Gully Assessment Procedure Guidebook

The Forest Practices Code guidebooks help forest resource managers plan, prescribe and implement sound forest practices that comply with the Forest Practices Code. This guidebook gives framework for site prescriptions in coastal watersheds, directing field staff to the most critical factors to consider when evaluating gullies for silvicultural prescriptions or post harvest rehabilitation.

Gives a framework for site prescriptions in coastal watersheds, directing field staff to the most critical factors to consider when evaluating gullies for silvicultural prescriptions or post harvest rehabilitation.

Landslide Risk Management comprises the proceedings of the International Conference on Landslide Risk Management, held in Vancouver, Canada, from May 31 to June 3, 2005. The first part of the book contains state-of-the-art and invited lectures, prepared by teams of authors selected for their experience in specific topics assigned to them by the JTC

This guide is a technical support document intended to help forestry practitioners collect the information they need to prepare a silvicultural treatment regime and silviculture prescription in accordance with British Columbia Forest Practices Code legislation. It deals primarily with the collection & stratification of site-specific field data. After information on office preparation, stratification, plot establishment, and mapping procedures, the guide presents data collection procedures for silviculture prescription field forms. Copies of forms are included in the appendix. The data cover such matters as site characteristics, understorey & overstorey, soils, riparian & watershed values, soil & fire hazards, silvicultural systems & objectives, harvesting, forest health, stand tending, and forest resource values.

Describes how to develop a silviculture prescription - a site-specific plan that describes the forest management objectives for an area.

This handbook represents a compilation of best management practices for hill slope restoration, as derived from Forest Renewal BC's Watershed Restoration Program and concurrent operational practices. Emphasis is on a risk-based approach to restoration that achieves effective & cost-efficient restoration practices. The introduction provides an overview of slope stability factors, erosion, and sedimentation risks in the context of hill slope restoration. Section 2 describes procedure for identifying watershed restoration priorities, building & assessing an inventory of areas requiring treatment, and developing a restoration plan. This is followed by sections on field assessments & restoration treatments for road deactivation, landslide & gully rehabilitation, and soil bioengineering for slope stability. The final section suggests procedures for preparing detailed assessment & prescription reports, planning & implementing major works, and evaluating the effectiveness of a restoration project. Includes glossary.