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Appendices- Updated May 24, 2016
Appendices- Updated May 24, 2016 Appendices Below is a list of facilities that are subject to the requirements of this Integrated Appendix 1 – List Vegetation Management Plan. This list may change as sites are developed or of BC Hydro decommissioned, or as BC Hydro agrees to manage additional sites for itself or others over the five-year term of the plan. For an up-to-date list, check this online Facilities link: https://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/BCHydro/customer- portal/documents/corporate/safety/secured-facilities-list- 2013.pdfhttp://www.bchydro.com/safety/vegetation_and_powerlines/substation_ weed_control.html. BC Hydro Facilities List for IVMP Vancouver Island/Sunshine Coast Electrical Location Facilities – Substations, Electrode, Regulator and Terminal Stations Buckley Bay Substation Courtney area Burnett Road Terminal Station Victoria Campbell River Substation Campbell River Cape Cockburn Cable Terminal Station Nelson Island Colwood Substation Colwood Comox Substation Comox Dunsmuir 138 kV Substation Qualicum Bay Dunsmuir 500 kV Substation Qualicum Bay Esquimalt Substation Esquimalt Forest View Substation Powell River Galiano Island HVDC Cable Terminal Galiano Island Galiano Substation Galiano Island George Tripp Substation Victoria Gibsons Substation Gibsons Gold River Substation Gold River Goward Substation Saanich Great Central Lake Substation Great Central Lake Grief Point Substation Powell River Harewood Substation Nanaimo Harewood West Substation Nanaimo Horsey Substation Victoria BC Hydro Facilities Integrated Vegetation -
CAA/ACA Bulletin
CAA/ACA Bulletin Volume 22, Issue 1, Spring 2002 A Message from the President. Un Message du Président. Gerry Oetelaar This is my last message as president of Voici mon dernier message comme président de the association and the content is any- lassociation et le contenu nest pas très agréable. thing but uplifting. In her final com- Lors de son discours final, il y a quelques années, munication as president a couple of Mima nous a indiqué que sa contribution principale years ago, Mima justifiably summa- comme présidente était de placer les affaires de rized her single most important con- lassociation en ordre. Je minquiète que ma contri- tribution as getting the CAAs house bution envers lassociation ces dernières années sera in order. I am afraid that my contri- vue comme linverse. Malgré mes intentions les plus bution to the association will be viewed as the sincères, jai vu les affaires sécrouler devant mes Association exact opposite. Despite the best of intentions, I yeux - ladhésion des membres est demeurée la News have watched the house collapse around me - même, lassemblée annuelle 2002 a du changer de membership has remained un- le lieu de réunion à la dernière seconde, Issue changed, the 2002 conference et récemment notre demande de changed venues at the last minute, “It is with bourse a été reniée. Chacuns de ces and, most recently, our grant appli- regret that I points a une implication financière cation was rejected. Each of these auprès de lassociation, mais jaimerais has serious financial repercussions must inform me concentrer sur notre demande de for the Canadian Archaeological As- you that the bourse. -
Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin – January 1St, 2021
Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin – January 1st, 2021 The January 1st snow survey is now complete. Data from 58 manual snow courses and 86 automated snow weather stations around the province (collected by the Ministry of Environment Snow Survey Program, BC Hydro and partners), and climate data from Environment and Climate Change Canada and the provincial Climate Related Monitoring Program have been used to form the basis of the following report1. Weather October began with relatively warm and dry conditions, but a major cold spell dominated the province in mid-October. Temperatures primarily ranged from -1.5 to +1.0˚C compared to normal. The cold spell also produced early season low elevation