Download or read book Research and Information Needs Assessment to Support Sustainable Watershed Management in Northeast British Columbia written by Suzan Lapp and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watershed management issues are among the many challenges facing natural resource managers in British Columbia. This assessment, combined with a compilation of relevant research and data/information sources for northeast British Columbia, forms the basis for developing an applied research strategy to support sustainable water resource management in this region. This report presents the data collection methods used in the survey, a profile of the respondents, the ranking (High, Moderate, Low) of key research needs by topic area within each theme, and a summary of the written comments for each of the five main topical themes.--Includes text from document.
Download or read book Research and Information Needs Assessment to Support Sustainable Watershed Management in the Thompson Okanagan Natural Resource Region British Columbia written by Rob Scherer and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research and Information Needs Assessment to Support Sustainable Watershed Management in the South Coast and West Coast Natural Resource Regions British Columbia written by Rob Scherer and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research and Information Needs Assessment to Support Sustainable Watershed Management in the Skeena Omineca Cariboo and Kootenay Boundary Natural Resource Regions British Columbia written by Rob Scherer and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reseaerch and Information Needs Assessment to Support Sustainable Watershed Management in the Thompsn Okanagan Natural Resource Region British Columbia written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 2003 Coastal Needs Assessment Study for Watershed Management electronic Resource written by Robin G. Pike and published by Kamloops, B.C. : FORREX. This book was released on 2004 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forest Hydrology written by Devendra Amatya and published by CABI. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community. They interact with water and soil in a variety of ways, providing canopy surfaces which trap precipitation and allow evaporation back into the atmosphere, thus regulating how much water reaches the forest floor as through fall, as well as pull water from the soil for transpiration. The discipline "forest hydrology" has been developed throughout the 20th century. During that time human intervention in natural landscapes has increased, and land use and management practices have intensified. The book will be useful for graduate students, professionals, land managers, practitioners, and researchers with a good understanding of the basic principles of hydrology and hydrologic processes.
Download or read book Watershed Assessment in the Southern Interior of British Columbia written by David Andrew Alan Toews and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Columbia Forest Practices Code made watershed assessment mandatory in community watersheds and on selected high-value fish streams. A research program was established to verify various concepts incorporated into the guidebook that was written to prescribe the method by which watershed assessment was to take place. Other research programs were put in place to better understand hydrologic processes that are occurring in watersheds. This report presents proceedings of a workshop organized to update those who perform & who use the watershed assessments with regard to the most recent research findings. Topics of presentations include watershed processes in interior British Columbia, assessing hydrologic risk, effects of forest cover changes on stream flow, forest influences on snow, effects of harvesting on peak flow, flow modelling, stream channel assessment, sediment budgets, assessing natural sedimentation patterns, and stream- side logging & riparian hazard assessment.
Download or read book Coastal Watershed Assessment Procedure Guidebook CWAP written by British Columbia. Forest Service and published by Forest Service British Columbia. This book was released on 1995 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The watershed assessment procedure (WAP) is a tool to help forest managers understand the type and extent of current water-related problems that exist in a watershed and to recognize the possible hydrologic implications of proposed forestry-related development in that watershed. This guidebook explains how to complete a reconnaissance-level WAP analysis for coastal areas in British Columbia according to the provincial Forest Practices Code. The procedure includes compilation on a topographic base map of data relating to peak flow, surface erosion, riparian buffers, landslides, headwaters, and watershed characteristics, then converting the raw data into indicator scores and compiling the scores onto a watershed report card. The guide includes sample worksheet forms and instructions on how to summarize the results in five impact categories and how to produce a hazard index for each category. The appendices include definitions of erosion-prone areas and descriptions of forestry impacts on surface hydrology and erosion.
