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Roosevelt Elk Wildlife Habitat Decision Aid
This document serves as a practical guide for forest managers in British Columbia's Coast Forest Region. Its primary purpose is to help conserve and maintain suitable winter habitat for Roosevelt elk while simultaneously ensuring successful conifer r...This document serves as a practical guide for forest managers in British Columbia's Coast Forest Region. Its primary purpose is to help conserve and maintain suitable winter habitat for Roosevelt elk while simultaneously ensuring successful conifer regeneration. This document details crucial aspects like habitat features, risks associated with forestry activities such as road building and timber harvesting, and various silvicultural strategies to mitigate elk browse damage to young trees. By summarizing extensive research and expert discussions, this document provides foresters with the necessary information to balance wildlife conservation with timber production goals. -
Silviculture Practices for Enhancing Old Forest Stand Structure in Red- and Blue-Listed Plant Communities in the CDFmm Interim Document
This document addresses the challenge of balancing timber harvesting with the conservation of at-risk plant communities that depend on mature and old forest conditions in British Columbia's Coastal Douglas Fir biogeoclimatic zone. Recognizing the sca...This document addresses the challenge of balancing timber harvesting with the conservation of at-risk plant communities that depend on mature and old forest conditions in British Columbia's Coastal Douglas Fir biogeoclimatic zone. Recognizing the scarcity of these older forests, the document outlines silvicultural practices aimed at maintaining existing structural diversity in high-conservation areas and accelerating the development of old-growth characteristics in younger, more homogenous stands. Ultimately, it seeks to equip forest professionals with strategies to enhance the ecological functions of older forests within provincial forest lands.
