FORREX Watershed Management Extension Listserv – April 12, 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1)

New Publications

2)

Workshop
Announcements

3)

Events/
Conferences/ Workshops

4)

Watershed
Management Training

New Publications

1. 
   Hope, G. 2007. 
   
   Changes to Soil Properties and Implications for Soil and Tree
   Productivity after Harvesting, Site Preparation, or
   Rehabilitation in ESSF Forests.
   
   B.C. Min.
   For. Range, S. Int. For. Reg., Kamloops, B.C.
   Extension Note 06.
2. Hudson and
   Horel. 2007
   
   An operational method of assessing hydrologic recovery for
   Vancouver Island and south coastal BC   This report aims
   to integrate the results of coastal hydrologic recovery research
   into a unified method of determining hydrologic recovery of
   coastal forest stands.
3. Kliparchuk et
   al. 2007
   
   Using stereoscopic high spatial resolution satellite imagery to
   assess landscape and stand level characteristics.  This
   report extends the use of high spatial resolution IKONOS imagery
   through the acquisition of stereo imagery and analysis of the
   imagery using KLT softcopy photogrammetry.
4. Owens et al.
   2006. Changes in sediment sources following wildfire in
   mountainous terrain: a paired�catchment approach, British
   Columbia, Canada. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus
   (2006) 6: 637�645.
5. Perrin, C.J.
   2006.
   
   Application of multivariate techniques to examine quality of
   streams in the Okanagan region. Report prepared by
   Limnotek Research and Development Inc. for B.C. Environment.
   39p.
6. Petticrew et
   al. 2006. Wildfire effects on the quantity and composition of
   suspended and gravel-stored sediments. Water, Air, and Soil
   Pollution: Focus (2006) 6: 647�656.
7. Predictions
   in Ungauged Basins (PUB)-
   
   March 2007 newsletter
8. Sutherland et
   al. 2007.
   
   A Framework to Support Landscape Analyses of Habitat Supply and
   Effects on Populations of Forest-dwelling Species: A Case Study
   Based on the Northern Spotted Owl.
9. 
   Waterhouse et al. 2007
   
   Assessing habitat quality of Marbled Murrelet nest sites
   on the Queen Charlotte Islands/Haida Gwaii, by algorithm, air
   photo interpretation,   and
   aerial survey methods. Although
   this report focuses on the Queen Charlotte Islands/Haida Gwaii
   the general interpretations from the results are applicable
   throughout the Marbled Murrelet’s breeding range.

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Newsletters

1) NCASI

Forestry Environmental Program News (Vol. 19, No. 03)

• Southern
  forest carbon research inventory
• Workshops on
  forest road surfacing
• NCASI Control
  and Mitigation Handbook: development of a Canadian version and
  plans for future updates
• 2007 Northern
  Regional Meeting forestry session: Forest environmental issues
  and information needs in the northern U.S.
• Compendium of
  invasive species programs available on NCASI website

2) USDA Forest
Service – Science Findings

Issue 92 (April 2007) Simulating the consequences of land
management. by Steven Wondzell and Pete Bisson.

Workshop Announcements

Events, Conferences and Workshops

** April 12, 2007

Okanagan Water Resources Seminar Series: North Okanagan Groundwater.
(5pm start). UBC-Okanagan, Kelowna. 

April 17, 2007.

Source Water Protection: Making It Work In BC.
Richmond.

Apr 21-22, 2007.

BCWWA 35th Annual Conference and Trade Show.  Penticton.

Apr 21-25, 2007.

8th Western Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research. 
Penticton

May
5-6, 2007.

CMI Annual Researchers� Meeting & Annual General
Meeting.
Radium Hot Springs

May 2-4, 2007.

Annual Applied Biology Conference. Victoria.

** May 8-9, 2007.

2007 Forest Information Management Workshop. Thompson Rivers
University, Kamloops.

** May 8-10,
2007.

Forest Leadership Conference- Sustainability for Success.
Vancouver.

May 10-11, 2007.

2007 BC Institute of Agrologists AGM:
 The Mountain Pine Beetle and
our Future: Life After Beetle Mania Prince George.

May 14-16, 2007.

4th International Symposium on Flood Defence. Toronto.

May 27-31, 2007.

1st Canada-U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium. Sheraton Wall Centre
Vancouver.

May 28-June 1,
2007.

CGU Annual Scientific Meeting-2007: Air, Ocean, Earth and Ice on the
Rock. St. John’s, Newfoundland.

** May 30 – June
2, 2007

Climate Change Impacts on Boreal Forest Disturbance Regimes.
Fairbanks, Alaska

June 3-8, 2007.

