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Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Territorial Park
Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Territorial Park was established in December of 1999. The park protects a far northern wilderness with unique features created by limestone caves, year-round open water, salmon runs, and grizzly bears at concentrations rarely seen at the arctic circle.
Covering nearly 7,000 square kilometres, Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Park involves four areas in total. A 5,400 square kilometre Wilderness Preserve and 1,000 square kilometre Habitat Protection Area surround a 165 square kilometre Ecological Reserve and adjacent 143 square kilometre Vuntut Gwitchin Settlement Land selection. The whole area is managed as an ecological unit for the protection of chum salmon and grizzly bear populations and their habitat.
The park is the result of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Final Agreement and the Yukon Protected Areas Strategy. Ni'iinlii Njik - where fish spawn - encompasses the entire Fishing Branch River watershed and portions of adjacent headwaters. The park protects a representative example of the North Ogilvie Mountains Ecoregion. It also provides a buffer through the Habitat Protection Area to help protect the values of the Ecological Reserve and Wilderness Preserve.
Travel to Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Territorial Park
Fishing Branch is located halfway between Dawson City and Old Crow in the Vuntut Gwitchin Traditional Territory. One hundred kilometres from the nearest highway (the Dempster Highway), it is accessible by helicopter, foot, snowmobile, or by boat (during high water conditions) from Old Crow.
Facilities
There are no facilities in the park. The nearest community is Old Crow, 100 kilometres to the north.
Additional Resources
- How to pronounce "Ni'iinlii Njik" Provided by the Yukon Native Language Centre
- Ni'iinlii Njik "Visitor" Information" Sheet 52 KB
- Ni'iinlii Njik "Nature" Information Sheet 54 KB
- Ni'iinlii Njik "Culture" Information Sheet 54 KB
- Ni'iinlii'Njik (Fishing Branch) Wilderness Preserve & Habitat Protection Area Management Plan 785 KB
- Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Ecological Reserve & Settlement Land R-5A & S-3A1 Management Plan 497 KB
- Ni'iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Ecological Reserve & Settlement Land R-5A & S-3A1 Human-Bear Risk Management Plan (Schedule B) 689 KB
- yourYukon Column - Living with bears (Fishing Branch)
- yourYukon Column - Fishing Branch salmon deliver the good and the bad
Contact the Parks Branch Environment Yukon Government of Yukon Box 2703 (V-4) Phone: 867-667-5648
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