snowfall for the Interior. Following the snowfall, heavy rain from an atmospheric river affected the Central Coast and spilled into the Cariboo, resulting in prolonged flood conditions. Overall, most of the Interior received above normal precipitation for the month, whereas coastal regions were closer to normal. In November, temperatures were steady at near normal to slightly above normal and primarily ranged from -0.5 to +1.5˚C through the province. The warmest temperatures relative to normal occurred in the Interior, while the coldest occurred in the Northwest. Precipitation was mostly below normal to near normal (35-105%) with the Northeast / Peace as the driest areas. A few locations, e.g. Prince Rupert and Williams Lake, were above 130% due to a strong storm event early in the month. Temperatures in December were relatively warm across the province, ranging from +1.0 to +5.0˚C above normal. -
Wahleach Reservoir Fertilization Program
Wahleach Project Water Use Plan Wahleach Reservoir Fertilization Program Implementation Year 8 Reference: WAHWORKS #2 Wahleach Reservoir Nutrient Restoration Project, 2013-2014 Study Period: 2013-2014 Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment, Ecosystems Protection & Sustainability Branch December 2015 WAHLEACH RESERVOIR NUTRIENT RESTORATION PROJECT, 2013-2014 by A.S. Hebert1, S.L. Harris1, T. Weir2, M.B. Davies, and A. Schellenberg 1Ministry of Environment, Conservation Science Section, 315 - 2202 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 2Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Management Branch, 4th Floor - 2975 Jutland Road, Victoria, BC V8T 5J9 Fisheries Project Report No. RD153 2015 Province of British Columbia Ministry of Environment Ecosystems Protection & Sustainability Branch Copyright Notice No part of the content of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including storage, reproduction, execution, or transmission without the prior written permission of the Province of British Columbia. Limited Exemption to Non-reproduction Permission to copy and use this publication in part, or in its entirety, for non-profit purposes within British Columbia, is granted to BC Hydro; and Permission to distribute this publication, in its entirety, is granted to BC Hydro for non-profit purposes of posting the publication on a publicly accessible area of the BC Hydro website. Wahleach Reservoir Nutrient Restoration Project, 2013-2014 ii Data and information contained within this data report are considered preliminary and subject to change. Wahleach Reservoir Nutrient Restoration Project, 2013-2014 iii Acknowledgements This project was completed by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation Science Section under a Memorandum of Understanding with BC Hydro. -
Food Web E.2. Electronic Appendix
E.2. Electronic Appendix - Food Web Elements of the Fraser River Basin Upper River (above rkm 210) Food webs: Microbenthic algae (periphyton), detritus from riparian vegetation and littoral insects (especially midges) are key components supporting fish production in the mainstem upper Fraser and larger tributaries. Collector-gatherers (invertebrates feeding on fine particulate organic material) are the most abundant functional feeding group, making up to 85% of the invertebrate species on the latter two rivers. Smaller tributaries are dominated by collector, shredder and grazer insect feeding modes (Reece and Richardson 2000). There is a general increasing trend in insect abundance from the headwaters of the main river to the lower river (Reynoldson et al. 2005). Juvenile stream-type Chinook rear along the shorelines of the upper river and tributaries and some overwinter under ice as the river margins usually freeze over here. Juvenile Chinook diets in the main stem and tributaries include larval plecopterans, empheropterans, chironomids and terrestrial insects (Homoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Arachnida; Russell et al. 1983, Rogers et al. 1988, Levings and Lauzier 1991). Rainbow trout and northern pikeminnow consume mainly sculpins in the Nechako River as well as a variety of insects (Brown et al. 1992). Stressors: Water quality and habitat conditions have changed food webs in specific locations in the upper river. However, compared to other rivers in North America, water quality is good (Reynoldson et al. 2005), even with five pulp mills currently operating in the megareach. The food web of the Thompson River was stimulated in the past by low concentrations of bleached Kraft pulp mill effluent released into the river (Dube and Culp 1997); it is not known if this is still happening as treatment techniques for effluent have changed. -
