Horsefly River Watershed Management Plan


Year 2008
Organization Horsefly & District Board of Trade
Project type Governance
FSWP funding source Living Rivers
Grant amount $40,000
Total project value $59,000
Other project funders

LIRN BC

ID number

07 LR 11B

Location: Cariboo-Chilcotin, Horsefly River Watershed

Project Summary

The Horsefly & District Board of Trade/Horsefly River Roundtable proposes to undertake a similar planning exercise as that of the Salmon River Roundtable to complete a combined Watershed-based Fish Sustainability Plan (WFSP) stage 2 and 3 process by following the WFSP template and complete phases 2 and 3 of the WFSP guidebook.

Stage 2 will include producing a biophysical and sociopolitical profile of one of the priority watershed planning units already determined and identify objectives, strategies and targets that must be met to achieve fish sustaining practices within the Horsefly Watershed.

Stage 3 will produce a detailed fish sustainability action plan that spells out how tasks will be completed to support planning initiatives, identify options, establish goals and timelines and determine implementation and monitoring plans.

Agricultural activities, urban development, rural stream and lakeshore developments, climate impacts (ie. droughts and severe freshets) and declines in the watershed’s forest structure (ie. Pine Beetle effects) in the Horsefly River Watershed stand to drive dramatic negative and potentially negative impacts in the future to fish sustainability, water quality and availability. Developing a comprehensive WFSP to determine proper options, preparation, management and mitigation plans for the Horsefly River Watershed’s future will enable the best management of the activities and development within the area to operate while encouraging sustainable fish populations and fish habitat.

Objectives
* Building of a management structure and project management plan
* Initiate the scoping and information gathering process, including community consultation
* Prepare an overview document outlining implementation and monitoring plans for a WFSP



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