Publications
Veridian's most recent publications (click to view):
- Climate Change
- How much IS enough?
- Howser Glacier IPP Old Growth Assessment
- Central and North Coast ERA
- Haida Gwaii ERA
- North Coast ERA
- Old Growth Forest Assessments
- High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF)
- Elements of Biodiversity
- Coast Information Team
- Endangered Forests
- Threats to Biodiversity in BC: An Analysis
- Columbia Basin: State of the Basin indicators
- Ecological Restoration in BC
- Resilience and Climate Change: Adaptation Potential for Ecological Systems and Forest Management in the West Kootenays.
See: http://www.westkootenayresilience.org
- Climate Change and B.C.'s Forest and Range Ecosystems: A Vulnerability Assessment.
See: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/BC_Vulnerability_CC_Feb09.pdf
- How can science be used to inform questions of 'how much land is required to maintain ecological values'? This paper, written by Karen Price, Rachel Holt and Laurie Kremsater.
The paper has been submitted for publication, but is available in draft form here:
http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/How_much_is_enough_DRAFT.pdf
Appendices will also be available shortly.
- A proposal exists to install an independent power project 2 hours north of Nelson, on Howser and Glacier Creeks. This report provides an overview of potential impacts on old-growth forests in this area.
- Report is unavailable until Environmental Impact Assessment is completed. Please contact the proponent: Axor (www.axor.com - Montreal) for more details.
- A summary of risk to coarse filter biodiversity under current management and under proposed "EBM" scenarios.
Report currently unavailable- please contact author to discuss.
- HG / QCI Current Conditions Report (Holt 2004) – describes the current state of environmental values on Haida Gwaii, also provides background on environmental risk assessment methodology and terminology.
Available at http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/HG_Conditions_Aug20b_nocedar.pdf
- HG / QCI Land Use Plan Scenarios: Summary of Ecological Results (Holt 2005) – describes the environmental implications of a series of scenarios run to inform the Community Planning Forum during their work. Please contact author for a copy of this report.
- HG / QCI LUP Options: Comparison with two Basecases – A Summary of Results. Holt 2005 – describes the environmental implications of the two recommendation Options provided by the HG Community Planning Forum, and compares these outputs to risk levels associated with current forest management policy.
Please contact author for a copy of this report - For an overview on ERA also see http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/clad/strategic_land/econ_analysis/projects_pubs/cabinet/ERA_intro.pdf
- Ministries and their links are always in flux. If these results are not available from listed websites, please contact the author at: info@veridianecological.ca
- North Coast LRMP Basecase Analysis – a summary of risks to ecosystems under current management on the North Coast.
Available at: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/lup/lrmp/coast/ncoast/docs/reports/era/era_synopsis_draft.pdf
and the full report is available at:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/lup/lrmp/coast/ncoast/docs/reports/era/coarse_filter_biodiv_era_report.pdf
- Structural attributes and age are used to define 'old growthness' in a variety of subzone variants in BC.
- ICHwk1 available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/ICHwk1_Final_march2002.pdf
- ICHmw2 and ICHdw available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/ICH_Final_99.pdf
- Old growth / mountain pine beetle and the SBS is available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/SBS_MPB_OG_Final.pdf
- Old growthness in the MSdk available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/MSdk_OG_2001.pdf
- Forests in Clayoquot Sound are managed under a Forest Stewardship Council certification. This report provides a detailed analysis of potential HCVFs in this region, and a series of recommendations relating to appropriate management.
Available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/HCVF_Iisaak_Final_March07.pdf
- Key functional elements, and other 'special' elements of biodiversity are discussed and presented in detail in these two reports. Prepared for MoE, to support development of the BC Biodiversity Action Plan.
- Key elements available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/Key_Elements_Final_May07.pdf
- Special Elements available at http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/Special_Elements_2007_Draft.pdf
- Ecosystem Based Management Handbook – an overview of low risk management for coastal BC forested ecosystems.
- Ecosystem Based management: A Science Compendium. This document reviews the science behind the recommendations provided in the EBM Handbook.
- Both documents available at http://citbc.org/pubpcit.html
- An inventory of some of the Endangered Forests of the Inland Temperate Rainforest. Focus on the Incomappleux and Trout Lake drainages. Highlights forest areas of exceptional old-growth values that are currently under threat. Conservation opportunities are discussed. Available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/EF_Final_Distribution.pdf (Note: 2.8MB).
- A conservation strategy for the Coastal Douglas Fir zone. http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/CDF_Targets_FINAL.pdf
- A review of the extent and diversity of threats to biodiversity occuring in BC. In addition, an overview of the existing protection and gaps in conservation. Intended to provide a basis for the development of a BC Biodiversity Strategy.
Available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/VeridianBioGaps_Report_final.pdf
- As part of an on-going process to develop a 'Wellbeing' or 'State of The Basin' report, the Columbia Basin Trust commissioned a report to identify potential environmental indicators. Here we review a wide range of 'State of the Environment' reports from around the world, and provide a detailed look at potential environmental indicators for the Columbia Basin.
Available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/CBT_Environmental_Indicators.pdf
- Best Management Practices for Environmental Values - a users compilation and database. For Report see: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/BMP_Final_Dec_2009.pdf
- For searchable database see: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/Best_Management_Practices_Final.xls
- A framework for undertaking ecological restoration in BC. Prioritised on areas impacted by mountain pine beetle and catastrophic fires. Reports by region available.
- Cariboo http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/Cariboo_Strategic_Plan.pdf
- Southern Interior http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/Southern_Interior_Strategic_Plan.pdf
- Northern Interior http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/Northern_Interior_Strategic_Plan.pdf
- Ecological Restoration Priorities for BC - based on a series of workshops held in 2002. Ordered by region, and summarised by province. Six Reports available from the author.
- Restoration priorities and monitoring in the West Arm Provincial Park in relation to fire threats and natural disturbances. Available at: http://www.veridianecological.ca/publications/WestArm_Veridian_FinalReport.pdf
