2025-11-09

BC Forestry Resources - Data, Reports, Articles & Research

This page is a library of links to BC forestry resources - reports, maps, watershed studies, government data, research, and articles from across the province and beyond. We built this database so journalists, researchers, citizens, community leaders and policymakers can easily access information. They are divided into categories - Boundary area, ecology, forest management, climate change, and flooding - but there's lots of overlap! Please note: some links may be expired or have been removed/changed by the original source.

Boundary Area

Planned Timber Harvesting at Two Recreation Sites near Rock Creek, BC, Complaint Investigation- Forest Practices Board
- https://www.bcfpb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IRC213-Williamson-Thone-Rec-Sites.pdf
A Log Sort Yard for the Boundary Area, A Feasibility Analysis- Timberland Consultants, LTD report
- https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/frbc1995/FRBC1995MR2.pdf
Threat Assessment of the Riparian Areas in the Kettle River Watershed- Granby Wilderness Society report
- http://kettleriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/KRWTA-Final-April-2017-1.pdf
West Boundary Community Forest Public Presentation 12/2017
- https://midwaybc.ca/community-forest/
Professional Reliance Submission- Boundary Environmental Alliance, Speak Up for Wildlife Foundation report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/laws-policies-standards-guidance/professional-reliance-in-the-natural-resources/pr-background
Grand Forks Council Resolutions- City of Grand Forks
- https://www.grandforks.ca/public-notices/council-sends-five-resolutions-to-akblg-for-consideration/
Boundary Timber Supply Area: Rational for the AAC 2014
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/timber-supply-review-and-allowable-annual-cut/allowable-annual-cut-timber-supply-areas/boundary-tsa
Statistical Adjustment of Dense Lodgepole Pine Polygons in the Boundary Forest District v2
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/timber-tenures/tree-farm-licence/management-plans/tfl_8_mngment_plan_10_a8_dense_pine_adjustment_boundary_district.pdf
Municipal Natural Assets Initiative: Grand Forks, BC- City of Grand Forks, MNAI report
- https://davidsuzuki.org/science-learning-centre-article/municipal-natural-assets-initiative-city-of-grand-forks-british-columbia/
Forest Roads and Grizzly Bear Management in the Kettle-Granby Area, Complaint Investigation- Forest Practices Board
- https://www.bcfpb.ca/reports-publications/reports/forest-roads-grizzly-bear-management-kettle-granby-area/
Kettle River Watershed Management Plan- RDKB, kettleriver.ca report
- http://kettleriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/KRWMP_final_webv2.pdf
Forest Stewdardship Plan #601 2017-2021- -BC Timber Sales, Kootenay Business Area report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/fsp/kootenay
Historical Grand Forks Photos and Info, Kalmakov- -Kalmakov.com
- http://www.kalmakov.com/historical/grand%20forks%20historic%20photographs.html
Ecosection Summaries for the Kootenay-Boundary Region- -Ministry of Forests report
- https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/rsi/fsp/nelson/RNE_TR-003.htm
Soil Survey of the Kettle River Valley- -BC Dept of Agriculture (antiquated) report
- http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/esd/distdata/ecosystems/Soils_Reports/bc9_report.pdf
Kootenay Boundary Higher Level Plan Order- -BC Ministry of Forests and Range report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-resource-use/land-water-use/crown-land/land-use-plans-and-objectives/kootenayboundary-region/kootenayboundary-rlup/kootenayboundary_rlup_fpc_26oct2002.pdf
RDKB Regional Heritage Conservation Service Feasibility Study- RDKB report
- http://www.rossland.ca/sites/default/files/city-hall_report_regional-district-of-kootenay-boundary-heritage-feasibility-study-2010_2010-10-25_0.pdf
Climate Change and the Kootenay Boundary-Kettle River Watershed Planning, RDKB report
- https://kettleriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Utzig-CC-Koot-Bndy_gu_9-25-13.pdf
Water Quality and Source Water Protection: Kettle River Watershed- RDKB report
- https://kettleriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Discussion-Paper-4-water-quality-and-source-water-protection-July-2014.pdf
