Chilliwack River Watershed Strategy Reference Database
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Topic	Year	Author	Title	Reference/Publisher	Key Words	PDF	Link to view record at another library or on another website	Location of hard copy if not available electronically	Abstract/Excerpt
Archaeology	1998	Schaepe, D.	Chilliwack River watershed archaeological inventory study.	Sto:lo Nation.	archaeology; cultural resource management			Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Archaeology	2001	Schaepe, D.	Southern Chilliwack Forest District archaeological site predictive model - ground truthing project.	Sto:lo Nation.	archaeology; cultural resource management			Chilliwack Forest District; Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Archaeology	2005	Schaepe, D.	Archaeological heritage resource study: Chilliwack Landscape Unit, Chilliwack River valley.	Sto:lo Nation.	archaeology; cultural resource management			Chilliwack Forest District; Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Community	1998	City of Chilliwack	City of Chilliwack Official Community Plan.	City of Chilliwack.	Ryder Lake; Ryder Creek; community		http://www.gov.chilliwack.bc.ca/main/page.cfm?id=774	Available from the City of Chilliwack, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C.
Community	1998	Fraser Valley Regional District	By-law 0014 to Regulate and Prohibit the Cutting of Trees in Electoral Area E.	Fraser Valley Regional District.	Vegetation management; policy; law; Chilliwack river valley		http://www.fvrd.bc.ca/FVRD/Services/Electoral+Areas+Planning/Planning+Department+Bylaws.htm	Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #3920-20-Bylaw0014-document# 139989)
Community	2000	Fraser Valley Regional District	Fire protection Chilliwack River valley brush and structural fires.	Fraser Valley Regional District.	Fire protection; community			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #3020-50-fire hall)
Community	2002	Fraser Valley Regional District	Fraser Valley Regional District habitat atlas, Volume 4: City of Chilliwack and Electoral Area D and E.	Fraser Valley Regional District.	Community planning; mapping; values; fish; spawning habitat		http://www.shim.bc.ca/atlases/atlas.html#fvrd	Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack
Community	1997	Litke, S.	Chilliwack community shapshot: a profile of the Elk Creek and Ryder Creek watersheds.	Prepared for the Watershed Alliance of B.C.	biophysical; assessment; mapping; inventory; values	Litke_1997_Elk&Ryder_Crk_snapshot_OCR		Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #9600-20-000)
Community	1983	Regional District of Fraser-Cheam	Bylaw 400, 1982 Official Settlement Plan for Electoral Area "e" consolidated.	Regional District of Fraser-Cheam.	Local governance; policy; local government; law		http://www.fvrd.bc.ca/FVRD/Services/Electoral+Areas+Planning/Planning+Department+Bylaws.htm	Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote document #119553)
Cultus Lake sockeye	2002	Schubert, N.D., Beacham, T.D., et al	Status of Cultus Lake Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhyncus nerka)		Cultus Lake; sockeye salmon	Schubert_Beacham_et_al_2002_Status_of_Cultus_Lake_Sockeye_Salmon
Ecology	1997	Egan, B.	The ecology of the mountain hemlock zone.	BC Ministry of Forests.	Ecology; forests; Biogeoclimatic		http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Bro/Bro51.htm.
Ecology	1999	Egan, B.	The ecology of the coastal western hemlock zone.	BC Ministry of Forests.	Ecology; forests; Biogeoclimatic		http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Bro/Bro31.htm
Fisheries	1973	Armitage, G.	Character displacement and variability in lacustrine sympatric and allopatric Dolly varden.		Watershed; Loon Lake; Foley Lake; Dolly varden char			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1986	Basok, N.S.	Culturist-Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery - Abbotsford subdistrict, personal communication.		Land use; migration; physical habitat; spawning; water use			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1970	BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks	Lower Mainland - coast creel census 1970.	BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks	Anadromous; rivers; lake habitats; fish; Salmonids; salmon; trout; char			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1984	BC Ministy of the Environment, Lands and Parks	Chilliwack River - Lower Fraser River stock modelling assignment (steelhead trout).	Annual Report (1983-84 fiscal).  Unpublished.	Enhancement; fish sampling; habitat sampling; population sampling			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1979	Beck, P. and B.J. Usher	Chilliwack-Vedder River spawner and redd count summary 1975-79.	BC Ministry of Environment. Lower Mainland Report 25.	Population sampling			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1978	Caverly, A.	Master reference report on scale samples from juvenile fish on some Region II streams.		Scale sampling			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1983	Clark, B.	Hatchery smolt residualism and fry densities of Chilliwack River.	BC Ministry of Environment, Region 2	Foley Creek; Centre Creek; watershed; steelhead			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1984	Clark, B.J.	The enhancement of summer run steelhead in Silverhope Creek (progress in 1983).	Unpub. Rep. 23p.	Enhancement; physical habitat; rearing; water quality			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1986	Clark, B.J. and A.R. Facchin	The 1984 Chilliwack-Vedder River steelhead creel survey.	Fisheries Technical Circular No. 3.	Creel survey; Chilliwack-Vedder	Clark&Facchin_1986_Chilliwack-Vedder_Creel_Survey_1984		Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	2001	Cleary, J.S.	Increaing coho productivity in the Chilliwack River Watershed.	Streamline. Watershed Restoration Technical Bulletin Volume 6 Issue 11.	data; restoration; projects; monitoring	Cleary_2001_Coho_productivity_CRW
