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Review of Cattle-Community Watershed Conflicts in the Skeena Region
This report provides the B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks (BCE) with a review of cattle farming in the Skeena Region, and a recommendation for monitoring the impact of cattle and other livestock operations on community watersheds, including... -
Level I Detailed Field Assessment of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat for Coldwat...
The Watershed Restoration Program of British Columbia is a program whereby watersheds that have been damaged by past logging practices undergo restoration. The program involves a number of steps that commence with an overview study, followed by a detailed... -
Annual Compendium of Aquatic Rehabilitation Projects for the Watershed Restor...
B.C.'s Watershed Restoration Program (WRP) was implemented under the Province's Forest Renewal Plan in mid-1994 in response to a historical lack of mechanisms for ensuring rehabilitation of logging-impacted hill slopes, riparian areas, and streams. -
Zymoetz River Steelhead: Summary of Current Data and Status Review, 1997
The Zymoetz River arises in a chain of headwater lakes (McDonell, Dennis, and Aldrich lakes) 29 km southwest of Smithers, and flows 109 km to the confluence with the Skeena River. The river has two major tributaries; the Clore River and the Kitnayakwa... -
Zymoetz River Steelhead Trout: A Progress Report on the Zymoetz River Enhance...
Steelhead trout are angled from the Zymoetz River, (locally known as the "Copper") near the City of Terrace on the west coast of British Columbia. The "Copper" was labeled as an "Everyman's River" by Pinsent and Chudyk. Recent studies (Imbleau M.S. 1974;... -
Upper Zymoetz (Copper River) WRP Overview Fish and Riparian Assessment
This report summarizes fish and fish habitat values within the Copper River watershed and describes impacts to both the fisheries resource and riparian habitats regulating from forest development and harvesting activities. Recommendations for further... -
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... -
Steelhead Stock Assessment, 1983
Management prescriptions for specific waters have been identified. In most situations, these have or will be incorporated into the production program. The immediate future of the stock assessment program should include fine tuning of the production model,... -
Skeena Region Fisheries Management Statement
The purpose of this regional planning statement is to provide long term direction for fisheries management in the Skeena region. This is accomplished through analysis of fish production, fishery utilization and management strategies over the next 10 to 20... -
Reconnaissance Inventory of Smokee Lake
This report contains information about Smokee Lake habitat quality. The data presented in this document includes information regarding aquatic vegetation, terrain features, physical and chemical water characteristics, pollution, and fish habitation. In... -
Reconnaissance Inventory of Brown Paint Lake
This report contains information about Brown Paint Lake habitat quality. The data presented in this document includes information regarding aquatic vegetation, terrain features, physical and chemical water characteristics, pollution, and fish habitation. In... -
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... -
Morice Water Management Area - Multi-Year Operational Plan
This operational plan is the initial product of a partnership between the Office of the Wet’suwet’en and the Province of British Columbia to develop a water monitoring and assessment system for the recently established Morice Water Management Area (MWMA). -
Mid-Bulkley Detailed Fish Habitat/Riparian/Channel Assessment for Watershed R...
The Fish Habitat and Assessment Procedure (FHAP) is a means of assessing watersheds with a history of anthropogenic activity for impacts to fish and fish habitats using a set of integrated physical and biological indicators. For each area in the Mid-Bulkley... -
Lakelse Lake Draft Management Plan
The lake management planning process devises methods “to preserve and protect the quality and health of the Lakelse watershed”. This management plan marks the end of the first iteration of the process, and is intended to provide long- term direction to the... -
Lakelse Lake Development Capacity
This report shows the results from various analyses such as Boat Limit Method, Shoreline Development Method, Chlorophyll-a Limiting Method, Morpheodaphic and Other Parameters Method to assess the capacity of Lakelse Lake for development. -
Killutsal Creek Rearing Pond Enhancement
The Lakelse is a prized recreational area both locally and regionally. Many small and large creeks enter the river along its 14-km length and fish values in these creeks are exceptionally high. As a result of forest harvesting, road build, and utility... -
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... -
A Case Study Approach to Understanding Provincial Aquatic Environmental Effec...
The British Columbia Ministry of Environment regulates mine discharges to water through Environmental Management Act permits. These authorizations specify discharge standards for quality and quantity of contaminants, and specify what monitoring and... -
Morice Lake Park Management Plan
The Morice Lake Management Plan establishes long-term strategic direction for Morice Lake 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 management.