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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... -
Trout Creek/Kitseguecla Landscape Unit Plan
The Trout Creek Landscape Unit Plan (LUP) outlines the objectives and the strategies for the resource management of the Trout Creek and Toboggan watershed within the Bulkley portion of the Bulkley/Cassiar Forest District. The objectives address core... -
Toboggan Creek Fan Sensitive Area Management Plan
This document outlines the reasoning behind designating a portion of the Glacier Gulch/Toboggan Creek fan a sensitive area. The objectives of the sensitive area are statements of desired future conditions of the area and they provide legally binding... -
The Maxan Lake Multi-Land Use Study: A Summary Review
The objective of the Maxan Lake multi-land use study was to examine the interaction between various forms of land use on an area having multi-use capacity. To this end, various studies were conducted to examine different aspects of this complex subject. The... -
Telkwa Coal Project: Application for a Project Approval Certificate
The Application should be read in the context that it is the basis for the first major stage of the Environmental Assessment Process as it applies to new mine developments proposed for British Columbia. The purpose of the Application is to provide an... -
Range of Variation in Structural Attributes of Harvested Stands in the Babine...
This report provides information on structure remaining following managed disturbance (timber harvesting) within the Babine River Watershed as a basis for direct comparisons between residual structure present after wildfire, bark beetle attack, wind throw... -
Range of Natural Variation in Structural Attributes of Young Stands
This study estimates the range of natural variability (RONV) for structural attributes remaining after fire, insects and wind disturbances within a variety of ecosystems of the Sub-boreal Spruce (SBS) and Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir (ESSF) biogeoclimatic... -
Pacific Trail Pipelines Project: Volume 1 Report - Application for Environmen...
This Application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate for the KSL Project has been prepared pursuant to Section 16(1) of the B.C. Environmental Assessment Act. The Application includes a description of the project, an outline of the Public and First... -
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,... -
Old Growth Management Areas - Legal - Current
This data represents legally established and spatially defined areas of old growth forest that are identified during landscape unit planning or an operational planning process. -
Old Growth Deferral Areas
In November 2021, the BC Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel released eight maps outlining the most at risk old forest for immediate deferral. This dataset includes the background report describing the development of the maps, an html link to the original... -
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... -
Kitimat - Summit Lake Pipeline Looping Project: Assessment Report
The purpose of this Assessment Report is to: describe the Project; summarize the process for the review of the Application; report on the adequacy of the Proponent’s distribution of information during the Application Review; report on whether the... -
Bioassessment of Streams in North-Central British Columbia Using the Referenc...
This report outlines results from three years of RCA model development for the Skeena Region. It includes the development of standard methods for collecting and analyzing data for use in the RCA for bio monitoring in the Skeena region, results of... -
Bioassessment of Streams in North Central British Columbia Using the Referenc...
In this project, a bioassessment tool known as the Reference Condition Approach (RCA) was developed for north-central British Columbia. In the RCA, benthic invertebrates and habitat descriptors from a large number of reference sites are used to build a... -
Babine River Interim Local Resource Use Plan
This plan describes the management consensus option and resource management issues for the Babine River area. It includes the watershed management prescriptions developed to meet the objectives of the consensus option. -
Global Forest Watch
Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests, allowing for near real-time information about where and how forests are changing around the world. -
Development of a Climate Change Index of Stress Using Future Projected BEC: P...
Immigration of climatically-suited species could lead to recovery, but is not expected to keep pace with climate change (Aitken et al. 2008, McLachlan et al. 2005), thus future plant communities may remain depauperate for some time in comparison to... -
Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Northwest Skeena Communities
A report for Skeena communities on opportunities, tools, and challenges on adaptive and integrated management of forests, fish, and local values in a changing climate. The report presents the results of sociological research and workshops held from...