Keyword: parks

• Forest management and climate change.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/0186.htm
  : A clear definition the problem, that is, the level of change at which action is needed. The determination of the sensitivity of forest organisms to a changing climate. The development of management responses to be implemented when the changes occur, and implementation of actions needed now. Monitoring of forests to assess if and when changes are occurring. Disturbances of forests, such as harvesting and forest fires, provide opportunities for forests to adjust to the changing climate. The success of adjustment will depend on factors such as the sensitivity of species to climate change and the availability of alternate species. We may be capable of aiding managed forest and commercial tree species to adjust to a changing climate; however, in parks and wilderness areas we will probably have to 'let nature take its course'. Forest management already addresses many of the problems, such as fire, disease, insects and reforestation failures, that are will occur under a changed climate; it is the location a ...

• Rare native vascular plants of British Columbia.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/0735.htm
  B.C. Min. Environ. Lands and Parks, Victoria, B.C. 423p. ...

• Illustrated flora of British Columbia. Volume 1: Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons (
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/0736.htm
  B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. 436p. ...

• Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 2: Dicotyledons (Balsaminaceae through Cuscutaceae).
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/0737.htm
  B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. 401p. ...

• Describing ecosystems in the field.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/0763.htm
  B.C. Min. Envriron., Lands and Parks. MOE Manual 11. 213p. ...

• Procedures for environmental monitoring in range and wildlife habitat management, version 5.0.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/0843.htm
  B.C. Min. Lands and Parks and B.C. Min. For., Habitat Monitoring Committee, Victoria, B.C. Unpaged. ...

• Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 5: Dicotyledons (Salicaceae through Zygophyllaceae) and Pteridophytes.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1016.htm
  B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. 389p. ...

• Saxifragaceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1017.htm
  pp. 64-112 In Douglas et al. (eds.). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 5: Dicotyledons (Salicaceae through Zygophyllaceae) and Pteridophytes. B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Pyrolaceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1023.htm
  pp. 156-166 In Douglas et al. (eds.). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 4: Dicotyledons (Orobanchaceae through Rubiaceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Ranunculaceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1024.htm
  pp. 166-252 In Douglas et al. (eds.). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 4: Dicotyledons (Orobanchaceae through Rubiaceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 4: Dicotyledons (Orobanchaceae through Rubiaceae).
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1025.htm
  B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. 423p. ...

• Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 3: Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Onagraceae).
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1026.htm
  B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. 423p. ...

• Ericaceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1027.htm
  pp. 14-55. In G.W. Douglas et al. (eds). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 3: Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Onagraceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Monotropaceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1028.htm
  pp. 324-328. In G.W. Douglas et al. (eds). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 3: Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Onagraceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Lamiaceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1029.htm
  pp. 254-294. In G.W. Douglas et al. (eds). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 3: Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Onagraceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Nyctaginaceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1030.htm
  pp. 330-333. In G.W. Douglas et al. (eds). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 3: Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Onagraceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Onagraceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1031.htm
  pp. 340-379. In G.W. Douglas et al. (eds). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 3: Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Onagraceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Brassicaceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1033.htm
  pp. 66-190 In G.W. Douglas et al. (eds). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 2: Dicotyledons (Balsaminaceae through Cuscutaceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Gymnosperms.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1034.htm
  pp. 6-27 In G.W. Douglas et al. (eds). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 1: Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons (Aceraceae through Asteraceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. ...

• Wetland classification and habitats at risk in British Columbia.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1102.htm
  In: Proceedings of a conference on the biology and management of species and habitats at risk. Volume II, editor L. M. Darling, 537-47. Victoria, B.C.: B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks. ...

• Population characteristics of the Lake Revelstoke caribou.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1106.htm
  Pages 639-642. In At Risk: Proceedings of a Conference on the Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk. February 15-19, 1999, Kamloops, British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ...

• Rates and causes of grizzly bear mortality in the interior mountains of western North America.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1107.htm
  Pages 673-678. In At Risk: Proceedings of a Conference on the Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk. February 15-19, 1999, Kamloops, British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ...

• Multivariate habitat modeling for mountain caribou in the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1108.htm
  Page 653. In At Risk: Proceedings of a Conference on the Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk. February 15-19, 1999, Kamloops, British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ...

