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Report: East Kootenay Ecosystem Enhancement Project (COL-F24-W-3800-DCA) 2023-24 (F24) Activity Report 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
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In the Columbia Region, annual and ongoing fish and wildlife projects are delivered with support from the Ministry of Water, Lands, Resource Stewardship (WLRS) through a Letter of Agreement (LoA). The East Kootenay Ecosystem Enhancement Project is one such project delivered by WLRS- FWCP section staff, contractors and partnerships.
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Author: Ministry of Water, Land, Resource Stewardship
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Old Reference Number: COL-F24-W-3800-DCA
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Old Reference System: FWCP - Fish Wildlife Compensation Program Columbia
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Date Published: Mar 2024
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Report ID: 63061
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Audience: Government and Public
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The East Kootenay Enhancement Project is responsible for the coordination, oversight and implementation of restoration efforts. Appendix 1 includes a table showing projects delivered and planned from 2018 to present. Activities have Included prescription development; invasive weed treatment; slash, pile and burning; mastication; burn planning; prescribed burning; monitoring and reporting. Natural Disturbance Type 4 (NDT4) habitats are ecosystems that have been created and maintained by naturally occurring events. In the Upland and Dryland habitats, wildfires and flooding were the main natural disturbances that occurred historically. For the last 60-80 years, fires have been suppressed due to the value of the timber and the risks to communities and industries. The Ecosystem Restoration Program was developed to convert these forest types back to a tree density where prescribed burning in a controlled manner can be used to achieve similar results to the natural wildfires. In areas where stand densities and ground fuels are significant, treatments such as logging, slashing/piling/pile burning and mastication need to be implemented before the introduction of fire to reduce the fuel loads and potential burn severity. The ecosystem enhancement efforts also include burning of higher elevation stands (NDT3) which historically are stand replacing fires. These fires return the stand back to an early seral stage, providing more forage for several years until stands densities and canopies increase again.
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Region - Kootenay |
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Terrestrial Information - Habitat Monitoring |
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Terrestrial Information - Restoration |
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Program Specific Area - FWCP |
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