Management of Northern Rivers For Recreation: An Assessment of Carrying Capacity and Management Strategies For the Mountain and Keele River Systems in the Sahtu Region NWT.
Principal Investigator: Hagg, Richard (2)
Licence Number: 12705
Organization: Trent University
Licensed Year(s): 1995 1994
Issued: Jan 01, 1994
Project Team: Self

Objective(s): To assess carrying capacity issues and develop possible management strategies for the Mountain River and Keele River systems; to identify the number and type of river users; to determine the operating season for river use; to survey river users, both commercial and private; to survey community interests; and to produce a management plan for river use.

Project Description: The researcher will administer a questionnaire to river users Interviews will be conducted to survey community interests, commerial interests. Present government policies for river management will be researched. The researcher will also survey information from the Nahanni Naitonal Park and conduct interviews with Canadian Parks Service Adminstration in order to assess the carrying capacity and management strategies for these rivers.