• Illustrated flora of British Columbia, Volume 6: Monocotyledons. (Acoraceae through Najadaceae).
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1142.htm
  B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, and B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria. 361 p. ...

• Orchidaceae.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1190.htm
  pp. 7-41 In Douglas et al. (eds.). Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 7: Monocotyledons (Orchidaceae through Zosteraceae). B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. 379p. ...

• Illustrated flora of British Columbia Volume 7: Monocotyledons (Orchidaceae through Zosteraceae).
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1191.htm
  B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. 379p. ...

• Riparian Areas: Providing Landscape Habitat Diversity
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1214.htm
  perspective and longer timeframes are necessary when planning land-use activities in riparian zones. The Forest Practices Code acknowledges the importance of landscape ecology concepts by enabling district managers to designate planning areas called landscape units, each with specific landscape unit objectives. The Biodiversity Guidebook (B.C. Ministry of Forests and B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks 1995a), a component of the Code, recommends procedures to maintain biodiversity at both the landscape and the stand level. These procedures, which use principles of ecosystem management tempered by social considerations, recognize that the ecological processes of riparian habitats must be sustained to maintain landscape-level biodiversity. This extension note is the fifth in a series designed to raise awareness of landscape ecology concepts and to provide background for the ecologically based forest management approach recommended in the Biodiversity Guidebook. The focus here is on riparia ...

• Seral Stages across Forested Landscapes: Relationships to Biodiversity
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1215.htm
  t biological diversity and viability of various plant and animal populations. The Forest Practices Code acknowledges the importance of landscape ecology concepts by enabling district managers to designate planning areas called landscape units, each with specific landscape unit objectives. The Biodiversity Guidebook (B.C. Ministry of Forests and B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks 1995), a component of the Code, recommends procedures to maintain biodiversity at both the landscape and the stand level. This approach, which uses principles of ecosystem management tempered by social considerations, recognizes that the habitat needs of most forest and range organisms are met if a broad range of forest stand ages ("seral stages") are maintained across landscapes. This extension note is the seventh in a series designed to raise awareness of landscape ecology concepts and to provide background for the ecologically based forest management approach recommended in the Biodiversity Guidebook. The focu ...

• A Survey of the Protected Status of Conifers in British Columbia: In Situ Gene Conservation
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1224.htm
  Important forest tree genetic resources require a management strategy where in situ (in the natural location) and ex situ (out of the natural location) conservation techniques may be employed. This survey documents the protected status of 23 conifer tree species in current in situ land reserves in British Columbia. It also outlines the rationale and approach for determining the protection level that may be needed for in situ gene conservation. In general, the 23 native conifers are well represented in current provincial and national parks, and ecological reserves. However, for a few species information is very limited. For example, some problems are present with undifferentiated inventory data. Information is typically scanty on the estimated number of stems in each reserve but the estimates are often in excess of requirements for genetic sampling. This survey will need to be updated and modified as additional protected areas are established in the province and inventory data for these protected ar ...

• Coastal Montane Biodiversity Inventory.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1247.htm
  Report prepared for BC Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks (Region 1), and BC Ministry of Forests (Research Branch). 171 pp. ...

• Mountain caribou in managed forests: recommendations for managers.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1360.htm
  Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Wildlife report No. R-26. ...

• Adapting Forest Management to the Impacts of Climate Change in Canada.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1390.htm
  This report identifies a range of ways that climate change may impact human and economic systems (e.g. market impacts, land use change, availability and cost of raw material supply, change in habitat and our ability to preserve ecosystems in fixed boundary parks, etc). It does not however focus on the role of Canadian forests in sequestering carbon, as this has been covered in detail elsewhere. The report also considers factors that may influence our capacity to adapt. These factors include inherent features and properties of social systems (such human capital and social capital), policy and institutional factors, and awareness and processes by which risk perceptions are socially constructed. The ultimate goal is to isolate the most vulnerable systems and regions, and to understand why these systems and regions are vulnerable so that impacts of climate change on vulnerable elements of Canadian society can be reduced. This report provides a synthesis of conceptual approaches that can be used to assess vulne ...