State of Understanding of the Hydrogeology of the Grand Forks Aquifer- BC Ministry of Environemnt, SFU report
- https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/reports/2010-Hydrogeology-Study-of-Grand-Forks-area.pdf
Kettle River Watershed Management Plan: A Critique- Boundary Environmental Alliance
- https://www.boundaryalliance.org/krwmp_a_critique.pdf
Kettle River Watershed Management Plan: Phase 1 Technical Assessment-Summit Environmental Consulting report
- https://kettleriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/FINAL_Report_Kettle_R_Part1_November2012.pdf
Boundary TSA Timber Supply Public Discussion Paper- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development FLNRORD report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/asshttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/stewardship/forest-analysis-inventory/tsr-annual-allowable-cut/boundary_tsa_public_discussion_paper.pdf
Boundary Timber Supply Area: Timber Supply Review- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development FLNRORD report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/timber-supply-review-and-allowable-annual-cut/allowable-annual-cut-timber-supply-areas/boundary-tsa
Outback Snowmobile Tours, Application/ Comments Link- BC government
- https://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/applications?clidDtid=4406089&id=5e729b1c0447360022880174#details
Interfor Annual Financial Statements- Interfor, KPMG report
- https://www.interfor.com/investors/reports/
Water Stewardship Information Sources- Ministry of Forest, Land, and Natural Resources FLNR database
- https://www.bcwatertool.ca/info-sources/kootenay-boundary/
Okanagan River Most Endangered in Province- Global News article
- https://globalnews.ca/news/115081/okanagan-river-most-endangered-in-province/
Floodplain Mapping, Kettle River- BC government
- https://kettleriver.ca/2012/09/floodplain-maps-online/
Floodplain Mapping, Kettle and Granby Rivers- Design Brief- Acres International Ltd report
- http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/data_searches/fpm/reports/bc-floodplain-design-briefs/kettle_granby_rivers.pdf
Kettle River Watershed Harvest History Map- David Leversee
- https://boundaryforest.org/harvesting-map-1971-2017/
Get to Know Your Groundwater Guide- iMap BC
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/geographic-data-services/web-based-mapping/imapbc
BC Licensee Area Mapping- BC government
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/geographic-data-services/web-based-mapping/imapbc

Flooding

Flooding and Landslide Events, Southern BC 1808-2006- BC Government report
- http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/flood/pdfs_word/floods_landslides_south1.pdf
Clearcutting Forests Causes Water Woes- Peachland View article
- https://issuu.com/peachlandview/docs/pv_february_1_2019
Deforestation in Snowy Regions Causes More Floods- UBC Faculty of Forestry
- https://forestry.ubc.ca/highlights/deforestation-in-snowy-regions-causes-more-floods/?fbclid=IwAR3OUZ9Ss_Smead_BhdEHTQTlbOQvDR8sXVPKUVUlm5KAP8CMP6JeXPZn0A
Snowline Pattern during the Melt Season
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252954784_Snowline_Pattern_during_the_Melt_Season_Evaluation_of_the_H60_Concept
2018 BC Floods, 1 Year Update- Canadian Red Cross report
- https://www.redcross.ca/crc/documents/BC-Floods-1-Year-EN.pdf
Sprawling Clearcuts Among Reasons for BC's Monster Spring Floods- The Narwhal article
- https://thenarwhal.ca/sprawling-clearcuts-among-reasons-for-b-c-s-monster-spring-floods/

Ecology

FRST 557 Forest Operations Module, Lecture 5a- Hydrology
- http://frst557.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/10/Operations-5a-Hydrology.pdf
Taking Nature's Pulse: The Status of Biodiversity in BC- Biodiversity BC report
- http://www.biodiversitybc.org/EN/main/where/132.html
Selkirk Mountain Caribou Park Petition Fact Sheet- Valhalla Wilderness Society
- https://www.vws.org/documents/SMCP/2011FactSheet.pdf
Forest Harvesting and Water Quality: Case Study China Creek- UBC School of Community and Regional Planning SCARP report
- https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/graduateresearch/310/items/1.0305789
Top Ten Watershed Lessons Learned- EPA factsheet
- https://cfpub.epa.gov/watertrain/pdf/tenlessonslearned.pdf
Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin Feb 2019- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development FLNRORD
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/river-forecast/2019_feb1a.pdf
Best Riparian Management Practices Lead to Good Outcomes for All- Forest and Range Evaluation Program FREP extention note
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/frep/extension-notes/frep_extension_note_41.pdf
Evaluating the Effects of Sedimentation from Forest Roads- University of Florida academic paper
- https://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/media/soilsifasufledu/sws-main-site/pdf/technical-papers/Orndorff_Adam_Immediate_Release.pdf
The Importance of Small Streams in BC- Forest and Range Evaluation Program FREP extention note
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320259151_The_Importance_of_Small_Streams_in_British_Columbia
Advancing Freshwater Protection- POLIS Project, University of Victoria brief
- https://poliswaterproject.org/polis-research-publication/advancing-freshwater-protection/
Primer on the Ecological Accounting Process- Partnership in Water Sustainability in BC primer
- https://waterbucket.ca/rm/2019/01/15/primer-on-the-ecological-accounting-process-eap-a-methodology-for-valuing-the-water-balance-services-provided-by-nature-released-january-2019/
Improving Wildlife Management and Habitat Conservation- BC Government policy primer
- https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/377/2018/05/WL_DiscussionPapers_FINAL_May-22.pdf
Post-Harvest Condition Of Stream Channels, Fish Habitats, And Adjacent Riparian Areas- Forest and Range Evaluation Program FREP extention note
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/frep/extension-notes/frep_extension_note_39.pdf
Expert Says Forests Killed by Insects or Fire Need to be Protected- Coast Reporter article
- https://www.plant.ca/general/expert-says-forests-killed-by-insects-or-fire-need-to-be-protected-184409/
Fuel Treatment Prescriptions Alter Spatial Patterns of Fire- Elsevier Forest Ecology and Management report
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/47504
Equivalent Clearcut Area as an Indicator of Hydrologic Change In Watersheds BC- BC Government extention note
- https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/En/En118.htm
Post Harvest Condition of Stream Channels, Fish Habitats, and Adjacent Riparian Areas- Forest and Range Evaluation Program FREP extention note
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/frep/extension-notes/frep_extension_note_39.pdf
Invasive Plant and Pest Management in Southern BC- BC Government report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/plants-animals-ecosystems/invasive-species/integrated-pest-management/pmp-pup
Forestry and Carbon in BC- SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition report
- https://skeenawatershed.com/resource_files/Pojar-ForestsAndCarboninBC-2019.pdf
Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin Jan 2020- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development FLNRORD
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/water/drought-flooding-dikes-dams/river-forecast-centre/snow-survey-water-supply-bulletin
Post Natural Disaster Forest Retention Guidance 2017 Wildfires- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development FLNRORD info guide
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/2017_fire_report_revised.pdf
A GIS Indicator-Based Watershed Assessment Procedure- BC Government report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/cumulative-effects/watershed_assessment_procedure_final.pdf
2018 Overview of Forest Health Southern BC- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development FLNRORD report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/research-monitoring-and-reporting/monitoring/aerial-overview-survey-documents/2018_south_overview_report_web.pdf
Forest Health Stand Establishment Decision Aid- BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, Forrex.org extention note
- https://jem-online.org/index.php/jem/article/view/308
Field Guide to Forest Damage in BC- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development FLNRORD info guide
- https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/HFP/external/!publish/Forest_Health/Field%20Guide%20to%20Forest%20Damage%20in%20BC%20web.pdf
