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Report: Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory: South Okanagan Gap Areas, 2010

Report Documents

Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory: South Okanagan Gap Areas, 2010 Report describing the methods and results of this mapping project. (zip/1 Mb)

Map Plotfiles

No files of this type available

Data Files

Field Samples File VENUS file (.mdb) with sampling plot information (zip/153.6 Kb)
SEI Polygon Attributes FIle File of the SEI Polygon attributes (.csv) (zip/13.7 Kb)
SEI Project Information File File (.csv) with project level metadata information. (zip/461 bytes)
SEI Ratings Table Table (.csv) to cross reference TEM map units to SEI units. (zip/2.8 Kb)
TEM Polygon Attributes File TEM Polygon attributes (.csv) (zip/17.6 Kb)
TEM Project Information File Table (.csv) with TEM project level metadata information (zip/415 bytes)
TEM User Defined Attributes Table (.csv) with explanation of new TEM mapcode units (zip/394 bytes)

Digital Map Files

Plot Location File GIS file showing location of all field sampling sites (.e00) (zip/11.4 Kb)
Spatial Ecosystem Polygons File GIS file with polygon boundaries (.e00) (zip/1.3 Mb)

Image Document

SEI Mapsheet 082E022 SEI Mapsheet 082E022 (2 PDFs) (zip/18.3 Mb)
SEI Mapsheet 082E032 SEI Mapsheet 082E032 (2 PDFs) (zip/18.2 Mb)
SEI Mapsheet 082E061 SEI Mapsheet 082E061 (3 PDFs) (zip/24.7 Mb)
SEI Mapsheet 082E062 SEI Mapsheet 082E062 (1 PDF) (zip/9.1 Mb)
SEI Mapsheet 082E072 SEI Mapsheet 082E072 (1 PDF) (zip/8.5 Mb)

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All Documents

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Contact

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This project provides Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) and a themed Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory (SEI) map of the areas identified by the Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen that were not previously mapped as part of the South Okanagan SEI (2009). Bioterrain features are not included. The ecosystem mapping was done using a DiAP Viewer with 2007 1:15 000 scale colour imagery. The mapping is compatible with the existing South Okanagan SEI mapping.

Author: Iverson, Kristi

Old Reference Number: 5673

Old Reference System: BAPID

Date Published: Sep 2010

Report ID: 20196

Audience: Government and Public

The Okanagan Valley is highly significant ecologically and continues to be threatened by urban growth. A Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory (SEI) can provide base-line information to help direct development decisions. This project provides Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) and a Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory (SEI) map suitable for strategic planning of areas identified by the Regional District of the Okanagan Similkameen that were not previously mapped as part of the South Okanagan SEI. The study area lies within the south Okanagan Valley of south-central British Columbia within the Okanagan Very Dry Hot Bunchgrass Variant (BGxh1), Okanagan Very Dry Hot Ponderosa Pine (PPxh1), the Okanagan Dry Cool Interior Douglas-fir (IDFdk1) and the Okanagan Very Dry Hot Interior Douglas-fir (IDFxh1) biogeoclimatic variants. It includes four components: Summerland North Electoral Area F, Trout Creek Corridor Electoral Area F, Yellow and Twin Lakes Area D, and Ripley Lake Area C. All components are adjacent to the existing SEI mapping for the South Okanagan - Similkameen. The study area includes private and publicly owned lands. Mapping follows the Standard for Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping in British Columbia and the Standard for Mapping Ecosystems at Risk in British Columbia. Polygon delineation focussed on separating sensitive ecosystems from modified landscapes. Where possible, different sensitive ecosystems were mapped as separate polygons. When complex polygons were necessary, they were delineated to ensure that a minimum of 30% of the polygon was sensitive. Special focus was given to mapping wetlands as separate polygons. Riparian areas were mapped as continuous corridors (where they occurred as such) to facilitate planning to prevent fragmentation of these corridors. Field sampling occurred in 2010. Ground inspections and visual inspections were used to identify and assess ecosystems; conservation evaluation forms were used to evaluate the condition and ecological integrity of all non-anthropogenic ecosystems. The locations of all plots were recorded by GPS.

Report Type

	Terrestrial Information

Subject

	Biogeoclimatic Zone - BG Bunchgrass Zone
	Biogeoclimatic Zone - IDF Interior Douglas-fir Zone
	Biogeoclimatic Zone - PP Ponderosa Pine Zone
	Region - Okanagan
	Terrestrial Information - Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM)
	Terrestrial Information - Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory (SEI)

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