Ecological classification: apply all phases of biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification, including comprehensive ecosystem sampling and description, classification at all integration levels, processing and analysis of vegetation and environmental data, and application to forest management.
Terrestrial ecosystem mapping: map forest ecosystems following the biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification system, and the provincial RIC standards for Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping. Our expertise covers all aspects of the mapping process from photo interpretation, to GIS processing, to the derivationof interpretive themes.
Management applications for ecosystem mapping: develop forest-level applications based on spatial ecological data, including site index adjustment, fertilization planning, ecological operability, and tree species suitability.
Conservation planning: develop tools to assist conservation planning initiatives such as management of species at risk, ecosystem representation analysis, and identification and management of sensitive ecosystems.
Rehabilitation: develop and implement treatments to restore forest site productivity and reduce erosion; restore native vegetation in sensitive ecosystems degraded through forestry operations.
Biodiversity rating assessment for the BCTC right-of-way network (BC Transmission Corp. 2004)
Landscape-level analysis of habitat for species at risk within the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW, 2004)
A Field Guide to Red-Listed Ecosystems of the Central Coast Planning Unit (Coast Forest Conservation Initiative, 2004)
Landscape-level analysis of ecological operability and trafficability of the Vanderhoof Forest District (Slocan Forest Products, 2004)
Terrestrial ecosystem mapping (1:15,000 scale) of over 1.3 million ha of coastal forest land for various industry and government clients (1996-present)
Ecosystem management plan for Rubyrock Provincial Park (Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, 2003)
Baseline ecological documentation for conservation covenants of 19 lots on Cortes Island (Weyerhaeuser Ltd., 2002-2003)
Landscape-level analysis of fertilization rankings using ecological and forest cover data (Timberwest Forest Ltd., District of Mission, 2003-2004)
Landscape-level analysis of tree species suitability using ecological, forest cover, and TRIM data for the Hope IFPA area (Interfor, 2002)
Ecosystem management plan for Finger Tatuk Provincial Park (Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, 2001)
Ecosystem management plan for Mount Robson Provincial Park (Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, 2000)
Landscape-level analysis of physical operability of TFL 37 based on GIS analysis of ecological, terrain, forest cover, and TRIM data (Canfor, 2000)
Acquisition and analysis of archived mensuration and environment data from the Provincial Ecology Program, focusing on stand structure and species attributes (Ministry of Forests, 1999)
Collation of the provincial database for site index-biogeoclimatic ecosystem (SIBEC) data and developement of provisional site index statistics and sampling methodologies (Ministry of Forests, 1995)
Ecological sampling procedures for the Vegetation Resources Inventory (Ministry of Forests 1994)
Our foundation is forest ecology.
Our strength is the application of this knowledge to forest management.