Streamflow Responses to Road Building and Harvesting- US Forest Service report
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/25028
A Watershed Security Fund for BC- POLIS, First Nations Fishery Council, BCWF, BC Freshwater legacy Initiative report
- https://poliswaterproject.org/polis-research-publication/a-watershed-security-fund-for-british-columbia-building-resilience-and-advancing-reconciliation/
A Framework for Ecosystem Management in Interior Columbia Basin- US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service report
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/3060
Forests and Water Yield Synthesis of Disturbance on Stream Flow Snowpack- Journal of Forestry report
- https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/118/2/172/5734757
Report on Gray Wolf Management Practices in B.C.- Wolf Awareness report
- https://www.wolfawareness.org/report-card
Assessing Upland and Riparian Areas- British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Forest Practices Branch report
- https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Bro/Bro68.htm
Whitebark Pine logging in B.C.- The Narwhal article
- https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-allows-logging-mining-companies-to-cut-down-thousands-of-endangered-trees/

Forest Management

Where, Oh Where: Hydrology and Watershed Management- BC Forest Professional magazine article
- https://abcfp.ca/WEB/ABCFP/Publications/Back_Issues.aspx
Thinking Like a Forester- The Forestry Chronicle article
- https://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/pdf/10.5558/tfc74697-5
An Orwellian path to fraud in BC's forests- Focus on Victoria article
- https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/mayjune2017/an-orwellian-path-to-fraud-in-bcs-forests-r10/
Applying Solutions from the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements to Vancouver Island, the South Coast, and Beyond- Environmental Law Centre Clinic, University of Victoria report
- https://elc.uvic.ca/publications/gbr-solutions-report/
Arrow Timber Supply Area Rationale for Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) Determination 2017
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/timber-supply-review-and-allowable-annual-cut/allowable-annual-cut-timber-supply-areas/arrow-tsa
Taking Back Control of Resource Extraction on Public Land- Focus on Victoria article
- https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/focus-magazine-septoct-2018/taking-back-control-of-resource-extraction-on-public-land-r9/
Axed: A Decade of Cuts to BC’s Forest Service- Sierra Club BC, CCPA report
- http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/BC%20Office/2010/12/CCPA_BTN_forest_service_web.pdf
Future of Forests and Communities on Vancouver Island- Island Forest Futures report
- https://friendsofcarmanahwalbran.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/the-future-of-forests-and-communities-on-vancouver-island.pdf
Emergence Of A Biodiversity Concept In Swedish Forest Policy- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences academic paper
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01182818
Establishing a Commercial Crop of Trees on Temporary Access Roads in the BC Interior- Forest and Range Evaluation Program FREP extension note
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/frep/frep-docs/frep-soils-extnote33-v3.pdf
Forest Practices Board Recommendations- Forest Practices Board report
- https://www.bcfpb.ca/reports-publications/
Sustainable Land Use- Real Estate Foundation of BC report
- https://www.refbc.com/initiatives/research-projects/sustainable-land-use-trends-and-opportunities
Improving Forest and Range Stewardship Planning: a Multi-Year Initiative in BC- Office of the Chief Forester in the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD)
- https://www.ubcm.ca/assets/Resolutions~and~Policy/Policy/Community~Economic~Development/FRPASummary%20CED%20Web%20post%20.pdf
Top Ten Forestry Fables- Northwest Institute speech
- http://www.winlawwoodlot.ca/topten.pdf
Establishment of the Creston Log Sort Yard: a Case Study- BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, Forrex.org extension note
- https://jem-online.org/forrex/index.php/jem/article/view/247
Audit of the Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations' Management of Timber- Office of the Auditor General of BC report
