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March 2001
Government of Yukon
Renewable Resources
Tourism & Parks Asi Keyi Territorial Park (Proposed)
Asi Keyi is a Special Management Area (SMA) that was negotiated as part of the yet to be ratified Kluane and White River First Nation Final Agreements . In 1997 the Yukon and federal governments made a commitment to provide interim protection for Asi Keyi before the Final Agreements come into effect. In November 2000 the federal government approved interim protection of the Asi Keyi SMA for a five-year period.
Asi Keyi is proposed as a 3,000 km2 natural environment park under the Yukon Parks Act . It is connected to the north side of Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada near Beaver Creek and incorporates a large part of the former Kluane Wildlife Sanctuary.
Klutlan Glacier, the most dramatic feature of the SMA, is globally significant because of the abundant vegetation growing on top of the ice. The Glacier terminus is insulated by a one-metre thick blanket of volcanic ash from the White River eruption about 1,450 years ago. The ash now provides a base for a broad range of vegetation communities from shrubs to forests.
Asi Keyi includes the Wolverine Plateau, an unforested area that supports many Beringian plants unique to the region. The future Park also captures most of the Yukon part of the Chisana caribou herd range in the White River valley (also see article on the CPAWS Yukon Chapter).
Asi Keyi Territorial Park (Proposed)
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