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Northwest Cumulative Effects Case Study
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... -
Fisheries Problems Associated with the Development of Logging Plans within th...
This report has been prepared primarily to describe the fisheries problems associated with a large scale logging operation proposed for the system and to outline certain proposals which are considered necessary for the protection of the salmon resource of... -
Fish Passage Assessment of Kispiox Forestry Road Stream Crossing
The purpose of this report is to present background information and survey results for fish passage assessments conducted at Kispiox forestry road stream crossings. The Kispiox fish passage assessment is part of a larger regional effort to improve fish... -
Detailed Fish Habitat, Riparian and Channel Assessment for Select Central Bul...
Land use activities have had a significant impact on many of the tributaries within the central Bulkley River watershed. Preliminary air photo analysis has indicated that high value fish habitat has been moderately to severely impacted in a large proportion... -
Conserving Skeena Fish Populations and their Habitat
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... -
Conserving Lakelse Fish and their Habitat
Lakelse Watershed backgrounder - This backgrounder has been updated for the use of the Lakelse Lake Sockeye Recovery Plan (LLSRP) planning table. It briefly presents at a watershed scale a biophysical profile, a description of the fisheries resource, and... -
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. -
An Inventory of Elwin Lake and its Inlet and Outlet Streams
Recent reports of serious declines of the rainbow trout sport fishery in this region have created a need for more information on the annual recruitment and relative species composition of these lakes. The intent of this project was to survey fish... -
A Review of the Fisheries Resources in Nichyeskwa Creek
The purpose of this report is to gather, review and present all available information pertaining to the fisheries resource values of Nichyeskwa Creek. The Babine River Foundation commissioned this document in order to increase awareness of the high... -
A Decision-Making Framework to Identify "Temperature-Sensitive Streams" for F...
The object of this thesis is to provide results from analysis to aid forest managers to define acceptable levels of impact for a particular stream and evaluate the likelihood that proposed forest practices will increase temperatures beyond these levels. -
Zymoetz and Clore River Steelhead Trout: A Report on the 1978 and 1979 Sport ...
This paper presents data collected during a creel census conducted in the years 1978 and 1979, and includes information on angler harvest and success, and life histories of Zymoetz-Clore steelhead. -
West Babine Sustainable Resource Management Plan
This dataset contains the West Babine Sustainable Resource Management Plan and associated maps and spatial data. The West Babine Sustainable Resource Management Plan (SRMP) has been developed to recognize the many unique and important environmental,... -
Watershed Assessment of the Kitseguekla Community Watershed
At the request of Skeena Cellulose Inc. Carnaby Division, a Watershed Assessment of the Kits Creek watershed was conducted by Freshwater Resources of Smithers, B.C. The assessment was conducted because the Kits creek watershed is the Community Watershed for... -
Water Quality in the Toboggan Creek Watershed 1996-1998: Are Land Use Activit...
FO Habitat and Enhancement Branch initiated water quality monitoring in Toboggan Creek watershed in early 1996. Toboggan Creek is an important nursery stream for both wild and hatchery fish, primarily coho, pink, steelhead and Dolly Varden, with smaller... -
Water Quality Assessment and Objectives for Toboggan Creek and Tributaries: T...
The purpose of this report is to assess the water quality and aquatic ecosystem data gathered to date and to recommend water quality objectives specific to the Toboggan Creek watershed. Designated water uses, to be protected by water quality objectives, are... -
WWF - Watershed Report: Skeena Sub-Watershed 2017
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... -
WWF - Watershed Report 2020
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... -
WWF - Watershed Report 2017
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... -
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... -
Upper Bulkley and Morice Water and Salmon Sustainability Views: Inventory of ...
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...