Kamloops TSA - Forest Health Strategy
Kamloops TSA - Forest Health Strategy Thompson Rivers Forest District April 2017 Executive Summary The Kamloops TSA Forest Health Strategy has for the most part not been changed for this year. There have been minor edits, as well as some additions. It is expected that over the next few years, that there will be more information added with respect to; Stand Establishment Decision Aids, strategies for pests in young stands, stocking standards related to forest health factors and climate change adaptation strategies. The changes of note this year are: • New Root disease guidance Document Update on Bark Beetles in Kamloops TSA: • Areas affected by Western balsam bark beetle have dropped to less than half of 2016 levels resulting in 59,730 hectares infested. The decline is due to lower red attack rates, with stands in the northern portion of the TSA, around Dunn Peak, Trophy Mountain, and Wells gray Park and the upper North Thompson being the most affected. • Spruce beetle – attack levels remain high, with 9,770 hectares identified, the largest new infestation moving into uninfested stands in Wells Gray Park around Kostal Lake, McDougall Lake, and the west arm of Murtle Lake, Angus Horn Creek and the Upper Clearwater River. • Douglas fir beetle – the area affected by Douglas fir beetle more than doubled, to 3,100 hectares in 362 patches and 1,290 smaller spot infestations. The attack is widespread across the southern portion of the TSA with significant red attack in the Wells Gray Park, Barriere River, Adams Lake and Pinantan Lake areas. Douglas fir beetle is anticipated to build in fire damaged trees along the margins of the Elephant Hill, Thuya Lakes and Dunn Lake fires where there is variable burn severity and low intensity ground fires. -
Wells Gray Park Master Plan
2-2-4-1-27 WELLS GRAY PARK MASTER PLAN February, 1986 Ministry of Lands Parks & Housing Parks & Outdoor Recreation Div. i TABLE OF CONTENTS PLAN HIGHLIGHTS PLAN ORGANIZATION SECTION 1 - PARK ROLE 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.2 THE ROLE OF WELLS GRAY PARK 5 1.2.1 Regional and Provincial Context 5 1.2.2 Conservation Role 5 1.2.3 Recreation Role 7 1.3 ZONING 8 SECTION 2 - PARK MANAGEMENT 12 2.1 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 12 2.1.1 Land and Tenures (a) Park Boundaries 12 (b) Inholdings and Other Tenures 14 (c) Trespasses 14 2.1.2 Water (a) General Principle 16 (b) Impoundment, Diversion, etc. 16 2.1.3 Vegetation (a) General Principle 16 (b) Current Specific Policies 16 2.1.4 Wildlife (a) General Principle 18 (b) Current Specific Policies 19 2.1.5 Fish (a) General Principle 21 (b) Current Specific Policies 21 2.1.6 Cultural Heritage (a) General Principle 22 (b) Current Specific Policies 22 2.1.7 Visual Resources (a) General Principle 23 (b) Current Specific Policies 23 2.1.8 Minerals Resources (a) General Principle 24 ii 2.2 VISITOR SERVICES OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 24 2.2.1 Introduction (a) General Concept 24 (b) Access Strategy 26 (c) Information & Interpretation Strategy 26 2.2.2 Visitor Opportunities 26 (a) Auto-access Sightseeing and Touring 26 (b) Auto-access Destination 28 (c) Visitor Information Programs 28 (d) Winter Recreation 31 (e) Wild River Recreation 31 (f) Motorboat Touring 32 (g) Angling 32 (h) Hunting 32 (i) Hiking 33 (j) Canoeing 33 (k) Horseback Riding 34 (1) Alpine Appreciation 34 (m) Research 34 2.2.3 -
REGION 2 - Lower Mainland
