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- Potential winter spawning of surf Smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus) in outer harbour of Burrard Inlet, British Columbia
- "Report submitted to: FWR instructor Bob Gunn and Sandie Hollick-Kenyon, Community Advisor Dr. Colin Levings, Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Submitted by: Crystal Leonard, Ryan Lyth and Emi Mamiya. In British Columbia surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus) are being managed for a commercial and sport fishery during their traditional May through September spawning months. Management concerns for this species have increased since the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife found three distinct stocks spawning either year round, fall-winter, or summer. The objective of this study was to sample the outer Burrard Inlet to determine if there are populations of reproductively mature adult surf smelt utilizing Spanish Banks and Second Beach during the January to April spawning period."
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- Radio-telemetry study of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Millstone River, 1999-2000
- Report written by Kris Castle and Amber Legault. The purpose of this project was to monitor coho salmon migration patterns in the Millstone River using radio-telemetry. This project was done to confirm the previous years results; that the barriers found in the Millstone River impede the migration of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). The two years of data collected will be used to validate the construction of a complex chain of fishways. These fishways will allow coho salmon upstream into spawning grounds and hopefully establish a naturally regenerating stock of coho salmon in the Millstone River.
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- Relative abundance and distributions of sciurids in Burnaby Lake Regional Park
- Report prepared by:Heather Smith, Tiffany Pither and Graham Rohmoser. This report examines the relative abundance, distribution and habitat preference of Douglas squirrels (Tamiasciurus douglasii), northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) and introduced eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) within Burnaby Lake Regional Park, Burnaby, British Columbia. This study was conducted from October 2004 & March 2005, with 2 night trapping sessions occurring once a month.
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- Relative abundance and diversity of small mammals along Still Creek, Burnaby and Vancouver, BC.
- Report submitted to FWR instructors Douglas B. Ransome and Robert Gunn, and Robyn Wark, Ecosystem Planner for the City of Burnaby. Submitted by Cameron Bennett and Laura Wenn. Small mammal abundance and diversity was surveyed along the Still Creek corridor in Burnaby and Vancouver, British Columbia from September 2005 to April 2006. It is important to monitor biodiversity in urban centers because habitat alteration and fragmentation is having a significant negative impact on urban biodiversity. This study was conducted to assess differences in biodiversity among 3 types of corridor habitat: 2 small corridor widths (2-5 m) with high abundance of invasive plants, 2 wide corridors (200 - 300 m) with high proportion of native plants, and 2 corridors of intermediate widths (10 - 30 m) with a mixture of native and non-native vegetation.
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- Sechelt Inlet marine parks recreation use and impact study
- Report written by Darren Fergusen and Martin Stol for BC Parks. The study focused on assessing the impact that had occurred on the six Recreation Sites in the park, and three on Mt. Richardson Park shoreline. This study was conducted using the BC Parks, Backcountry Recreation Impact Monitoring methods. Campsites were also mapped, and photographed. Submitted to Mark Angelo.
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- The serpentine project
- Report written by Scott Cabianca and Jennifer Young. The Serpentine Project is a waterfowl, raptor and wildlife census on the Serpentine Wildlife Management Area (SWA) and Serpentine Annex (SA) in Surrey, British Columbia. The site is adjacent to the lower Serpentine River and bordered on two sides by Highway 99 and Highway 99A. The project was commissioned by Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks who together share management responsibilities for the SWA and SA. Submitted to Danny Catt.
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- Songbird nesting and feeding habitat inventory of the Noons Creek riparian corridor, winter 1999-2000. Noons Creek study.
- Report written by Sue Harder and Helen Olynyk for the Port Moody Ecological Society. Submitted to Danny Catt.
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- A species, distribution and abundance study of freshwater mussels of Richmond County, Nova Scotia
- Report written by Nicole Sampson. The purpose of this project was to assess the species, distribution and relative abundance of freshwater mussels, their habitat preferences and host fish species within the study area. This study took place from July - September 1999, within Richmond County, Nova Scotia (NS).Submitted to Gary Rosberg May 2000.
