Sedgman Lake Provincial Park Management Statement

Regional Director’s approval statement

Sedgman Lake Provincial Nature Reserve

This revised Interim Management Statement will provide interim direction for the management of the above Provincial Nature Reserve until a comprehensive Park Management Plan is prepared.

This statement will provide the basis for the subsequent preparation of the Park Management Plan.

I am pleased to approve this Interim Management Statement.

Signed by:

M. S. Millar
A/Regional Director
North Central Region

Revised March 1991

Background information

• Name: Sedgman Lake
• Class: Nature Reserve
• M.N.R. district: Nipogon
• M.N.R. region: North Central
• Total area (ha): 5,710
  • Land: [no information provided]
  • Water: [no information provided]
• Site region: 3W
• Site district: 1
• Date in regulation: March 9, 1985

Targets

Life science representation

Site type/landscape unit

Weakly broken lacustrine fine sand with sandy till…and medium to coarse sds. Weakly broken med-coarse lacustrine sand plains (lac fine sd-organic).

Species/communities

• associated vegetaion patterns.
• weakly broken peat plains.

Earth science representation

Geological theme

Timiskaming Interstadial

Feature

Nakina Phase glaciation: Esker-delta complex; glacial Lake Nakina deposits.

Cultural resource representation

Theme

Unknown

Theme segment

[no information provided]

Recreation opportunities

Day use

N/A

Car camping

N/A

Wilderness/back country

N/A

Inventories

Level/type	Reconnaissance completion date	Detailed completion date	Required?
Earth science	checksheet	N/A	detailed inventory
Life science	checksheet	N/A	detailed inventory
Cultural	N/A	N/A	brief survey
Recreational	N/A	N/A	N/A
Other	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sedgman Lake Provincial Nature Reserve interim management statement

I. Land tenure

This Nature Reserve is Crown Land. The Ogoki Road forms the western boundary of the Park.

This area has been excluded from the Kimberly-Clark Forest Management Agreement.

Guideline

As per N.D.L.U.G., land disposition in this Nature Reserve will not be considered (Appendix I).

II. Land acquisition/disposition

N/A

III. Existing/proposed development

N/A

IV. Recreation activities

Due to the isolation of the area, recreational use of the area is considered to be very low. The existence of the new Ogoki Road and forest harvesting nearby may increase the use of the area as far as sport fishing, hunting and canoe camping are concerned. No access points or campsites have been developed.

Guideline

Hunting will not be permitted.

The remaining recreational activities will be permitted to continue. Camping within the Nature Reserve will be discouraged (Appendix I). Necessary signage will be erected. Caching of boats within the Park will not be permitted.

Offroad vehicles will not be permitted within the Nature Reserve (See V).

V. Commercial activities

The candidate is entirely contained within trapline NG-69. No trapline cabin is known to exist. Some wild rice harvesting takes place within the candidate.

Guideline

Trapping and wild rice harvesting will be allowed to continue only for Status Indians enjoying treaty rights. Otherwise, both will be phased out by January 1, 2010 or when the trapper or harvester retires or dies, whichever is sooner (Appendix I). Offroad vehicles will not be permitted within the Park except for snowmobiles, which may only be used in conjunctions with trapping.

Trapline cabins will not be permitted.

VI. Natural resources

N.D.L.U.G. has stated that the activities of forestry. mineral exploration/extraction and aggregate extraction will not be permitted (Appendix I).

VII. Cultural resources

Representation of any cultural resource is as yet unknown. The Kapikotongwa River may have been part of a fur trade route to the Albany River and in this light the following guideline suggests:

Guideline

A brief survey of the cultural resources of the Nature Reserve should be undertaken.

VIII. Client services

N/A

IX. Research/inventories

Checksheets only, have been completed on the earth and life science resources of the Nature Reserve.

Guideline

Detailed inventories of the earth and life sciences will be undertaken when funding and manpower permit.

References/sources

O.M.N.R. 1983. Nipigon District Land Use Guidelines.

Thacker, B. 1981 Life Science Inventory Checksheet.

Kor, P. 1981. Earth Science Inventory Checksheet.

Springer. J. 1978. Ontario Mineral Potential. Nakina Sheet Districts of Thunder Bay and Cochrane. Ontario Geological Services. Preliminary Map P. 1535. Min. Department Services. Scale 1:250,000.

Thurston, P. C., M. W. Carter, R. A. Riley and Assistants. 1969. Operation Fort Hope. Attwood-Caribou lakes Sheet, Districts of Kenora (Patricia Portion) and Thunder Bay. Ontario Department of Mines, Preliminary Map P. 564. Scale 1 in = 2 mi.

Zottai. S. C. 1967. Glacial features of the North Central Lake Superior region. Ontario. Can. J. Earth Science. V.4. 525-528 p.

Nipigon District Staff. Impact Assessment Sheet.

Plan of Sedgman Lake Provincial Nature Reserve in the District of Nipigon

Activity	Permitted?	Guidelines
Aggregate extraction	No	N/A
Agriculture	No	N/A
Bait fishing (commercial) – existing	No	No licences exist for this area. No new licences will be issued.
Commercial fishing	No	N/A
Cottaging	No	N/A
Crown land recreation	No	Not applicable to Parks
Forestry	No	N/A
Hunting	No	N/A
Mining	No	N/A
Provincial Parks	Yes	N/A
Roads	No	N/A
Rural residential	No	N/A
Sport fishing	Yes	It is recommended that sport fishing be permitted to continue.
Tourism	No	N/A
Trapping	Yes	It is recommended that existing trapping activity be permiteed to continue for Status Indians enjoying treay rights.
Wildlife viewing	Yes	Existing use to be phased out no later than January 1, 2010, except for harvesting by Status Indians enjoying Treaty rights.
Wildrice harvesting	Yes	N/A
Urban development	No	N/A

Source: Nipigon District Land Use Guidelines.