First BC Mountain Goat Workshop
The workshop of this project was initiated by the Peace/Williston Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program and the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Biodiversity Branch and aimed to …
Conservation Strategies for North American Badgers in the Thompson & Okanagan Regions
North American badgers (Taxidea taxus) are large members of the weasel family. They can be found throughout the grassland regions of North America, yet they are quite rare in British …
Wildlife Guidelines for Backcountry Tourism / Commercial Recreation in British Columbia
In order to ensure that backcountry recreation activities are conducted in a way that does not affect the current distribution of wildlife, the sustainability of their populations, or the integrity …
GOABC Wildlife Stewardship: An Action Plan for the Moose
In 2009, the Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia (GOABC) published an action plan for moose for their Wildlife Stewardship Series. The GOABC was initially established in 1966. Presently, there …
Best Management Practices for Recreational Activities on Grasslands in the Thompson and Okanagan Basins
This is a summary about the Best Management Practices for Recreational Activities on Grasslands in the Thompson and Okanagan Basins (2004), elaborated by the British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land …
BC Parks 2013/14 Annual Report
Part of the Ministry of Environment, BC Parks is responsible for the development, maintenance, restoration, and improvements to the protected areas system throughout British Columbia. The group recently released their …
The Value of BC’s Grasslands
Natural capital is defined as earth’s land, water, and atmosphere that supplies resources and a flow of ecosystem services. The benefits of those services involve for example storage of flood …
Whitebark Pine Restoration in Wildfire Areas
This is a summary of the Whitebark Pine Restoration in Wildfire Areas that was originally published in 2013 in order to reach public and government attention towards the restoration of …
The 2008 BC Parks Program Plan
This is a summary of the BC Parks Program Plan that was originally published in 2007 and updated in 2008 with the intention of providing direction, goals and strategies to …
Authorizing Recreation Mountain Bike Trails on Provincial Crown Land: Operational Policy
Background Recreational mountain biking is an important activity to BC’s residents, and is also an activity that attracts a large number of tourists to the province. Trails used by mountain …