The project objectives for Maxan creek were to remove the Strimbold Bridge that is impacting fish habitat and likely a barrier to fish passage at some flows, and may pose an environmental risk if washed downstream due to flood event.

This dataset contains the Bulkley Valley Sustainable Resource Management Plan and associated maps and spatial data. This plan presents objectives and strategies for resource management within the Bulkley Valley portion of the Bulkley Land and Resource...

Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. (Triton) was retained by the Ministry of Forests and Range (MOFR) to conduct a critical fish-stream reach inventory within the Bulkley Timber Supply Area (TSA).

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...

This dataset contains point locations for actively reporting BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) weather stations. BCWS operates a network of automated hourly reporting weather stations to support all aspects of fire management. The data are used as input to the...

Water quantity (streams and wells) and water quality (surface and ground) monitoring stations maintained by the Environmental Monitoring System, Northern Health Authority, BC Oil and Gas Commission, Water Survey of Canada, BC Environmental Assessment...

High voltage electrical transmission lines for distributing power throughout the province. Lines were derived from several data sources representing unique inventories: BC Hydro, Private, Independent Power Producers, and Terrain Resource Information...

Province-wide SDE spatial layer displaying water licence points of diversion joined with licence information. This layer contains a record for each water licence on each Point of Diversion that exists in the province (each Point of Diversion can have...

Province-wide SDE spatial view displaying dam locations. The public view displays a subset of the attribute data.

Assessment of stream protection practices in the interior of the Prince Rupert Forest Region. Stream protection measures used in forestry operations in the interior of the Prince Rupert Forest Region were reviewed through interviews and field inspections....

This is a report of studies conducted to observe what fish were present during the months of March through June in 1979, centered around the Lakelse Lake Hotsprings, but also involved many of the creeks and small drainage systems in the immediate area. Many...

Steelhead studies were conducted in the upper Sustut River during the late summer and fall 1992. The objectives of the studies were to determine the time of arrival, abundance, and migration behaviour of steelhead and to assess the upper Sustut River's...

The intent of this extension note is to inform adaptation of forest and range practices to climate change by providing the best available information to resource professionals, licensees, and Government staff engaged in: operational planning under the...

Morice River steelhead anglers were surveyed during the 2004 Classified Waters Period using a combination of interviews and aerial counts. During the early Classified Waters Period, fishing was restricted to fly fishing only above Lamprey Creek, and the...

The Kispiox River in the Skeena Region of northwestern British Columbia (B.C.) is well known for providing a high quality steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) recreational fishery. In 1990, the province of B.C. implemented a Classified Waters system to protect...

This report reviews the extent and severity of the Swiss Fire burn in the Buck Creek watershed. From this review, an assessment is made of the potential for increases in peak streamflows, sediment production, and summer low streamflows.

The objective of this report is to present a concise distillation and elaboration where necessary, of the existing knowledge, studies and reports related to fish, fish habitat, other aquatic resources, riparian management, and generally factors related to...

This report summarizes the results of the stream assessments, which were completed between July 14 and October 22, 2008. All evaluated drainages are within the Babine Lake (BABL), Babine River (BABR), Bulkley River (BULK), Francois Lake (FRAN), Morice River...

This study reviews physical watershed characteristics, historical stream flow, and climatic data relevant to the Telkwa watershed. A simple modelling exercise is done to show the possible worst case effects of various degrees of forest harvesting on the...

The 1977 aspect of the Suskwa River project began in July and continued until freeze-up in November. Fish were sampled either with "Gees" traps or by angling. The inventory crew switched to a casual creel survey and an adult steelhead tagging program during...