An overwintering study was conducted over three winters (November 1998 to March 2001) in the Upper Bulkley and Toboggan Creek watersheds in north-central British Columbia. The study area includes the lower portion of the Upper Bulkley watershed upstream of...

Mountain goats have been identified as a monitoring priority for the Babine watershed Monitoring Trust (BWMT) for the last two years. In 2007, the BWMT initiated a background review to gather information and/or data made available after the inception of the...

In 1997, the British Columbia Conservation Foundation (BCCF) was contracted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to produce a map that would allow licensees and contractors to direct their referrals more efficiently. DFO was receiving referrals...

The goal of this project is to examine the status of riparian forest ecosystems adjacent to fish-bearing and non-fish-bearing streams in the Nichyeskwa Creek watershed. The project estimates the disturbance frequency in natural riparian forests along...

Nine estuary management case studies in British Columbia were identified by Fisheries and Oceans Canada for review to document the planning process and plan components and to assess their effectiveness in protecting fish habitat. Six of the case studies...

This report provides results from Step 3, Identifying Metrics and Benchmarks for habitat indicators being considered by DFO for Strategy 2 of the Wild Salmon Policy.

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...

This document presents an assessment of the status of coho salmon (Onchorhynchus kisutch) in the Canadian northern boundary areas with emphasis on the Skeena River. The content of this assessment has largely been drawn from published assessments. There are...

This report by the Northern Boundary Technical Committee (NBTC) includes a summary of information on coho salmon stocks and fisheries in the northern Boundary area of Southeast Alaska and northern British Columbia. The stocks, fisheries and management are...

This report aims to support monitoring for the implementation and effectiveness of land use planning for achieving management and conservation goals to maintain grizzly bears over the long term in the Babine Watershed Monitoring Trust area of interest.

This project was initiated to summarize ongoing work by the Ministry of Environment and other stakeholders with respect to forest harvesting and mountain goat habitat in the Babine Watershed.

This report documents the methodology used by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to identify potential Strategy 2 habitat indicators, metrics, and benchmarks (as well as possible sampling protocols). The proposed list of indicators presented in...

Links to sites related to the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Wild Pacific Salmon Policy

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...