- https://www.bcauditor.com/pubs/2012/report11/timber-management
Public and Private Workers of Canada Winter 2018 Leaflet- Public and Private Workers of Canada PPWC report
- https://www.ppwc.ca/winter-2018-19-edition-of-the-ppwc-leaflet/
Professional Reliance Review- BC Government report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/laws-policies-standards-guidance/professional-reliance-in-the-natural-resources
The Need to Reform BC's Private Managed Forest Land Act- Environmental Law Centre Clinic, University of Victoria report
- https://elc.uvic.ca/publications/private-managed-forest-land-reform/
Forestry Dialogue: Developing A Pathway for the Long-Term Management of BC's Forests- Northwest Institute for Bioregional Research
- http://northwestinstitute.ca/images/uploads/NWI-Community-Forestry-Meetings-Summary-2019.pdf
Ecosystems-Based Management Planning Handbook- Coast Information Team report
- https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/slrp/citbc/c-ebm-hdbk-fin-22mar04.pdf
News Release: Changes Will Encourage Diversity in BC's Forest Sector- BC government
- https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019FLNR0067-000623
Independent Review of Forest Practices of Nova Scotia
- https://novascotia.ca/natr/forestry/forest_review/Lahey_FP_Review_Report_ExecSummary.pdf
Government Response to the Independent Review of Forest Practices of Nova Scotia
- https://novascotia.ca/natr/forestry/forest_review/Government-Response-to-Independent-Forestry-Report.pdf
Managing the Cumulative Effects of Natural Resource Development in BC- BC Auditor report
- https://www.bcauditor.com/pubs/2015/managing-cumulative-effects-natural-resource-development-bc
Professional Reliance Review- Herb Hammond report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/natural-resource-policy-legislation/professional-reliance/herb-hammond.pdf
News Release: Ministry of Health Needs to do More to Ensure Safety of Drinking Water
- https://www.bcauditor.com/sites/default/files/publications/news-releases/OAGBC_Protection-of-Drinking-Water_NR.pdf
Report on the Budget 2020 Consultation- Legislative Assembly of BC report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/finances/budget/consultations
Restoring Forestry in BC- Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives CCPA report
- https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/restoring-forestry-bc
Opportunities to Improve the Forest and Range Practices Act- Forest Practices Board report
- https://www.bcfpb.ca/reports-publications/reports/special-report-opportunities-improve-forest-range-practices-act/
A Forestry Dialogue Agenda- Northwest Institute for Bioregional Research event outline
- http://northwestinstitute.ca/index.php/our-work/forestry-dialogue
Interior Forest Sector Renewal- Policy Discussion Paper
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/competitive-forest-industry/interior-forest-sector-renewal-policy-initiative_discussion-paper_summer-2019_reduced.pdf
A Conversation on BC Forests- Healthy Forests Healthy Communities database
- https://www.bcforestconversation.com/community-education-2/forests-101/
Conservation of Resilience, Renewal and Complexity in BC's Forests
- https://creativelyunited.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/FRPA-Travers-Input-July-5-2019.pdf
A Land Ethic for Resource Managers- Silviculture magazine article
- https://www.silviculturemagazine.com/node/331
Log Sort Yard Economics, Planning and Feasibility- US Forest Service report
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/9732
Community Forest Indicators 2018- BC Community Forest Association report
- https://bccfa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/BCCFA-Indicators-2018-Sept-12-web.pdf
Brief but Tortuous History of Forestry in BC- Northwest Institute presentation
- http://northwestinstitute.ca/images/uploads/HistoryBCForestryHandouts_jimp2019.pdf
Road Deactivation Across BC- BC Forest Professional magazine article
- https://abcfp.ca/WEB/ABCFP/Publications/Back_Issues.aspx
Tactical Forest Planning- Forest Practices Board report
- https://www.bcfpb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SR58-Tactical-Forest-Planning.pdf
Nova Scotia Vows to Reduce Clear Cutting- CBC News article
