Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Pike, R.G. 2004. 2003 Coastal Needs Assessment Study for Watershed Management. FORREX - Forest Research Extension Partnership, Kamloops, B.C. File Report 04-03. |
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| Organization | FORREX |
| URL | http://www.forrex.org/sites/default/files/publications/full_issues/FR04-03.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | This report summarizes the results of a qualitative study designed to document important issues, research gaps, and extension needs related to coastal watershed management in British Columbia, Canada. The purpose of the assessment was to gather respondent input to assist the author in the strategic planning of the Coastal Watershed Management Extension Program and to inform FORREX clients of the extension needs and knowledge gaps identified by the respondents. This study qualitatively demonstrates that most watershed management issues are complex, interconnected, and far-reaching. The survey shows that watershed management issues appear to be consistent province-wide except for a few coastal-specific topics. These coastal topics primarily relate to hydrologic processes and management effects in rain-dominated watersheds, selection harvesting, fertilizer use, salmon, and estuary management. In this report, respondent’s input were summarized and stratified into the following themes: · social constraints · implications of the results-based Forest and Range Practices Act · monitoring and data collection · riparian management and small streams · watershed restoration · integrated watershed management · climate change · management effects on water quality · management effects on water quantity. This report summarizes respondent perceptions that were collected during the survey, not the author’s interpretations of respondent’s input. This report is the first part of a process that is identifying relevant watershed management needs. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Coast Region |
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| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | Robin Pike |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |