Extract seed from Populus (Cottonwood and Aspen) catkins, clean and maintain optimal germination rates of seed
Vegetation data collection and plot development to assess wildfire impacts of 2023 St. Mary's Wildfire to inform future land management decisions.
Regarding the GIS Department was to create Archaeology maps with shovel tests realized.
Regarding the GIS Department was to create PFR (Preliminary Field Reconnaissance) result maps.
From the point of view of the GIS Department, the objective of this project is to find, through drone flights, marks caused by the operation of the blocks on the ground (Soil disturbance) to know what percentage of the total area of the block was affected.
Identify archaeological sites that may be impacted by the proposed road rehabilitation.
The project identified archaeological sites located within the Project Study area. Avoidance of these archaeological sites was not possible, so management recommendations included construction monitoring under an Heritage Conservation Act alteration permit to mitigate the site alterations.
The AIA focused on archaeological sites and areas of potential (AOPs) around wetlands at ʔaq̓am that were identified during a 2022 Preliminary Field Reconnaissance. The AIA identified archaeological sites and provided management recommendations for the proposed wetland rehabilitation.
Identification and management of Invasive plants across the Kootenays.
To develop a block of timber to a stage where cutting permits and road permits can be applied for.