Virtual Ecology Training Session
Thanks for attending last week’s ecology training session.
I recorded the presentations, but not the Q&A period. We took a break in the middle, so there are 2 videos.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/2hPo6vBnZLE
Part 2 (wrap-up: applications of BEC and current projects): https://youtu.be/2lnbq3Wo2HM
If you’re looking for BEC variant linework in the BCGW: WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY
If you’re looking for a georeferenced district map with the subzones and variants: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/becweb/resources/maps/gisdatadownload.html
You can find plenty of BEC resources on their website: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/becweb/
Marty mentioned the HyP3 project. If you’d like to read the report: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/srs/Srs10.htm
In the last presentation, they covered the CCISS (climate change informed species selection) tool. If you’d like to learn more, there’s a good video on YouTube by Will Mackenzie: https://youtu.be/n1YTfVbTUb8
For digital copies:
-LMH 28- A Field Guide for Site Identification and Interpretation for the Vancouver Forest Region: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/lmh/lmh28.htm
-LMH 25- Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/lmh/lmh25-2.htm
-FS1333- Site Visit Form: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/plants-animals-and-ecosystems/ecosystems/bec/codes-standards/fs1333_2011.pdf
-FS882-Ecosystem Field Form: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/becweb/Downloads/Downloads_Forms/FS882%20(1-4).pdf
-LMH 47- Silviculture Prescription Data Collection Field Handbook: Interpretive Guide for Data Collection, Site Stratification, and Sensitivity Evaluation for Silviculture Prescriptions: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/lmh/lmh47.htm
-FS39A- Silviculture Prescription Plot Card: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/isb/forms/lib/FS39A.pdf
-Warning: These references are old (FPC era).
-Check out the soil hazard assessment in the FS39A and the explanation in the LMH 47.
-Unlike the LMH25, it covers stratification, site limiting factors, forest health, establishment and stand tending. Lots of this information is still relevant.
Taisa Brown, RPF
Silviculture Performance Assessment Specialist
Office of the Chief Forester | Forest Science, Planning, and Practices Branch
Phone (250) 480-9883
Ministry of Forests