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lands-and-forestry-clear-cutting-lahey-iain-rankin-1.4929953
Forest Practices Code of BC Biodiversity Handbook
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-resource-use/land-water-use/crown-land/land-use-plans-and-objectives/cariboo-region/cariboochilcotin-rlup/biodiversity_guidebook.pdf
Strategy for Implementation of the Retention Silviculture System- Chilliwack Forest District BC Timber Sales Program
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/bc-timber-sales/ems-sfm-certification/business-area/chinook/tch-strategy-for-retention-silv-system.pdf
History of Information Technology in the BC Forest Service
- https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/bcfs100/FSITHist/FSITHist.pdf
Significant Events in Timberland and Forestry Legislation in BC
- https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/bib17149.pdf
BC First Nations Forest Strategy- BC First Nations Forestry Council report
- https://www.forestrycouncil.ca/cpages/forest-strategy-public
Submission to Interior Forest Sector Renewal Engagement- BC Rural Centre
- https://www.bcruralcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Sunderman-Submission-to-Interior-Forest-Renewal-consultation-1.pdf
Community Forests, Community Benefits- Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition report
- https://bccfa.ca/
Making Forest Policy More Effective- Omineca Beetle Action Coalition report
- https://www.bcruralcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/OBAC-FOREST-POLICY-PROPOSAL-1.pdf-1.pdf
BC Community Forest Association Submission to the Interior Forest Sector Renewal Engagement
- https://www.bcruralcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BCCFA-Submission-to-Interior-Forest-Sector-Review-1.pdf
Recommendations to Support the Revitalization of the BC Interior Forest Sector- BC First Nations Forestry Council report
- https://www.forestrycouncil.ca/cpages/interior-renewal
Restoring Forestry In BC- Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives CCPA report
- https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/BC%20Office/2018/01/CCPA-BC_RestoringForestry_web.pdf
BC Rural Centre Submission to the Interior Forestry Revitalization Initiative
- https://www.bcruralcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BC-Rural-Centre-Submission-to-Provincial-Government-Interior-Forestry-Revitalization-Initiative-2.pdf
UBCM Session: Forest Policy Decision-Making
- https://www.ubcm.ca/assets/Resolutions~and~Policy/Policy/Community~Economic~Development/Forest_Policy_Decision_Making-Round_Table_Discussion_Summary-2016-11.pdf
Investigation: Canada's Growing Wood Pellet Industry Threaten Forests- Stand. Earth report
- https://www.stand.earth/publication/canadas-growing-wood-pellet-export-industry-threatens-forests-wildlife-and-our-climate
Words Hide Truth- Prince George Citizen article
- https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/opinion/letters/words-hide-truth-1.24129777
BC First Nations Forest Strategy- Implementation Plan
- https://www.forestrycouncil.ca/cpages/forest-strategy-public
Forestry Doesn't Pay the Bills- Focus on Victoria article
- https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/gallery/image/419-forestry-doesnt-pay-the-bills-folks/
Political Amnesia, and the Long, Slow Fall of Timber in BC- The Tyee article
- https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2019/10/07/Political-Amnesia-Fall-Of-BC-Timber/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=071019&fbclid=IwAR01t4Flc5_2oSAVionnu9bHoEM3IF74cLtQ1xRH6qvH6iuZD8feTe8EUbQ
A Blueprint for Watershed Governance BC- POLIS report
- https://poliswaterproject.org/polis-research-publication/blueprint-watershed-governance-british-columbia/
2018 Economic State of the B.C.Forest Sector- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development FLNRORD report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/forest-industry-economics/economic-state/2018_economic_state_of_bc_forest_sector-no_appendix.pdf
Reforestation in the Interior Douglas-Fir Subzone SIR53- Forest Practices Board report
- https://www.bcfpb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SIR53-Reforestation-in-IDF-Subzone.pdf
Learning About the BC Forest Sector- Healthy Forests Healthy Communities database
- https://www.bcforestconversation.com/wp-content/uploads/Forest-sector-video-description-links.pdf