Fisheries	2003	COSEWIC	COSEWIC assessment and status report on sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Cultus population in Canada.	Environment Canada.	endangered species; fish; species at risk		Available from the Species at Risk Act public registry website: http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status/showDocument_e.cfm?id=166
Fisheries	2004	Cultus Sockeye Recovery Team	National recovery strategy for sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Cultus Lake population, in British Columbia.	National Recovery Strategy No. XXX. Recovery of Nationally Endangered Wildlife (RENEW).	endangered species	Cultus_Sockeye_Recovery_Team_2004_draft_plan
Fisheries	1996	Facchin, A.	The Large Lake kokanee fishery in sourthern British Columbia.		Cultus Lake; Harrison Lake; Kokanee fishery assessment; southern BC			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1987	Farwell, M.K.	Salmon escapements to streams entering statistical areas 28 and 29, 1951 to 1985.	Can. Data Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 601:166p.	Flow; obstructions; spawning		Click here and enter CATNO 101870
Fisheries	1982	Fedorenko, A.Y. and R.J. Cook	Trapping and coded wire tagging of wild coho juveniles in the Vedder-Chilliwack River, 1976 to 1979.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat.Sci. 1678:  79p.	Fish sampling; population sampling		Click here and enter CATNO 26043
Fisheries	1952	Forester, R.E. and W.E Ricker	The coho salmon of Cultus Lake and Sweltzer Creek.	Published by Pacific Biological Station.	Small lakes habitat; Coho Salmon
Fisheries	1973	Fox, L.	The food of rainbow trout from the Chilliwack River.	Prepared for BCIT Fish and Wildlife Program.				Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1985	Hancock, M.J. and D.E. Marshall	Catalogue of salmon streams and spawning escapements of statistical area 29 Chilliwack-Hope.		Anadromous rivers habitat		Click here and enter CATNO 91362
Fisheries	1979	Harper, L.	Freshwater commercial coarse fisheries assessment project.	Volume I.	Freshwater fishery			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1968	Hartman, G.F.	Growth rate and distribution of some fishes in the Chilliwack, South Alouette, and Salmon Rivers.	Management Publication No. 11 of the Fish and Wildlife Branch, BC Ministry of Environment.			Click here and enter CATNO 32566	DFO Library	A relationship is derived from the circulation pattern of a piedmont-type estuary which expresses the time required for a contaminated estuarine volume tontaining dissolved or suspended matter to be replaced by tidal action and river flow.
Fisheries	1981	Hume, J.M.B.	Stocking of steelhead fry (above impassable barriers) in coastal British Columbia.	S.E.P. Progress Report 1980.	Enhancement; physical habitat			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1981	Ludwig, B.W.	Life history data from sea-run cutthroat brood collections.		Life history characteristics; cuthroat trout			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1988	M. Miles and Associates Ltd.  /  SHIP Environmental Consultants Ltd.	Lightguide project: Fraser area - initial fisheries assessments.  Vol. II, Clearbrook to Popkum.	Prepared for B.C. Tel. Co., Burnaby.	Fish sampling; land use; migration; spawning
Fisheries	2005	Nelson, T.C., Rosenau, M.L. and N.T. Johnston	Behavior and survival of wild and hatchery-origin winter steelhead spawners caught and released in a recreational fishery.	North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25(3): 931-943.	salmon; chinook; life history; fresh water; trout; population; mortality		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals
Fisheries	2004	Nelson, T.C., Rosenau, M.L., Mussell, C.E.J. and P.A. Caverhill	Run timing, migration, distribution, spawning locations, survival-to-spawning, and survival-to-kelt of angler-caught wild and hatchery adult steelhead in the Vedder/Chilliwack River, BC.	Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Lower Mainland Region, Surrey, B.C.	Lifestyle characteristics; steelhead; Vedder-Chilliwack River	Nelson_et_al._2004_Vedder-Chilliwack_Steelhead		Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1987	Parkinson, E.A. OR  Hume, J.M.B.	Effect of stocking density on the survival, growth, and dispersal of steelhead trout fry.		Lynn Creek; Hastings Creek;  anadromous rivers;  steelhead			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	2003	Pearson, M. and M.C. Healey	Life history characteristics of the endangered salish sucker (Catostomus sp.) and their implications for management.	Copeia, 2003(4): 759–768.	Life history; characteristics;  Salish Sucker; endangered species	Pearson&Healy_2003_Salish_Sucker_mgt
