Trout Creek Management Plan-2016

 See the full pdf of the  plan here: trout-crk-er-mp 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Management Plan Purpose The purpose of this document is to guide the management of Trout Creek Ecological Reserve. This management plan:  articulates the key features and values of the ecological reserve;  identifies the types and levels of management activities;  establishes

How To Manage Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems In BC’s Protected Areas After The Pine Beetle

This presentation  was given in December 2013 by  Alan Vyse of  Thompson Rivers University at the BC Protected Areas Research Forum, BCPARF 2013 – December 3-5th at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops BC. It is presented here as it represents research done in part in Tranquille Ecological Reserve Abstract: Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) ecosystems are

Documenting Fire History in a British Columbia Ecological Reserve

Documenting Fire History in a British Columbia Ecological Reserve Don Gayton, FORREX Abstract Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) ecosystems in British Columbia have high concentrations of biodiversity and species at risk, and numerous studies suggest frequent, low-in- tensity fire was a historical disturbance pattern in this ecosystem type. Fire history was analyzed in the Trout Creek

2006 Fire Hazard Abatement on Conservation Lands: Best Management Practices

The purpose of the BMP document is to provide stewardship guidelines for fire hazard abatement in a variety of Conservation Lands in order to prevent adverse impacts on Conservation Lands; for example, parks and protected areas, ungulate winter ranges (UWR), wildlife management areas (WMA), wildlife habitat areas (WHA) / fish & wildlife reserves and Order