Research article published in Global Change Biology by researchers from Simon Fraser University and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Manuscript describes the freshwater growth response of sockeye salmon rearing in unique lakes of the Skeena Watershed to...

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...

This habitat report card is part of a 2013 project by ESSA Technologies that summarizes pressures on the habitat used by Skeena salmon Conservation Units (CUs) during their freshwater life history stages (migration, spawning and rearing), as well as their...

This habitat report card is part of a 2013 project by ESSA Technologies that summarizes pressures on the habitat used by Skeena salmon Conservation Units (CUs) during their freshwater life history stages (migration, spawning and rearing), as well as their...

The Northwest pilot has investigated a range of cumulative effect related topics as well as developed methods to assess impacts of industrial development on a selection of values at a broad spatial scale. The goal of the pilot was to improve the consistency...

This report presents a preliminary set of strategies for sustainable forest management in the Nadina Forest District in an era of climate change. These “adaptation strategies” address some of the major challenges presented by climate change. This report is...

This report constitutes the Skeena Watershed Fish Sustainability Process Stage I document. Conserving Skeena Fish Populations and Their Habitat describes the planning process that includes prioritizing and selecting sub-basins to review. A biophysical...

This document summarizes baseline climate, trends, and projections for the three natural resource regions within the North Area of the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO): the Omineca, Skeena, and Northeast...

Water temperature, river discharge, and adult sockeye salmon migration observations in the Babine watershed, 1946-2014. Historical meteorological and hydrological data were assembled to review the influence of changes in these environmental factors on...

WWF has completed the first Canada-wide assessment of the country’s watersheds, focusing on four indicators of river health and seven key threats. The resources below link to the WWF Watershed Reports at a national level and provide access to the detailed...

This report is an update to WWF's initial Canadian-wide assessment of the country's watershed from 2017. This reassessment was only done for the health indicators (flow, water quality, benthic invertebrates and fish) as the threats assessment data sources...

This report by WWF-Canada is the first-ever national assessment on the health of and threats to freshwater in Canada. By identifying standard key health and threat indicators, WWF-Canada was able to explore the state of our streams and rivers and give...

In the Upper Bulkley and Morice basins of the Skeena watershed, climate change and human induced stresses are contributing to the degradation of aquatic resources, including salmon populations. It is apparent that collaborative efforts to better manage and...

The Application Information Requirements (AIR) specifies the information that Telkwa Coal Limited (the Proponent) is required to provide in their Application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate (Application) under section 16(2) of the British...

This report is intended to improve the ability of the proponents of major projects (e.g., mines, run-of-river power projects) and the responsible regulatory agencies to address the potential impacts to the project resulting from streamflow regime changes....

This project assessed key pressures on salmon habitat in the Skeena River estuary. The authors used benchmarks to assess the status of salmon habitat indicators and identified critical knowledge gaps and future monitoring needs.

This report is a follow-up to an earlier volume (Gottesfeld et al. 2002) which was prepared as part of the Skeena Watershed Fish Sustainability Plan process. The earlier report, Conserving Skeena Fish Populations and Their Habitat, presents an overview of...

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...

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...

This report attempts to provide a preliminary review of the some of the possible impacts, monitoring, and mitigation measures for many of the pollution issues including sewage and waste disposal, mining and smelter activities, various large industrial...