76 datasets found

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

ABSTRACT Recent changes in forest management goals have led to a diversification of silvicultural practices to maintain complex, mixed-species stands. Managing such stands...

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...

This technical workshop 3 was held in Smithers in 2010 as a part of the Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment.

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...

INTRODUCTION (summarized) This report analyzes climate data from Smithers, BC, with a focus on the potential impact of anticipated temperature and rainfall increases in...

This report aims to assess the feasibility of collaborative initiatives to address the degradation of aquatic resources, specifically salmon populations, in the Upper Bulkley...

This the technical workshop 2 of the Nadina Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment.

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...

This report expresses concern about industrial development in whitebark pine habitats due to the potential harm caused by white pine blister rust and mountain pine beetles....

This report's purpose is to address the significant mountain pine beetle epidemic in British Columbia's lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm.) forests and it...

Held in Burns Lake 2011, this workshop outlined an adaptive, forest management response to climate change in the Nadina District considering potential impacts of climate change...

INTRODUCTION Many British Columbia communities rely on forests to meet their economic, recreational and cultural needs, climate change and consequent changes in forest...

ABSTRACT A sensitivity analysis was performed to evaluate general model dynamics and model predictions were compared to independent datasets from forests of northwestern BC....

This report explores the response of ecosystems in British Columbia, particularly whitebark pine - reindeer lichen ecosystems in west central British Columbia, to various...

A workshop was held to address the analysis of data sets containing values below the method detection limit, common in activities like chemical analysis of air and water quality...