First North American Landslide Conference. Landslides and Society:
Integrated Science, Engineering, Management, and Mitigation.
Vail, Colorado.

** June 11�14,
2007

Decisions for Sustainability: Forest Estate Models for the Future.
Victoria.

June 18-22, 2007.

Alluvial Fans 2007. Banff, Alberta, Canada

June 18 to 22,
2007.

6th North American Forest Ecology Workshop. Vancouver

June 22�24, 2007.

On the Beach – A Skinny Dip into Sustainable Lake and Watershed
Development. BC Lake Stewardship Society.

June 24-28, 2007.

AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE). Toronto.

June 25-28. 2007.

Science and Technology: Implications for Water Management. 60th
Annual CWRA National Conference. Saskatoon.

July 10, 2007.

Mountain Pine Beetle and Watershed Hydrology Workshop: Preliminary
Results of Research from BC and Alberta. Kelowna.

July 11, 2007.

The Upper Penticton Creek Watershed Experiment: Results of a paired
watershed study into the effects of forest management on water
resources.  Kelowna.

Aug 5-9, 2007.

International Conference on Wind and Trees. Vancouver, UBC.

** Sept 30 �Oct
3, 2007

Aquatic Toxicity Workshop Halifax, Nova Scotia

Oct 1-4, 2007.

3rd Forest Engineering Conference.  Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.

** Oct 10-11,
2007

Soil
Bioengineering Course.
BC Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration and the
Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology. Cranbrook.

** Oct 12-13,
2007

Ecological
Restoration in Southeastern BC: Grasslands to Mountaintops.
BC Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration and the
Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology. Cranbrook.

** Nov 7-8, 2007

Managing Environmental Impacts of Linear Corridors and
Infrastructure.

Columbia Mountains Institute.
Revelstoke

Dec 10-14, 2007.

2007 AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco.

June
21-25, 2008.

11^th North American Forest Soils
Conference.
Blacksburg Virginia

** April 16-18

Water Technologies Symposium 2008 ( WaterTech 2008)
Fairmont Chateau
Lake Louise

Watershed Management Training

Selkirk Management Services

Invasive
Species Management

Mountain Pine Beetle and Watershed Hydrology Workshop:

Preliminary Results of Research from BC and Alberta

The Upper Penticton Creek Watershed Experiment:

Results of a paired watershed study into the effects of forest
management on water resources

Case Studies for Species At Risk, Riparian Area Regulations, &
the Develop With Care Guidelines

Soil Conservation Survey Accreditation Course

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Wetlandkeepers � Learn how to Monitor & Protect Wetlands

The
BC Wildlife Federation and the Comox Valley Project Watershed are
sponsoring a �Wetlandkeepers Course� in Courtenay. Join instructors
Michele Jones, Julie Micksch, and Herpetologist Elke Wind for an
exciting weekend of wetland ecology and monitoring.

Wetlandkeepers is a 2.5 day introduction to Wetland Stewardship
offering an opportunity for hands-on practice of wetland
conservation skills, such as conducting wetland plant, bird and
amphibian surveys and public environmental education. The third day
will be specifically geared towards amphibians. Participants that
successfully complete the course are awarded a Wetlandkeepers
Certificate.

For
more information please contact:

Mary Ellen Grant,

BCWF Wetlands Education Program Director

250.376.6772 or toll free voice mail 1.888.881.2293 (ext. 225)

email:

maryellen@bcwf.bc.ca

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Malaspina Natural
Resources Extension Program

Basic Forest Surveying

Electrofishing: Theory, Safety and Uses

Environmental Monitoring for Construction Projects

Erosion and Sediment Control

Essential Fisheries Field Skills

Fisheries Field Technician Certificate Program (FFTCP)

Identification of Freshwater Fishes

Riparian Area Regulation

S-100 Fire Suppression and Safety

Woods Orienteering

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Watershed
Management Certificate at UBC

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BCWWA

Operator Education Courses

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UNBC Continuing
Studies

Basic Forest Soils

Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC)

Eco-Forestry Workshop

Forest Road Construction Practices & Procedures

Geotechnical Engineering & Resource Road Workshop

Invasive Species Management Workshop

Residue and Waste Survey Certificate

S-100 Fire Suppression and Safety

S-10A Fires Suppression and Safety Refresher

Soil Conservation Survey Accreditation Course

Stream Bank Restoration Using Bioengineering Techniques

Wildlife Habitat Mini-Course

Wildlife Danger Tree Assessors Certification

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Association of
Professional Engineers and Geoscientists