| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
FINS Consulting Ltd. (FINS) was retained by Western Forest Products Inc. (WFP) to conduct, funded by Forest Investment Account (FIA), Fish Passage Culvert Assessment in the Gold River Watershed - part of the GOLD Sub-basin on Vancouver Island. The Project Area is located within Tree Farm License 19 (TFL 19) and managed by WFP for forest management. The fieldwork was conducted from November 12 to 24, 2010. GOLD sub-basin is the fifth highest priority sub-basin for assessment of fish passage on Vancouver Island according to scoring system developed in 2007 by the BC Ministry of Environment. Gold River watershed is the highest ranking among 67 units within GOLD Sub-basin. The study area includes the main stem of the Gold River basin located west of Strathcona Provincial Park and 10 smaller polygons covering 217.2 km squared (Figure 1). Watersheds within the project area are listed in Table 1 below. |
