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Updated Micro-Emissions Inventory for the Bulkey Valley Airshed of BC
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Bulkley Valley – Lakes District (BVLD) in Northwestern BC, is marked by jagged mountain peaks and serene river valleys, the same features that make it a... -
Conservation of Earth's Biodiversity is Embedded in Indigenous Fire Stewardship
ABSTRACT Increasingly, severe wildfires have led to declines in biodiversity across all of Earth’s vegetated biomes [D. B. McWethy et al., Nat. Sustain. 2, 797–804 (2019)].... -
Adapting Forestry to Climate Change in British Columbia's Central Interior
ABSTRACT The Bulkley Valley Research Centre undertook a program of applied research to assist local communities in adapting to climate change, funded mainly through British... -
Restoring Whitebark Pine Ecosystems to Enhance Subalpine Bear Habitat
This is a five-year project aimed at restoring endangered whitebark pine ecosystems in the southern Skeena Region. Whitebark pine is an important wildlife tree that provides... -
Landscape and Stand Scale Structure and Dynamics, and Conservation Ranking of...
The document focuses on the importance of riparian forests for biodiversity and ecosystem function. The report highlights the Skeena River, which is the largest temperate river... -
Sensitive Ecosystems of the Atlin-Taku Planning Area
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (summarized) Report Description and Purpose: This report documents the results of a reconnaissance-level inventory of sensitive ecosystems in the Atlin-Taku... -
Classification and Description of Vegetation Associations in Arctic Regions
This is an International Polar Year (IPY) project, funded by the IPY Federal Program office. The project lead is Environment Yukon, Government of Yukon; project partner is the... -
Predicting Tree Mortality in a Changing Climate
ABSTRACT Climate change has already begun to impact British Columbian forests, and the direct and indirect impacts are predicted to increase in severity and magnitude.... -
Wildfire Research and Extension
In 2017 and 2018, British Columbia experienced unprecedented wildfire seasons. Over the course of both wildfire seasons, approximately 2.6 million hectares of forest lands... -
Prescribed Burning of Logging Slash for Ecological Restoration of Edible Berr...
The project involved pre-burn monitoring of fuels, grizzly bear forage and berries on a proposed slashburn at CP633-1 near Mt. Horetzky in the Nilkitkwa Valley north of Babine... -
Effects of Prescribed Burning on Aspen Mortality and Vigour
The Dieleman grassland on Grouse Mountain near Smithers was burned in May 2002 by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range (Veenstra and Haeussler 2002). Immediately after the burn... -
Multiple Resource Limitation and Ontogeny Combined: A Growth Rate Comparison ...
ABSTRACT The combined effects of light, soil fertility, and ontogenetic changes on plant growth rates are poorly understood, yet these three factors play fundamental roles in... -
Ecosystems of Central and North Coast and South Central Coast BC
PROJECT OVERVIEW (summarized) The Ecosystems of Central and North Coast and South Central Coast (CNCSCC) BC Sub-Regional Guide project was initiated to improve ecosystem mapping... -
Regeneration Vulnerability Assessment for Dominant Tree Species Throughout th...
PROJECT OVERVIEW In this study, we are focussing on understanding the response of the dominant tree species within their regeneration phase in the ecosystems of the central... -
Conservation and Restoration of Northwest BC Grasslands
SUMMARY Grasslands of BC are among the most endangered ecosystems in Canada. Although they occupy only 1% of BC’s land base they provide critical habitat for a variety of... -
Uncha Mountains Red Hills Provincial Park Grasslands
INTRODUCTION (First Year Results) A prescribed fire in the Red Hills of Uncha Mountain Red Hills Provincial Park, British Columbia, was carried out on May 9th, 2008 by staff of... -
Effects of a Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic on Tweedsmuir-Entiako Caribou Habi...
ABSTRACT The current mountain pine beetle epidemic is one of the greatest threats to Northern Caribou populations in British Columbia. Northern Caribou in the Southern Mountains... -
Mountain Pine Beetle/Lichen Project Quesnel TSA
INTRODUCTION The Itcha-Ilgachuz caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) population winters in low elevation forested habitat east of the Itcha Mountains, and in high elevation... -
Evaluation of Stand Dynamics After a 25-30 Year Old MPB Attack in the Flathea...
ABSTRACT A retrospective study was undertaken in an old Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) attacked forest to gain insight in stand dynamics post-beetle attack. Extent of mortality,... -
Range of Natural Variation in Structural Attributes of Young Stands: Refining...
ABSTRACT Most natural disturbances leave structural legacies that are used by a variety of organisms as forest regrows. Forest management prescribes retention of “wildlife tree...