| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
Coastal British Columbia, Canada, is endowed with major fish and forest resources, both of which are of vital importance to the economy. Carnation Creek is a small rainforest salmon stream located on the west coast of Vancouver Island. In 1970, a 16-year multi-agency and multi-disciplinary project was initiated to evaluate the effects of logging and silvicultural activities on the Carnation Creek watershed and communicate the results to managers of forests and fish. It was found that peak flows and water yield increased in a small tributary, groundwater levels were higher, and there were minor changes in water quality. There were also major changes in stream channel and organic debris structure, deterioration of fish habitat and spawning gravel quality, and a complex variety of effects on fish growth and survival. Ongoing communication of research findings to fishery and forestry managers and other potential users has been a major goal of the project, and includes almost 100 articles, a short information film, presentations and talks, seminars and field tours, and workshops. Carnation Creek research findings have been widely used in coastal British Columbia as a qualitative basis for on-site fish-forestry interaction evaluations and for assessment and planning of forestry development proposals. |
