Whitehorse Fishway on the Yukon River at the Whitehorse dam is the longest wooden fish ladder in the world at meters 1, feet long. It helps migrating Chinook salmon on the final leg of their epic journey. The villages along the Yukon have historically and continue to rely on salmon for their cultural, subsistence, and commercial needs.
Salmon are traditionally dried, smoked, and frozen for both human and sled dog consumption. Common methods of fishing on the Yukon include set gillnets, drift nets, dip nets, and fish wheels. The council serves as a lobby group for protecting and cleaning up the Yukon. The Yukon basin is one of the most sparsely populated and least developed regions of North America.
Perhaps the main resource of the Yukon basin is its scenery, isolation, and sparse population , all of which are attractive to tourists seeking to escape the more crowded and less scenically endowed areas of the continent. Tuktoyaktuk — Northwest Territories: It is not so popular but the chance to see Northern Lights here is high. Yellowknife beats Whitehorse in the intensity of Northern Lights. But apart from northern lights there are many rivers, lakes and mountains to watch in Whitehorse.
The winters in Whitehorse are milder as compared to Yellowknife. Both are great places to live if you went there with a job. Yellowknife is the best place in the world to view the aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights.
With our long and clear winter nights, mid-November to the beginning of April tend to be the best times of the year to visit for a good viewing. Table of Contents. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Do not sell my personal information. Cookie Settings Accept. Manage consent. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
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But, the word was originally a geographical term describing the area from which water sources drain into a single river or a ridge, like that formed by a chain of mountains, which sends water to two different rivers on either side. This disease makes the fish unusable for people food and in was found in Be supportive of studies into the causes and solutions to above problems.
Be flexible enough to change fishing habits if needed for corrective actions to improve runs. Make sure local spawning streams are treated carefully. Industry: No industry at present so no impacts. Mining: Small scale gold mining scattered in the area. Some exploration for other minerals going on.
Do mining in your community impact salmon and if so how? There have been past isolated instances of local salmon streams running full of silt because of gold mines in the middle of summer runs but generally this is not a problem each year. Thank you for coming to this page. Listen to. In summer on clear days 60 to 75 and on cloudy days 50 to
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