and to take notes. Everything encountered and all activities were to be written down. (All GPS locations have been mapped and provided on 3D air photo mosaics as part of this report). The crew was then instructed to go into the areas where obstructions were found (beaver dams, log jams), and to remove them. Each morning the crew would arrive at the LSCFN administration building and discuss with the Renewable Resources Manager what was done the day prior and what was to be done the day ahead. Expenses were recorded and given out occasionally during this time as well. The streams that were named in our original proposal were the focus of concern. This project has tried to stick to these areas as much as possible.
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