Ramparts Public Review: submit your comments!

Ts’ude niline Tu’eyeta (Ramparts River and wetlands) was proposed as a National Wildlife Area by the Yamoga Land Corporation in September 2005. Since then, the area has been going through the NWT Protected Areas Strategy (PAS) process.

Ts’ude niline Tu’eyeta is a both a sacred place and an important harvesting area of the K’asho Got’ine Dene and Métis. For generations it has been used for trapping, hunting, fishing, and camping. The area has many archaeological, burial and historic sites. The Ramparts River watershed is a critical wetland that filters millions of gallons of water per day. As a key migratory bird terrestrial habitat site, the wetlands provide excellent nesting, brood rearing and staging habitat for ducks, geese and loons. Six species at risk are also found within the Ts’ude niline Tu’eyeta area – peregrine falcon, grizzly bear, mountain caribou, wolverine, short-eared owl, and boreal woodland caribou.

The Ts’ude niline Tu’eyeta Working Group has issued its recommendations report on the boundary and management of the proposed National Wildlife Area. Public comments are invited until February 20th.

You can read the report at: http://www.nwtpas.ca/documents/document-2011-public_review_TT_Rec_Report_Jan9.pdf.

Comments can be submitted to nwt_pas@gov.nt.ca.