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Kleena Kleene Resource Association - KKRA |
The KKRA was created in 1991 with the philosophy that a local Association could "have significant influence on the policy decisions affecting local resource use. The Association is designed to ensure the growth and development in Kleena Kleene proceeds in a manner which protects and maintains all resource values. The Board is intended to be a vehicle for local people to participate in the management of their local resources."
The KKRA has participated in developing a Kleena Kleene Development Plan, made submissions to Parks and Wilderness for the 90's, Pulp Agreement 19 and been a vehicle for local input to the Five Year Forest Development Planning process. The KKRA is a founding member of the West Chilcotin Community Resource Association that successfully lobbied for and participated with the Commission on Resources and the Environment (CORE) to established the Anahim Round Table (ART). The Anahim Round Table Resource Management Plan of December 1993 was the first consensus agreement on resource management in the history of British Columbia. As a member of ART, the KKRA is currently working towards implementing the Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan (CCLUP).
For many years Clearwater Lake was a popular fishing destination for resident and non-resident sportsmen. In the 1970's there were three resorts catering to this fishing clientele. The outfitter guided hunters into the Bigstick area for deer, moose and bear. The meadows at Porcupine Lake and McCormick Meadow had been hayed until 1979. Fur bearing animals provided a income for a variety of trappers. Numerous ranches have been permitted to graze cattle in this area over the years.
In 1980 logging began in the Bigstick area. Over the next 11 years 9 sq. km was logged from the 27 sq km drainage of Marjorie Creek.
By 1996 the fishing had declined. Only one guest lodge is in operation on Clearwater Lake. The logging road system has opened Bigstick to resident hunters precluding the licensed outfitter. McCormick and Porcupine meadows are now flooded preventing any agricultural endeavors including providing irrigation water to Clearwater Lake Ranch. Cattle still graze the area but the hay leases have lapsed.
MAP of the Cariboo Chilcotin Central Coast Region
The KKRA contracted with BioTerra Consulting, JS Hart & Associates, R. Brink Enterprises, V. Foster Contracting and S. Cornelsen Contracting to complete and deliver:
of Marjorie Creek
Clearwater Lake Watershed
The various watershed assessments, the access management planning and eventual restoration of fish habitat in Marjorie Creek and road deactivation has been conducted by the Kleena Kleene Resource Association (KKRA), in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks and the Ministry of Forests with funding from the Watershed Restoration Program of Forest Renewal British Columbia. Copies of these reports are available through local government offices. The KKRA copies have been presented to the Tatla Lake Library for local distribution.
The KKRA was created for the residents of the community of Kleena Kleene to work in a meaningful partnership with government in resource management.
The access management and road deactivation consists of reestablishing the natural drainage patterns to the cut blocks, landings and road network.This is accomplished through constructing waterbars, removing debris, armouring cross ditches and placing access control barriers on roads that have no immediate industrial use.
The fish habitat restoration consists of large woody debris (LWD) replacement to increase the stream complexity for the target fish species of rainbow trout. Twenty one large woody debris structures have been placed in 1.4 km of lower Marjorie Creek to create scour ponds that stabilize banks and add spawning gravels.
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