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- Stanley Park Barrow's goldeneye and surf scoter survey
- Report submitted to: Dany Catt, FWR Instructor and Dr. Sean Boyd, Research Scientist, Canadian Wildlife Service, Delta, B.C. Submitted by: Colin Bailey & Stacey Carter. This survey is the sixth in a series of year long projects carried out by the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (B.C.I.T.), in cooperation with the Canadian Wildlife Service (C.W.S.) (Rotinsky, 1999) (Marshal et. al., 2003). The study had three main objectives for the period of October 2004 to April 2005: Determine the relative abundance and distribution of the Barrow's Goldeneye, Surf Scoters, and all other seabirds along the foreshore of Stanley Park. Collect sex, age, and pairing data on the Barrow's Goldeneye and Surf Scoters along the foreshore of Stanley Park. Collect Global Positioning (G.P.S) data, defining all of the survey zones within the study area around the Stanley Park seawall.
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- Stanley Park Barrow’s goldeneye survey, 1999-2000
- Report prepared by Korie David. The Stanley Park Barrow's Goldeneye Survey 1999-2000 was a co-operative effort between the Canadian Wildlife Service & BCIT. The intent of the survey was to collect baseline data to estimate the abundance and distribution of Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) observed along the Stanley Park foreshore in Vancouver, BC . In addition, the compilation of consistent baseline data was important to determine the impacts of the November 24, 1999 and February 12, 2000 canola spills that occurred in Burrard Inlet on the populations of waterfowl species on the Stanley Park foreshore.
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- Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) survey Stanley Park 1999-2000
- Report written by Christine Williams for Dr. Sean Boyd, Research Biologist Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) Delta, BC. The Stanley Park Surf Scoter Survey was made possible through a co-operative arrangement between the CWS and BCIT. The purpose of the study was to document the distribution and abundance of Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) observed along the Stanley Park foreshore in Vancouver, BC from October 1999 to April 2000. An oil spill occurring on November 24, 1999 gave the survey another objective in the form of monitoring the effects of the spill on the distribution and abundance of Surf Scoter that utilise the foreshore of Stanley Park as wintering habitat.
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- Trout utilization of side-channels on the East Coast of Vancouver Island
- Report written by Terry Steele. This report presents the results of research on fish utilization, and habitat preference in six existing East Coast Vancouver Island side-channels, and to recommend design standards for future side-channel construction projects. Species studied included juvenile steelhead and cutt-throat trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, O.clarkii clarkii) and coho salmon (O. kisutch), with an emphasis on trout.
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- A use and impact study of mountain biking and dog walking in Riverview Forest, Coquitlam, BC
- Report submitted to Daniel J. Catt, Recreational Land Management Instructor, and Dave Palidwor, Parks Planner Parks and Open Space Services, City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam, BC. Report submitted by Sarah Turnbull, Heidi Beveland-Dalzell and Kathleen Woodruff. The purpose of this project was to find out what recreational activities are being done in Riverview Forest, how often these activities occur and determine if conflicts exist among different user groups.
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- Utilization of constructed large woody debris structures by cottids and juvenile salmonids in a coastal western stream
- Submitted by Shaun Korman, Katharine Scotton and Dave Taylor in May 2006. Large woody debris (LWD) in streams provides critical habitat for many fishes. This habitat feature is now largely missing in western North American coastal streams compared to historic levels due to human activities relating to land clearing, damming and outright removal. In the South Alouette River near Maple Ridge, British Columbia, thirty triangular LWD structures were placed in this stream in 1997 and 1998 to address this deficiency of natural wood. In order to determine the effectiveness of this wood in creating habitat, this study assessed fish utilization of these structures during the fall and winter of 2005/2006 throughout four defined habitat types: riffle with LWD, riffle without LWD, pool with LWD and pool without LWD.
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- Weaver Creek chum salmon stream residence time
- Report submitted to: Gary Rosberg, Fisheries Management Instructor, and Sue Grant, Chum Salmon Biologist, Stock Assessment Department of Fisheries and Oceans, New Westminster, BC. Report submitted by Tim Wenman on May 14, 2004. On October 8, 2003, BCIT entered into a joint project with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). This project was to establish the stream residency time of chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in the Weaver Creek spawning channel and the natural section of Weaver Creek above the spawning channel diversion fence. The objective of this study was to generate a residence time estimate for chum salmon by gathering field data through foot surveys of the natural portion of Weaver Creek and the Weaver Creek spawning channel and to compare the results.
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- Wildlife highway mortality on Vancouver Island
- Report written by Wade Jones, Greg Koldewijn and James Wyllie May 10, 2000. Submitted to Daniel J. Catt. The authors in conjunction with Keystone Wildlife Research collected baseline data (sightings and track counts) for Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and particularly Roosevelt Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) both of which winter in the Union Bay area on Vancouver Island. In 1995 Keystone Wildlife Research was asked by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways to investigate the need for wildlife fencing when construction of the Inland Island Highway had begun.