REGION 2 - Lower Mainland CONTACT INFORMATION Fish and Wildlife Regional Office Salmon Information: (604) 586-4400 200-10428 153 St Fisheries and Oceans Canada Surrey BC V3R 1E1 District Offices (DFO) Conservation Officer Service Chilliwack: (604) 824-3300 Please call 1-877-952-7277 for recorded Delta: (604) 666-8266 information or to make an appointment at Langley: (604) 607-4150 any of the following Field Offices: Mission: (604) 814-1055 Mission, North Vancouver, Powell River, Squamish: (604) 892-3230 Sechelt, and Squamish Steveston: (604) 664-9250 Vancouver: (604) 666-0384 RAPP Shellfish Information line: (604) 666-2828 Report All Poachers Rand Polluters Mahood L i C in hilco Conservation Officerl 24 Hour Hotline tin k na STAY UP TO DATE: li R R 1-877-952-RAPPK (7277) iver ko Canim il Check website for in-season changes or h L Please refer to page 78 for more informationC closure dates for the 2021-2023 season rapp.bc.ca g at: www.gov.bc.ca/FishingRegulations r T o Cr a D C s y e 100 Mile House 5-6 e Tatlayoko k l o s o Lake M R r C 5-5 r 5-3 C CHILKO ig B Bonaparte n LAKE r L u R R h Taseko C te o ar hk Lakes ap at 5-4 3-31 on m FR B R Ho A S Y E a R n a R la k m o d m a R e Bish rd 3-32 D op o 2-15 L R R So Carpenter uthg ate ge Lake R Brid Gold ive Cache Creek Kamloops r Bridge R Lake 1-15 2-14 Seton BUTE L INLET 3-33 Anderson Lillooet 3-17 KAMLOOPS Phillips 2-13 L G R u i a R N Arm b r c o I O T C V h L h S o ILL s E OO o R P n E T o M y a O C C H r 2-11 3-16 T Sonora N TOBA ic Island R o INLET Pemberton la n E i e R l n a t e -
Elk Valley Bighorn Sheep Project
Sheep on Ewin Ridge, February 2010; Photo: I. Teske Habitat use, seasonal movements, and population dynamics of bighorn sheep in the Elk Valley Prepared for: BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 205 Industrial Road G. Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G5 and Teck Coal Limited P.O Box 2003 Sparwood, BC V0B 2G0 Prepared by: Kim G. Poole Aurora Wildlife Research 1918 Shannon Point Road, Nelson BC V1L 6K1 Tele. (250) 825-4063; e-mail: [email protected] May 2013 Elk Valley bighorn sheep project Executive summary Winter is a critical season for most mountain ungulates, which use a variety of strategies to cope with burial of preferred forage and increased cost of locomotion in snow. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) inhabit the east side of the Elk Valley in southeastern British Columbia where forestry and 4 large, open-pit coal mines are in operation. Sheep in this area generally winter at high elevation on windswept, south-facing native grasslands, with some sheep also wintering on mine properties. Expansion of coal mining is proposed in portions of the valley which may result in direct loss of high-elevation winter range, which in some instances can result in the creation of winter habitat through reclamation of mine disturbance. Winter range may be the single most important factor limiting sheep populations in the area. The primary objectives of this study were to describe seasonal movements, winter habitat selection, and use of mine properties by this population. A concurrent companion study examined winter range plant communities and plant production, range condition, and winter diet. -
Robert C. (Bob) Harris
Robert C. (Bob) Harris An Inventory of Material In the Special Collections Division University of British Columbia Library © Special Collections Division, University Of British Columbia Library Vancouver, BC Compiled by Melanie Hardbattle and John Horodyski, 2000 Updated by Sharon Walz, 2002 R.C. (Bob) Harris fonds NOTE: Cartographic materials: PDF pages 3 to 134, 181 to 186 Other archival materials: PDF pages 135 to 180 Folder/item numbers for cartographic materials referred to in finding aid are different from box/file numbers for archival materials in the second half of the finding aid. Please be sure to note down the correct folder/item number or box/file number when requesting materials. R. C. (Bob) Harris Map Collection Table of Contents Series 1 Old Maps – Central B. C. 5-10 Series 2 Old Maps – Eastern B. C. 10-17 Series 3 Old Maps – Miscellaneous 17-28 Series 4 Central British Columbia maps 28-39 Series 5 South-central British Columbia maps 39-50 Series 6 Okanagan maps 50-58 Series 7 Southern Interior maps 58-66 Series 8 Old Cariboo maps [i.e. Kootenay District] 66-75 Series 9 Additional Cariboo maps 75-77 Series 10 Cariboo Wagon Road maps 77-90 Series 11 Indian Reserve maps 90-99 Series 12 North-eastern British Columbia maps [i.e. North-western] 99-106 Series 13 BC Northern Interior maps 106-116 Series 14 West Central British Columbia maps 116-127 Series 15 Bella Coola and Chilcotin maps 127-130 Series 16 Series 16 - Lillooet maps 130-133 -2 - - Robert C. (Bob) Harris - Maps R.C. -
