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Human Needs A number of human needs exist in the license area, such as food harvesting, forestry, mining, tourism and recreation. Moose hunting is highly valued and strategies to maintain moose populations are being developed and implemented.
Definitions: The Committee for Moose Management: The committee is of the Manitoba Model Forest and made up of First Nation and other communities, hunting associations, industry (including Tembec) and government. The committee has been proactive at developing moose management strategies.
Background: Human needs in the FML include the following:
Food | Moose, whitetailed deer, blueberries, labrador tea, mushrooms, high bush cranberry
Wataer Quality | Drinking water is obtained from the Winnipeg, Black, Manigotagan and Wanipigow rivers.
Local Economy | Wild rice, baitfish operations, tourism, employment from mining and forestry
Recreation | Canoeing, hunting, fishing, skiing, snowmobiling, camping, cottaging.
Focus on Water Quality Forest operations are thought to have a small impact on water quality because of the large size of the overall watersheds in the FML. Two monitoring and research programs on water quality and flow in rivers, streams and water bodies have been initiated through the Manitoba Model Forest Beavers can have a large impact on water quality and flow. Erosion can happen when stream crossings are not properly installed. All river crossings are subject to inspections. Buffer strips along rivers and lakes also protect water quality. Buffers are generally 100m along rivers and lakes unless there is additional protection for the area (such as the Manigotagan which has a buffer of 250m in the park area). Focus on Moose: Hunting pressures and increased access have caused some moose populations to decline. In Game Hunting Area 17A, located at the northern tip of FML01, moose have declined from 1560 to 571 between 1996 and 2002. This is likely because of greater hunting access and increased hunting pressure. During the same time period, moose populations have increased in Game Hunting Area 26 from 850 to 2350 moose. Moose harvest is controlled by use of limits, short hunding seasons, hunting closures and use of designated routes. Tembec is working towards a combination of hunting closures and reduced access. Tembec views current efforts as successful in controlling moose harvest and areas currently closed to hunting may re-open once the forest is several meters tall. First Nations can hunt freely (any time and any place), except for the Chief George Barker Wildlife Refuge, where a band council resolution was reached with Hollow Water First Nation and Manitoba Conservation.. Moose management strategies, developed by the Committee for Moose Management of the Manitoba Model Forest, have helped bring about provincial moose policy in the eastern region.
Learn about: Aboriginal People in FML01 Black River First Nation (web-version only) http://www.black-river.ca Hallow Water First Nation http://www.seed.mb.ca/hollow.html Survey - Hollow Water First Nation - conducted by Boreal Forest Network (2003) http://manitobawildlands.org/web_docs/HollowWater.htm Manitoba Metis Federation (web-version only) http://www.mmf.mb.ca Moose Moose in Manitoba – a fact sheet by Manitoba Conservation http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/wildlife/managing/fs_moose.html Manitoba Model Forest http://www.manitobamodelforest.net/ Recreation Manitoba Recreational Trails Association (web-version only) http://www.mrta.mb.ca/ TransCanada Trail http://www.tctrail.ca/ Provincial Recreation Associations - Manitoba http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/rrs/orgs Tourism Travel Manitoba http://www.travelmanitoba.com/ Manitoba Lodge and Outfitters Assocation (web-version only) http://www.mloa.com/ Towns in FML01 Town of Pine Falls http://www.pinefalls.com/ Village of Powerview – A community profile by Manitoba Conservation http://www.communityprofiles.mb.ca/cgi-bin/csd/index.cgi?id=4601075
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