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Northern Goshawks in West-Central British Columbia
ABSTRACT Inventory and research of Northern Goshawks has been ongoing in west-central British Columbia (BC) since 1996. Although limited nest area monitoring was conducted in... -
Impacts on Biodiversity - Technical Workshop
This technical workshop was held in Smithers in 2010 as part of the Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. -
Climate Change and Community Adaptation Workshop
This climate change workshop was held at the Northwest Community College in 2011. -
Effects of Grassland Restoration Treatments on Ungulate Use of Northwest BC G...
INTRODUCTION Dry, south-facing slopes in the SBSdk zone of the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District of Northwest BC provide critical habitat for a wide variety of wildlife and are... -
Timber Harvesting Practices and Mountain Goat Habitat in the Babine Watershed
INTRODUCTION 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... -
Competition and Tree Crowns: A Neighborhood Analysis of Three Boreal Tree Spe...
ABSTRACT Competition for canopy space is a fundamental structuring feature of forest ecosystems and remains an enduring focus of research attention. We used a spatial... -
Timber Growth and Value Conference
INTRODUCTION The Timber Growth and Value Program is one of three programs funded by British Columbia’s Forest Investment Account, Forest Science Program (FIA-FSP) to promote... -
Developing Indicators of Soil Productivity, Function and Biodiversity through...
ABSTRACT Potential indicator species for forest management were explored in a series of studies of old-growth boreal stands encompassing a range of inherent site productivity.... -
Guidelines for Computing Summary Statistics for Data-Sets Containing Non-Detects
INTRODUCTION As part of its responsibilities, the BC Ministry of Environment monitors water quality in the province’s streams, rivers, and lakes. Often, it is necessary to... -
Development of a Spatially Explicit Crown Model
ABSTRACT Recent changes in forest management goals have led to a diversification of silvicultural practices to maintain complex, mixed-species stands. Managing such stands... -
Removing Multi-Scale Barriers to Climate-Change Adaptation in Managed Forests...
This report, written in 2012, discusses the need for forest managers to prepare for adapting to a changing forest environment due to anthropogenic climate change. It highlights... -
Impacts on Hydrology - Technical Workshop
This technical workshop 3 was held in Smithers in 2010 as a part of the Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. -
Variable Retention in a Sub-Boreal Landscape: Is It Worth the Hassle?
PRESENTATION ABSTRACT Stand-level studies have shown partial cutting (typically 30–70% canopy retention) maintains habitat for many species using mature forest. We used... -
Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Workshop
This workshop was one of several workshops held in Burns Lake April 2010. Its purpose was to introduce a collaborate research project that aims to adapt forest management... -
Analysis of Climate Data from Smithers, BC: Can We Expect an Increase in Cond...
INTRODUCTION (summarized) This report analyzes climate data from Smithers, BC, with a focus on the potential impact of anticipated temperature and rainfall increases in... -
Upper Bulkley and Morice Water Sustainability Views
This report aims to assess the feasibility of collaborative initiatives to address the degradation of aquatic resources, specifically salmon populations, in the Upper Bulkley... -
Dead Wood in Forested Ecosystems: Managing, Modeling, Monitoring, and other M...
The document outlines a collaborative effort involving various stakeholders to establish ecologically-driven strategies for the preservation of downed woody material (DWM) and... -
Impacts on Trees and Timber - Technical Workshop
This the technical workshop 2 of the Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. -
Management Strategies for Climate-Change Adaptation in the Nadina Forest Dis...
ABSTRACT 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... -
Nadina Forest Management Regime: Summary of Land Management Objectives and St...
This document summarizes objectives and strategies from the Morice Timber Supply Area Sustainable Forest Management Plan (M-SFMP), the Morice Land and Resources Management Plan...