B.A. Blackwell & Associates Ltd. have been working on a broad range of forest health issues and have extensive experience in extension, assessment, monitoring, and strategy development for various jurisdictions, at various scales. Our skills have been applied to a range of projects across BC, Yukon Territory and Alberta.

Assessment

• Coast Forest Region aerial forest health surveying and ground assessments completed annually since 2007 for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
• Forest health assessments and expert advisors on forest health issues related to oil and gas development in BC and Alberta
• Development of hazard and risk assessments, and follow-up monitoring for bark beetles, defoliators and root disease throughout BC
• Development of a hazard and risk assessment for BC Hydro transmission and infrastructure
• Permanent plot establishment for forest health monitoring
• Forest health assessments conducted as an integral part of silviculture surveys and treatment recommendations completed on over 77,000 ha in BC

Strategic Planning

• Treatment prescription and management plan development for various clients
• Developed mitigation strategies for BC Hydro to manage identified forest health risks to provincial infrastructure

Extension

• Developed and instructed Forest Health and Forest Protection courses for BCIT’s Sustainable Resource Development Program
• Developed a forest health management guide for BC Hydro maintenance crews
• Developed a Forest Health Training Manual and Reference Guide for the Yukon Government for use by forest managers and the general public

Windthrow

• Completed various assessments of windthrow hazards and design of windthrow mitigation treatments and danger tree removals