Future Forest Ecosystems Initiative: Tree Species Selection Project

Welcome to the Tree Species Selection Project Web site

On this site, the project team will provide updates on the status of the project, including key documents and up-to-date information on project members and activities.

Purpose of the Project

To define the current and future needs for informed tree species selection decision-making in BC in the context of climate change.

• FFEI Integrator group for science-based information related to tree species management in the context of climate change
• Development of a “Tree species selection decision support system”: comprehensive, current and accessible knowledge base supporting best available tree species management interpretations.
• Scoping document on developing a framework for landscape level tree species management strategies

Key Working Group Documents

• Project Overview
• Tree Species Selection Project Charter (Jan 2008)

Work In Progress

• Content review for the Tree Species Selection web site
• Tree Species Selection web site pages for the Northern Interior

Work Completed

October 2008: Completion of Draft General Business Requirements document for Interpretations database component of Decision Support System

November, 2008: Completion of Draft General Business Requirements for knowledge base component of Decision Support System.

March 2009 - Completion of the detailed business requirements and prototype for the tree species selection support tool.

March 2009 - Landscape level species strategies scoping workshop.

August 2010 - Draft landscape species strategy scoping document and case study.

Contact Information

Co-Lead/Project Manager: Shirley Mah (Shirley.Mah@gov.bc.ca) - Resource Practices Branch 250- 356-2180

Co-lead: Kevin Astridge (Kevin.Astridge@gov.bc.ca) - Resource Practices Branch 250-387-8909

Working Group Members Contact List

This page was last updated on May 26, 2011

For comments on this web site, please contact
Tim Ebata (Tim.Ebata@gov.bc.ca)