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TDR Vegetation (Pdf) Technical Data Report Vegetation ENBRIDGE NORTHERN GATEWAY PROJECT AMEC EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL A division of AMEC Americas Limited Calgary, Alberta David E. Reid, M.Sc., P. Biol. Carol E. Thompson, B.Sc. Mary Ann Johnson, B.Sc., P. Biol. Laura C. Roberts, M.Sc., P. Biol. 2010 Preface This technical data report (TDR) relies primarily on data collected up to September 2008. These data are used in the vegetation environmental and socio-economic assessment (ESA) for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, Volume 6A Part 1, Section 8, which also includes more recent data collected up to June 2009. Some minor discrepancies may occur between this TDR and the ESA because of the different datasets. Vegetation Technical Data Report Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Spatial Boundaries ............................................................................................. 1-1 1.1.1 Project Development Area ............................................................................. 1-1 1.1.2 Project Effects Assessment Area .................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Physiographic Regions ....................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Ecosystem Classification .................................................................................... 1-2 2 Methods ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Protocols ............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1.1 Alberta ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.2 British Columbia ............................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Existing Data Sources ........................................................................................ 2-3 2.2.1 Alberta ........................................................................................................... 2-3 2.2.2 British Columbia ............................................................................................ 2-3 2.3 Vegetation Classification .................................................................................... 2-3 2.3.1 Preliminary Ecosystem Mapping ................................................................... 2-4 2.3.2 Field Surveys ................................................................................................. 2-7 2.3.3 Map Revision and Finalization ....................................................................... 2-7 2.4 Old-Growth Forests ............................................................................................ 2-8 2.5 Rare Plants and Rare Ecological Communities ................................................ 2-10 2.5.1 Rare Plant Field Surveys ............................................................................. 2-11 2.6 Wetlands ........................................................................................................... 2-11 2.6.1 Alberta ......................................................................................................... 2-11 2.6.2 British Columbia .......................................................................................... 2-12 2.7 Timber Resources ............................................................................................ 2-15 2.8 Non-native Weed Species ................................................................................ 2-16 3 Results ............................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Vegetation of the Eastern Alberta Plains in the PEAA ........................................ 3-1 3.1.1 Sampling Effort .............................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.2 Ecosystem Units - Ecosite Phases ................................................................ 3-1 3.1.3 Old-Growth Forests ....................................................................................... 3-4 3.1.4 Rare Plants and Rare Ecological Communities ............................................ 3-4 3.1.5 Wetlands ........................................................................................................ 3-4 3.1.6 Timber Resources ......................................................................................... 3-5 3.1.7 Non-native Weed Species ............................................................................. 3-5 2010 Page i Vegetation Technical Data Report Table of Contents 3.2 Vegetation of the Southern Alberta Uplands in the PEAA .................................. 3-5 3.2.1 Sampling Effort .............................................................................................. 3-5 3.2.2 Ecosystem Units - Ecosite Phases ................................................................ 3-6 3.2.3 Old-Growth Forest ....................................................................................... 3-13 3.2.4 Rare Plants and Rare Ecological Communities........................................... 3-13 3.2.5 Wetlands ...................................................................................................... 3-15 3.2.6 Timber Resources ....................................................................................... 3-15 3.2.7 Non-native Weed Species ........................................................................... 3-15 3.3 Vegetation of the Alberta Plateau in the PEAA ................................................ 3-16 3.3.1 Sampling Effort ............................................................................................ 3-16 3.3.2 Ecosystem Units - Site Series ..................................................................... 3-16 3.3.3 Old-Growth Forest ....................................................................................... 3-20 3.3.4 Rare Plants and Rare Ecological Communities........................................... 3-20 3.3.5 Wetlands ...................................................................................................... 3-21 3.3.6 Timber Resources ....................................................................................... 3-22 3.3.7 Non-native Weed Species ........................................................................... 3-22 3.4 Vegetation of the Rocky Mountains in the PEAA ............................................. 3-22 3.4.1 Sampling Effort ............................................................................................ 3-22 3.4.2 Ecosystem Units - Site Series ..................................................................... 3-23 3.4.3 Old-Growth Forest ....................................................................................... 3-28 3.4.4 Rare Plants and Rare Ecological Communities........................................... 3-29 3.4.5 Wetlands ...................................................................................................... 3-30 3.4.6 Timber Resources ....................................................................................... 3-31 3.4.7 Non-native Weed Species ........................................................................... 3-31 3.5 Vegetation of the Interior Plateau in the PEAA ................................................. 3-31 3.5.1 Sampling Effort ............................................................................................ 3-31 3.5.2 Ecosystem Unit - Site Series ....................................................................... 3-32 3.5.3 Old-Growth Forest ....................................................................................... 3-40 3.5.4 Rare Plants and Rare Ecological Communities........................................... 3-41 3.5.5 Wetlands ...................................................................................................... 3-43 3.5.6 Timber Resources ....................................................................................... 3-43 3.5.7 Non-native Weed Species ........................................................................... 3-43 3.6 Vegetation of the Coast Mountains in the PEAA .............................................. 3-44 3.6.1 Sampling Effort ............................................................................................ 3-44 3.6.2 Ecosystem Unit - Site Series ....................................................................... 3-44 3.6.3 Old-Growth Forest ....................................................................................... 3-49 3.6.4 Rare Plants and Rare Ecological Communities........................................... 3-50 3.6.5 Wetlands ...................................................................................................... 3-51 3.6.6 Timber Resources ....................................................................................... 3-52 Page ii 2010 Vegetation Technical Data Report Table of Contents 3.6.7 Non-native Weed Species ........................................................................... 3-52 3.6.8 Kitimat Terminal ........................................................................................... 3-52 4 References ......................................................................................................
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