BC's Forest Industry and the Regional Economies- Pricewaterhouse Coopers report
- https://www.cofi.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-COFI-Regional-Economic-Impact-Study_Final_March2019-2.pdf
Sustainability and Strategy In The Canadian Model Forest Program- UBC report
- https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0100678
A New Future for Old Forests- report
- https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/563/2020/09/STRATEGIC-REVIEW-20200430.pdf
‘You can’t drink money’: Kootenay communities fight logging to protect their drinking water- The Narwhal article
- https://thenarwhal.ca/you-cant-drink-money-kootenay-communities-fight-logging-protect-drinking-water/
FRPA Phase II Changes-Joint ENGO Submission
- https://www.wcel.org/publication/joint-engo-submission-forest-and-range-practices-act-phase-ii-changes
The Real Story of Water Protection in BC: Glade Creek- Glade Watershed Protection Society
- https://www.protectgladewatershed.com/forest-practices-board-complaint.html
Principles of Watershed Management- US EPA training module
- https://cfpub.epa.gov/watertrain/pdf/modules/Watershed_Management.pdf

Climate Change

Adapting Resource Management to Climate Change in the Kootenay Boundary Region- BC Government report
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/nrs-climate-change/regional-extension-notes/kbren160222.pdf
Maintaining Natural BC for our Children, Selected Law Reform Proposals- Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria report
- https://elc.uvic.ca/publications/maintaining-natural-bc-for-our-children-selected-law-reform-proposals/
AGLG Mission Audit Report- Auditor General report
- https://www.aglg.ca/audit-reports/
Flexibility key as B.C. faces new wildfire reality, forests minister says- CBC.ca article
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/flexibility-key-as-b-c-faces-new-wildfire-reality-forests-minister-says-1.4957155
Urban Policymakers IPCC Global Warming in Cities- Indian Institute for Human Settlements
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329679906_Summary_for_Urban_Policymakers_What_the_IPCC_Special_Report_on_15_C_means_for_Cities
Top 10 Fires Seasons in BC Since 1950- CBC.ca article
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/state-emergency-bc-wildfires-1.4803546
History of Quebec's Declaration of Climate Emergency Campaign- Climate Action Network Canada brief
- https://climateactionnetwork.ca/2019/02/26/a-history-of-quebecs-declaration-of-climate-emergency-campaign/
FLNR Climate Change Strategy 2015-2020- Ministry of Forest, Land, and Natural Resources FLNR
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/nrs-climate-change/climate_change_strat_2015-20.pdf
Cumulative Effects of Forest Disturbance and Climate Variability on Streamflow in the Deadman River Watershed- Forests journal, MDPI
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331294769_The_Cumulative_Effects_of_Forest_Disturbance_and_Climate_Variability_on_Streamflow_in_the_Deadman_River_Watershed
Potential Changes in Forest Composition Could Reduce Impact of Climate Change on Boreal Wildfires- Research Gate, Ecological Applications report
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236050043_Potential_changes_in_forest_composition_could_reduce_impacts_of_climate_change_on_boreal_wildfires
Wildfires and Climate Change Push Low-Elevation Forests Across a Critical Climate Change Threshold for Tree Regeneration- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences report
- https://www.pnas.org/content/116/13/6193
Forest Defense is Climate Defense- Oregon Wild report
- https://oregonwild.org/sites/default/files/oregon-wild-forest-climate-report-2018-web.pdf
Forest Health and Climate Change- The Forestry Chronicle article
- https://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/abs/10.5558/tfc86412-4
Toolkit for Economic Preparedness- Economic Disaster Recovery Project report
- https://www.bceda.ca/disaster_preparation_and_recov.php
Intact Ecosystems Provide the Best Defense Against Climate Change- Nature Climate Change
- https://www.taramartin.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/martin-watson-ncc-2016.pdf
Memo: Responding to the Urgency of Climate Change- District of Highlands
- https://www.highlands.ca/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/3734?fileID=4372