Download or read book Assessing the Influence and Effectiveness of Watershed Report Cards on Watershed Management written by Barbara Jane Veale and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept and practice of watershed management have evolved since the early twentieth century and continue to change. Contemporary watershed management, as a means to improve environmental, social, and economic well-being, is generally accepted world-wide and is gaining popularity. Recognition of the ever-changing, complex, conflicting, and unpredictable nature of the forces that influence ecological and human systems has given rise to concepts and principles related to ecological or watershed health, sustainability, and good governance. Numerous terms have emerged to describe and explain contemporary watershed management processes that incorporate these concepts and principles, including 'integrated' and 'sustainable' watershed management. While there is growing consensus that integrated or sustainable watershed management should be practiced, there is little agreement on what these two terms mean and how they differ. The rational comprehensive or synoptic model is a widely-accepted normative framework to guide watershed management processes. This model presumes a 'top-down' linear, systematic, and logical sequence of steps characterized by complete knowledge of the issues and consequences of actions and dominated by rational decision making - circumstances that rarely happen in real life. Implementation gaps between theory and practice exist because of persistent and common challenges relating to complexity, conflict, uncertainty, and change in human and ecological systems. Failure to account for these factors has restricted the utility of this model for guiding watershed management processes, prompting questions about how the model might be adjusted to incorporate concepts and principles associated with watershed health, sustainability, and good governance. In response to the need to demonstrate progress towards watershed health and sustainability, a growing number of watershed organizations in Canada are pioneering the development of indicator-based assessment reports. The actual versus anticipated outcomes of watershed indicator reports and their existing and potential role in the watershed management process have not been systematically assessed or compared. A review of academic and professional literature and a mixed methods research approach comparing 13 case studies from 7 provinces across Canada were used to explore these knowledge gaps. A more in-depth investigation of two of the case studies, the Fraser Basin Council and the Humber Watershed Alliance, was also completed. Contextual factors influencing the practice of watershed management and the process used for developing watershed report cards are identified through an analysis of available documents. This information is supplemented with opinions gathered from 109 in-depth and semi-structured interviews/questionnaires. In addition, informants provided viewpoints regarding the usefulness, effectiveness, benefits, and value of watershed report cards, along with ideas about how they can be improved. This study concludes that while sustainable watershed management (SWM) and integrated watershed management (IWM) are closely aligned concepts, the distinguishing factor is scope. The primary goal of SWM is environmental, social, and economic sustainability within a watershed unit, whereas the central focus of IWM is the protection and/or restoration of water and land resources within a watershed to sustain human well-being. In Canada, IWM rather than SWM is generally pursued. Nevertheless, sustainability is an ultimate goal of IWM. Sustainability principles are acknowledged, valued, and applied. This study concludes that IWM can play a significant role in supporting a broad sustainability agenda. This study contributes to a growing body of knowledge seeking to enrich the theory of watershed management and improve and streamline practice. To improve the utility of the rational comprehensive model for guiding contemporary watershed management, modifications are presented which include separate phases for visioning and learning and couch the process within an overall conceptual framework that balances management, research, and monitoring activities. These adjustments reflect the concepts of integration, collaboration, and shared learning and acknowledge the shift away from 'command and control' bureaucratic processes to collaborative 'middle ground' polycentric governance structures. Rather than focusing strictly on a sequence of steps and a prescribed process, the consideration of a series of context-specific questions is advocated to help scope and streamline processes to match stakeholder capacity, address issues of greatest concern, and sustain interest and enthusiasm. However, concerted effort is required to counteract competing and entrenched socio-political and economic doctrines and traditions. Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting are key components in the IWM process. Study findings reveal that watershed report cards in Canada are a fledgling tool and no standard approach exists. Each case-study watershed organization has a unique approach to selecting, organizing, and presenting indicators. As a result, report card styles and formats vary. Despite a general consensus that watershed report cards are worthwhile, expectations often exceed outcomes, and common traits which challenge their effectiveness exist. The usefulness and effectiveness of watershed report cards are hampered by several common shortfalls: (1) universal lack of consistent, spatially-specific, and timely data, (2) inconsistent measures and indicators between successive watershed reports, (3) ambiguous or non-existent goals, objectives, targets, and benchmarks, and (4) messages that are unclear, difficult to understand, or fail to resonate with the target audiences. The 'lessons learned' from an assessment of the attributes and perceived benefits of watershed report cards parallel those discovered for community indicator initiatives. Building on this research, recommendations for improvement include (1) focus on stakeholder issues of prime concern, (2) use consistent measures and indicators, (3) limit the number of indicators and simplify report card styles and formats, (4) select spatially explicit, temporally relevant, and science-based indicators and measures, (5) explain and illustrate major cause-effect linkages, (6) use the report card process to build a constituency of support, (7) incorporate marketing and outreach activities, and (8) introduce performance measures to assess efficiency and how well collective practice demonstrates sustainability principles. This study concludes that opportunities exist for improving watershed report cards and boosting their multi-purpose role as a predominant planning, assessment, advocacy, communication, learning, and research tool in support of IWM, and ultimately, sustainability.