A Second Annotated Checklist of Vascular Plants in Wells Gray Provincial Park and Vicinity, British Columbia, Canada
A second annotated checklist of vascular plants in Wells Gray Provincial Park and vicinity, British Columbia, Canada Version 1: April, 2011 Curtis R. Björk1 and Trevor Goward2 ENLICHENED CONSULTING LTD. Box 131, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N0, Canada [email protected], [email protected] Vascular Plants in Wells Gray SUMMARY Wells Gray Provincial Park is a vast wilderness preserve situated in the mountains and highlands of south-central British Columbia. The first major floristic study of the vascular plants of Wells Gray and its vicinity was published in 1965 by Leena Hämet-Ahti, who documented 550 taxa, including a first Canadian record of Carex praeceptorium. The present study contributes nearly 500 additional taxa documented by us between 1976 and 2010 in connection with our personal explorations of the Clearwater Valley. The vascular flora of Wells Gray Park and vicinity now stands at 1046 taxa, including 881 native species and 165 species introduced from Eurasia and other portions of British Columbia. Wells Gray Park is notable both for the presence of numerous taxa (45) at or near the northern limits of their range, as well as for an unexpectedly high number of taxa (43) accorded conservation status by the British Columbia Conservation Data Centre. Antennaria corymbosa has its only known Canadian locality within Wells Gray, while five additional species reported here are known in Canada from fewer than six localities. About a dozen unknown, possibly undescribed taxa have also been detected. Botanical inventory has thus far been confined to the southern portions of Wells Gray. Future studies in northern half of the park will certainly greatly increase our knowledge of the biological diversity safeguarded in this magnificent wilderness preserve. -
Campings British Columbia
Campings British Columbia 100 Mile House en omgeving Bridal Falls/Rosedale - 100 Mile Motel & RV Park - Camperland RV Park - 100 Mile House Municipal Campground - Fraser Valley /Rainbow Ranch RV Park - Camp Bridal Anahim Lake - Escott Bay Resort Bridge Lake - Anahim Lake Resort & RV Park - Eagle Island Resort - Moosehaven Resort Argenta - Cottonwood Bay Resort - Kootenay Lake Provincial Park Burns Lake en omgeving Arras - Beaver Point Resort - Monkman Provincial Park - Burns Lake Village Campground - Ethel F. Wilson Memorial PP Barkerville - Babine Lake Marine PP - Pinkut Creek Site - Lowhee Campground - Babine Lake Marine PP– Pendleton Bay Site Barriere Cache Creek en omgeving - DeeJay RV Park and Campground - Historic Hat Creek Ranch - Brookside Campsite Bear Lake en omgeving - Ashcroft Legacy Park Campground in Ashcroft - Tudyah Lake Provincial Park - Crooked River Provincial Park Canal Flats - Whiskers Point Provincial Park - Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park Campground Big Lake Ranch Canim Lake - Horsefly Lake Provincial Park - Canim Lake Resort - Rainbow Resort Blue River - South Point Resort - Blue River Campground - Reynolds Resort Boston Bar Castlegar - Canyon Alpine RV Park & Campground - Castlegar RV Park & Campground - Blue Lake Resort - Kootenay River RV Park - Tuckkwiowhum Campground Chase Boswell - Niskonlith Lake Provincial Park - Lockhart Beach Provincial Park - Bayshore Resort Chilliwack en omgeving - Cottonwood RV Park - Vedder River Campground - Sunnyside Campground in Cultus Lake - Cultus Lake Provincial Park Christina