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Warning Signals of Adverse Interactions between Climate Change and Native Str...
We examine the direct effects of multiple disturbance agents on individual tree development and stand productivity in 15–40-year-old managed forests in British Columbia, Canada. Our primary interest was to establish a baseline assessment of damage in these... -
Biophysical, Socio-Economic, and Regional Data and Information (BERDI)
BERDI – a data bank for Biophysical, (Socio)Economic, and Regional Data and Information (pronounced “birdie”) - was created to make data collected by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) more accessible to the public. Since 1965, the CER has collected... -
Water Quality Effectiveness Evaluations and Fish Passage Culvert Inspection
Water Quality Effectiveness Evaluations arose out of the Forest and Range Practices Act as a way of measuring the effectiveness of the Act in accomplishing its forest stewardship objectives. The field procedure for Water Quality Effectiveness Evaluation... -
Environmental and Socio-Economic Effects Report
This report is part of BC Hydro's transmission line from Terrace to Kitimat planning process to identify potential Project effects and proposed mitigation for biophysical or socio-economic study topic. -
Wetlands Action Plan for BC
The Wetland Stewardship Partnership (WSP) is a group of organizations and government agencies committed to wetland conservation in BC. In this document, the WSP proposes a comprehensive Wetland Action Plan to be implemented cooperatively by governmental and... -
Vopak Pacific Canada Project Description
The purpose of the Project is to provide berthing and loading facilities for bulk liquid cargo that will be received via the existing rail loop on Ridley Island. Due to the shortage of market access, many products cannot reach international markets where... -
Tenas Project: Project Description
Telkwa Coal Limited (TCL) is proposing to develop the Tenas Project (the Project), a surface coal mine designed to produce approximately 15.0 million tonnes of washed metallurgical coal product at about 0.750 million saleable tonnes per year to be used in... -
Technical Data Report: Conceptual Freshwater Fish Habitat Compensation Plan E...
The objectives of this plan are three-fold. First, the plan describes the methods that will be used to quantify the amount of compensatory fish habitat needed to offset the harmful alteration, disruption, or destruction (HADD) resulting from the Project.... -
Skeena Cumulative Effects Assessment
This Skeena Cumulative Effects Assessment (SCEA) documents the analysis of the cumulative effects of individual and multiple physical, biological and chemical stressors associated with human activities on three key species: eulachon, Chinook salmon and... -
Shovel Lake Wildfire Ecosystem Restoration Plan
This collaborative and holistic Ecosystem Restoration Plan for the 2018 Shovel Lake Wildfire attempts to consider all values and address ecological integrity and resilience in the context of climate change and the development history of the region. It... -
Rare Ecosystems of the Babine River Watershed
Our objective was to identify rare ecosystems in the watershed using existing data such as field reports, terrestrial ecosystem mapping projects, and predictive ecosystem mapping products. We compared data sources in terms of reliability and quality, and... -
Pacific Trail Pipelines Project: Application to Amend Environmental Assessmen...
This environmental assessment, like the effects assessment contained in the original 2007 EAC Application, is a sustainability-based environmental assessment that considers the following five interconnected and interdependent "pillars": environment,... -
Pacific Trail Pipelines Project: Application No.4 to Amend Environmental Asse...
This environmental effects assessment, like the effects assessment provided in the 2007 EAC Application, is a sustainability-based environmental assessment that considers five interconnected and interdependent “pillars” which are environment, economy,... -
Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area Plan
The Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area ( PNCIMA ) is one of five national Large Ocean Management Areas identified in Canada’s 2005 Oceans Action Plan. The plan outlines a framework for ecosystem-based management (EBM) for PNCIMA that includes... -
Pacific Future Energy Refinery: Project Description
This project description for the Pacific Future Energy refinery presents the purpose of the project, its location, and its building procedures. It also discusses how water will be used and treated, and the potential impacts on the surrounding environment.... -
Operational Guide for Forest Road Wetland Crossings
The purpose of this guide is to provide forestry professionals and contractors with a general understanding of boreal wetlands, what to expect in terms of water movement between different types of wetlands and general considerations when planning,... -
Northwest Transmission Line: Bell-Irving Route Study
Sheffield studies and office-based reviews for this Bell-Irving Route Study Report were completed in August 2010. This report presents the results of baseline information collected as well as an evaluation of potential project effects on VECs along the... -
Northwest Transmission Line Project: Assessment Report
This Assessment Report considers the proposed project's potential to cause significant adverse environmental, social, economic, heritage, and health effects. It identifies measures to prevent or reduce adverse effects, and sets out EAO's analysis and... -
Nadina Mountain Park Management Plan
The Nadina Mountain Park management plan establishes long-term strategic direction for Nadina Mountain Park. It sets out a vision for the future state of the park; addresses current issues affecting that long term vision; and, guides day-to-day park... -
Lakelse 2060: A 50 Year Vision for the Lakelse Watershed
The projects in this report are planning exercises based upon the simple thesis, “If you want this specific value in 50 years (be it swimming or water quality or grizzly bears), these are the requirements for that value which must be in place in order for...