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Endangered Whitebark Pine Ecosystems in the Mountains of West Central BC
The Bulkley Valley Research Centre began whitebark pine research in 2007 by revisiting whitebark pine ecosystem plots that were established in the 1970s and 80s by the BC Forest... -
Ecosystem Restoration and Invasive Species Control at Toodienia/Hubert Hill 2...
ABSTRACT DESCRIPTION The report focuses on the Toodienia/Hubert Hill conservation area near Telkwa, BC, known for its unique Rocky Mountain Juniper – Saskatoon – Slender... -
Restoration of Endangered Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) in the Wetzin'Kwa...
The purpose of this project is to conserve the endangered whitebark pine ecosystems within and near the Wetzin'Kwa Community Forest by planting nursery-grown seedlings that are... -
Forest response to cumulative disturbance and stress: Two decades of change i...
ABSTRACT Forests dominated by the endangered tree species whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) are threatened by multiple stresses (fire suppression, climate change) and... -
Exploring Whitebark Pine at its Northwest Limit
The article documents the completion of a project conducted in 2009 by the Bulkley Valley Research Centre, focusing on the study of whitebark pine ecosystems near Smithers,... -
Ecosystem Change at Whitebark Pine’s Northern Limit
The article discusses research on whitebark pine ecosystems, particularly in the context of the Bulkley Valley Research Centre's ongoing work (now completed). The study focuses... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
13,000 Years of Fire History Derived From Soil Charcoal in a British Columbia...
ABSTRACT Little is known regarding the fire history of high-latitude coastal temperate rain forests in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of North America. While reconstructing... -
Late Holocene Glacial Activity at Bromley Glacier, Cambria Icefield, Northern...
ABSTRACT Retreating and downwasting glaciers in the British Columbia Coast Mountains are exposing the remains of forests buried during Holocene-age glacial advances. Despite... -
Intertidal Resource Use Over Millennia Enhances Forest Productivity
Human occupation is usually associated with degraded landscapes but 13,000 years of repeated occupation by British Columbia’s coastal First Nations has had the opposite effect,... -
Ecological Legacies of Anthropogenic Burning in a British Columbia Coastal Te...
ABSTRACT Aim: Few long-term fire histories have been reconstructed in coastal temperate rain forests, and little is known regarding the spatial and temporal characteristics of... -
Ecological Legacies of Fire Detected Using Plot-Level Measurements and LiDAR ...
ABSTRACT Vegetation succession following fire disturbances has long been of interest in ecology, but the evolution of landscape pattern and structure following low-severity... -
A Forest in Transition: The Role of Small-Scale Disturbances
ABSTRACT Large and small scale natural disturbances shape and define characteristics of forest stands. This research examines the response of a western hemlock stand following... -
Seven Hundred Years of Human-Driven and Climate-Influenced Fire Activity in a...
ABSTRACT While wildland fire is globally most common at the savannah grassland ecotone, there is little evidence of fire in coastal temperate rainforests. We reconstructed fire... -
Fire Exclusion Destroys Habitats for At-Risk Species in a British Columbia Pr...
ABSTRACT Fire exclusion and suppression has altered the composition and structure of Garry oak and associated ecosystems in British Columbia. The absence of frequent low... -
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... -
Old-Growth Forest Structure in a Low-Productivity Hypermaritime Rainforest in...
ABSTRACT Dendrochronological analyses were conducted across a gradient of productivity and soil drainage quality characterizing four vegetation types in a low-productivity... -
The Right to Burn: Barriers and Opportunities for Indigenous-Led Fire Steward...
ABSTRACT Indigenous fire stewardship enhances ecosystem diversity, assists with the management of complex resources, and reduces wildfire risk by lessening fuel loads. Although... -
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)].... -
Western Canada’s New Wildfire Reality Needs a New Approach to Fire Management
INTRODUCTION Wildfire seasons in Canada are changing. Recent uncharacteristically large and intense wildfires have exceeded abilities for fire suppression, highlighting the... -
The North American Tree-Ring Fire Scar Network
ABSTRACT Fire regimes in North American forests are diverse and modern fire records are often too short to capture important patterns, trends, feedbacks, and drivers of... -
Assessing Changes in Global Fire Regimes
ABSTRACT Background: The global human footprint has fundamentally altered wildfire regimes, creating serious consequences for human health, biodiversity, and climate. However,... -
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... -
Wetzin’kwa Community Grant Program
SUMMARY Wetzin'Kwa Community Forest Corporation is preparing for a 2024 partial harvest within a predicted Goshawk Territory that also has cross-country ski and hiking trails,... -
Babine River Watershed Recreation Opportunity Spectrum Analysis
INTRODUCTION Recreation opportunity spectrum mapping is a method of mapping the landscape based on the type of recreational experiences that might be obtained by visitors to an... -
Predictive Ecosystem Map of the Yukon North Slope
INTRODUCTION A Predictive Ecosystem Mapping (PEM) project is being contemplated for the North Slope of Yukon (east of the Babbage River). The North Slope study area covers 8,400... -
Babine Watershed Indicator Data Summary Report
INTRODUCTION The Babine Watershed is located 65 km north of Smithers and 30 km north of Hazelton BC, with the Babine River being a tributary to the Skeena River. The Babine... -
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... -
A Roadmap for Pyrodiversity Science
ABSTRACT Background: Contemporary and projected shifts in global fire regimes highlight the importance of understanding how fire affects ecosystem function and biodiversity... -
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... -
Abrupt, Climate-Induced Increase in Wildfires in British Columbia Since the M...
In the province of British Columbia, Canada, four of the most severe wildfire seasons of the last century occurred in the past 7 years: 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023. To... -
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... -
Long-Term Recovery of Vegetation Communities After Harvesting in the Coastal ...
ABSTRACT We sampled second-growth forests ranging in age from 28 to 98 years and compared them with old-growth forests to quantify rates of terrestrial vegetation recovery... -
Cumulative Impact Mapping: Advances, Relevance, and Limitations to Marine Man...
ABSTRACT Analysis of cumulative human impacts in the marine environment is still in its infancy but developing rapidly. In this study, existing approaches were expanded upon,... -
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... -
The Influence of Disturbance Type, Competition and Resource Availability on S...
ABSTRACT The incorporation of dynamics and disturbance is important for understanding the impacts of climate change on species response. In this study we investigated the biotic... -
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... -
Grouse Mountain Post Burn Vegetation Inventory
INTRODUCTION On May 15, 2002, a burn was carried out on Grouse Mountain by Northwest Fire Centre personnel. This burn was planned by the Bulkley Forest District Range section... -
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... -
The Importance, Traditional Use and Locations of Various Berry Species within...
INTRODUCTION Berries continue to be an integral part of Gitxsan culture. Most types of berries are flavourful and provide various dietary nutrients not otherwise readily... -
Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping of the Coastal Douglas-Fir Biogeoclimatic Zone
Executive Summary (summarized) This report presents the results of Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) of the Coastal Douglas-fir moist maritime (CDFmm) biogeoclimatic subzone... -
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,...