Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 653 |
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| Citation | Forsite Consultants Ltd. 2013. Sensitive habitat inventory mapping and Wetland inventory mapping, 2013 Inventory and Mapping. Prepared for City of Salmon Arm. |
| Organization | City of Salmon Arm |
| URL | http://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/737 |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Forsite Consultants (Forsite) was retained by the City of Salmon Arm to identify, describe and map sensitive stream and wetland habitat as part of their Official Community Plan's environmental management policy. In 2012, Forsite completed Phase 1 of the Sensitive Habitat Inventory Mapping (SHIM) and Wetland Inventory Mapping (WIM) project. This work involved portions of the following eight main stream systems within the Salmon Arm municipality: Canoe, Palmer, Leonard, Hobson, Syphon, Cress and Turner Creeks as well as the Salmon River. In addition, smaller stream, ditch systems and associated wetlands within the Salmon Arm municipal boundary were also inventoried. In 2012, approximately 69 km of streams and 71 wetlands were inventoried as part of the project. In continuation of the 2012 inventory program, 2013 work (Phase 2 work) was focused on the following priorities: 1. Remaining stream sections of the Salmon River and associated tributaries. 2. Suspect stream off 17 Street SE. 3. Suspect stream near Okanagan Avenue and South Broadview. 4. Suspect stream along 40 Street NW. 5. Isolated stream segment near Salmon River and Shuswap Lake wetlands. 6. Small stream segment south of the Trans-Canada Highway, near intersection of highway and 10 Avenue SW. The methodology and approach used is consistent with 2012 inventory work and is described in the 2012 Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping and Wetland Inventory Mapping for the City of Salmon Arm, (Forsite, 2012). In total 24.9 km of stream and 48 wetlands were inventoried in 2013. wetland, aquatic ecology, aquatic habitat, aquatic ecosystems |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Shuswap |
| Sub-watershed if known | Salmon River |
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| Project status | complete |
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