Download or read book 2007 Northern Interior Information Needs Assessment for Watershed Management written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quantifying the Water Balance of Two Northeastern Boreal Watersheds British Columbia written by Sina Abadzadesahraei and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northeastern British Columbia (BC) is undergoing steady development for oil and gas extraction, mainly due to subsurface hydraulic fracturing (fracking), which requires significant quantities of water. Thus, it is of vital importance to obtain accurate long-term water balance information in the complex wetlands of northeastern BC to assist regulators to balance multiple priorities in a way that will not compromise the long-term sustainability of water resources, while minimizing ecological impacts. At the initial phase of this study, all fluxes of the Coles Lake water balance were measured for the 2013_2014 hydrological year. The total storage change was negative (-8.3 mm), and 2013_2014 was considered a relatively dry year. This study also quantifies the water balance fluxes within two boreal watersheds, the Coles Lake and Tsea Lake watersheds, through a combination of observational data analysis and numerical modelling using the MIKE SHE hydrological model for 1979_2014. MIKE SHE model calibration was performed manually based on snowmelt, pressure head, and streamflow, using a trial-and-error parameter adjustment procedure. Similar trends were observed for the Coles Lake and Tsea Lake watersheds although average of actual evapotranspiration (AET = 472.9 mm year-1) was higher while overland flow (OL = 26.3 mm year-1) was lower at the Coles Lake watershed compared to the Tsea Lake watershed (AET= 405.5 mm year-1 and OL = 48.5 mm year-1). Sensitivity simulations with the MIKE SHE model whereby the leaf area index was modified uniformly across the Coles Lake watershed to represent fully open, mixed and closed canopies provided further insights on the role of vegetation on the water balance. Simulated AET = 515, 529, and 558 mm year-1 and OL = 59, 46, and 11 mm year-1 for open, mixed, and closed canopies, respectively. Further, the Coles Lake forcing data were applied for the Tsea Lake watershed as a sensitivity test while other parameters remained unchanged. The variability of the vegetation canopies, and land cover including wetland distribution were the main contributors for different hydrological responses in these two watersheds. Baseline information generated by this study will support the assessment of the sustainability of current strategies for freshwater extraction.
Download or read book Water and Agriculture in Canada Towards Sustainable Management of Water Resources written by The Expert Panel on Sustainable Management of Water in the Agricultural Landscapes of Canada and published by Council of CanadianAcademies. This book was released on 2013 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water and agriculture in canada: toWards sustainable ManageMent of Water resources The Expert Panel on Sustainable Management of Water in the Agricultural Landscapes of Canada Science Advice in the Public Interest Water and agriculture in canada: toWards sustainable ManageMent of Water resources The Expert Panel on Sustainable Management of Water in the Agricultural Landscapes of Canada ii Water a [...] The result embodies the Panel's collective insights and judgment, and an undertaking of. [...] Within Canada, significant risks and uncertainties include agriculture's impact on water quantity and water quality; the agricultural sector's access to water, land, and other resources; and how the sector can meet the challenges posed by climate change and other developments. [...] Canada (the Panel) gathered and analyzed evidence pertaining to areas such as Canada's water resources, water futures for agriculture and other industries, agriculture and the environment, Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) from Canada and other countries, trends in technology and innovation, Executive Summary xi public policy frameworks and economic instruments, and communication and stakehol [...] BMPs and the potential for conservation agriculture and ecosystems services approaches to the management of.
Download or read book Land Stewardship through Watershed Management written by Peter F. Ffolliott and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We must enhance the effectiveness ofland stewardship and management of the world's natural resources to meet a growing global population's need for conservation, sustainable development, and use of land, water, and other natural resources. Ecosystem-based, mul tiple-use land stewardship is necessary when considering the present and future uses ofland, water, and other natural resources on an operationally efficient scale. We need holistically planned and carefully implemented watershed management practices, projects, and pro grams to accommodate the increasing demand for commodities and amenities, clear water, open space, and uncluttered landscapes. An international conference in Tucson, Arizona, from March 13 to 16, 2000, examined these needs and increased people's awareness of the contributions that ecosystem-based, multiple-use watershed management can make to future land stewardship. The conference was sponsored by the School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona; the College of Agriculture, University of Arizona; the Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service; the Research Center for Conservation of Water Resources and Disaster Pre vention, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan; the Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota; the Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agriculture Man agement, University of Minnesota; the Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noreste, Mexico; the International Arid Lands Consortium; the USDA Natural Resources Conserva tion Service; the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior; the Salt River Project, Phoenix, Arizona; the Southern Arizona Chapter, Southwestern Section of the Society of American Foresters; and IUFRO Working Party 8. 04. 04, Erosion Control by Watershed Management.
Download or read book Canadian Journal of Forest Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Management of Mountain Watersheds written by Josef Krecek and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book aims to address the interdisciplinary targets of watershed management in mountain regions based on the current knowledge of the subject. The focus of the book is particularly on monitoring, research, and modelling the interactions between the climate, water cycle, and aquatic ecosystem. The issues of watershed management in mountain regions in different parts of Europe, Africa, America and Asia have been the central theme of the book, which is basically divided into five sections: Institutional aspects in control of mountain regions; Stream-flow processes in mountain catchments; Water chemistry and biota in mountain streams and lakes; Effects of forest practices and climate change on hydrological phenomena; and Soil conservation and control of floods and landslides. The contributions have been peer-reviewed and the interdisciplinary team of authors includes experts from the specialised areas of geography, hydrology, chemistry, biology, forestry, ecology, economy and sociology. The practical applications and management strategies mentioned in the book, deal with the integrated resource management approach, based on the compromise between the development, conservation/ protection of the nature. Finally, the socio-economic and cultural aspects, and ecosystem prevalent in a mountain catchment are discussed in detail.
Download or read book Agrindex written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