Fisheries	1978	Peters, N.J.	Flood control and the pink and chum salmon of the Vedder River, B.C. A method to estimate the effects of extreme flows and channel modifications on salmon productivity.	University of British Columbia, MSc Thesis.	Enhancement; habitat sampling;  physical habitat; water quality	not available (in microfiche at UBC)	not available electronically	University of British Columbia Library ; catalogue number LE3 .B7 1978 A7 P48
Fisheries	1994	Presseau, G.A.	Results of the Cultus Lake coarse fish derby.		Cultus Lake Watershed; Pikeminnow			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1987	Russell, J.R.L.	Steelhead production characteristics of the Chilliwack-Vedder River system.	Recreational Fisheries Branch.  BC Ministry of Environment. Fisheries Rept. No. F1U-07, 29p.	Fish sampling; migration; rearing; spawning			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1984	Schubert, N.D.	A comparison of wild and cultured Salwein Creek coho salmon	Can. Manus. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1739.; 1982 Tagging Summary		Schubert_1984_A_Comparison_of_Wild_and_Cultured_Salwein_Creek_Coho_Salmon- 1982 Tagging Summary	Click here and enter CATNO 64640
Fisheries	1986	Schubert, N.D. and D.B. Lister	A comparison of the catch distribution, harvest rate and survival of wild and cultured Salwein Creek coho salmon.	Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci: 1425:37p.	Survival; comparison; hatchery; wild; salmon		Click here and enter CATNO 29795
Fisheries	1989	Schubert, N.D. and J.O. Fleming	An evaluation of the escapement and survival of selected Lower Fraser River area wild coho salmon stocks.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2006:121p.	Escapement; survival; wild salmon stocks		Click here and enter CATNO 18395
Fisheries	1990	Schubert, N.D. and M. Zallen	An evaluation of harvest distribution, survival and exploitation rate of selected wild coho salmon stocks of the Lower Fraser River area.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2052:970.	wild salmon; stocks; Lower Fraser River		Click here and enter CATNO 114686
Fisheries	1985	Scott Resource Services Inc.	Semmihault Creek fisheries assessment.		Anadromous rivers; habitat; species			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	2001	Scott Resource Services Inc.	Birkenhead Lake stock assessment 2000.		Birkenhead Lake; stock assessment; Chilliwack Lake			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1995	Steelhead Society of B.C.	Chilliwack watershed 1995 WRD submission tributary fish use and habitat capability assessments.		Watershed Restoration; Assessment			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1972	Steigenberger, L.W.	Observations on the predation by squawfish on sockeye salmon with particular reference to Cultus Lake.		Watershed; Cultus Lake; Sockeye			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1977	Swiatliewicz, V.	Lower Mainland - urban lake fishery	BC Ministry of Envrironment.	Fishery			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1976	Underwood, McLellan & Associates	Proposed Chilliwack River Hatchery.				Click here and enter CATNO 57184
Fisheries	1973	Usher, B.J.	Summary of wet suit float count information collected on the Chilliwack/Vedder River.		Fishery; counts			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1975	Usher, B.J.	Vedder River tagging program 1974-75.	BC Ministry of Environment.	Population sampling			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1977	Usher, B.J.	Chilliwack-Vedder River steelhead spawning areas.	BC Ministry of Environment, Lower Mainland Report 26.  Surrey.	Population sampling			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1978	Usher, B.J.	Upper Chilliwack River rainbow fry emergence studyl	BC Ministry of Environment, Region 2	Chilliwack watershed; rainbow trout;  anadromous; rivers; habitat			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1998	Van Dishoeck, P., Slaney, T. and J. Korman	Wild steelhead conservation planning in the Lower Mainland Region Chilliwack/Vedder River.	Prepared by Aquatic Resources Limited for the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Management,Surrey, B.C.  ARL Report No. 277-4.	population; characteristics; Chilliwack-Vedder River	vanDishoek_et_al_1998_Wild_Steelhead_Conservation_Plan		Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1972	Walker, C.E. et al.	Catalogue of salmon spawning streams and escapement populations.		Land use; obstructions; Chilliwack Subdistrict		Click here and enter CATNO 81339
Fisheries	1997	Westover, B.	Skookumchuck Creek and Kikomun (Caithness) Creek bull trout redds.		Bull Trout			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Fisheries	1986	Whelan, M.A.	Biophysical reconnaissance and late summer juvenile salmon utilization of selected Lower Fraser tributaries, 1986.		Anadromous; Rivers; habitat; salmon
Fisheries	2005	Slaney, P. and Roberts, J.	Coastal Cutthroat Trout as Sentinels of the Lower Mainland Watershed Health: Strategies for Coastal Cutthroat Trout Conservation, Restoration and Recovery	Ministry of Environment Lower Mainland Region 2 Surry, B.C.	operational action plan, ecology,  population dynamics, US Pacific Northwest populations, management strategies, Salmon River	Slaney&Roberts_2005_Coastal_Cutthroat_Sentinels_Lower_Mainland_Watershed_Health
Fisheries	2002	AF Lill Associates Limited ,  with staff assistance from  from Minstery of Water, Land  and Air Protection, and the British Columbia Conservation Foundation	Greater Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery Action Plan	Pacific Salmon Foundation	stocks, watershed summaries, recovery objectives, implementation recommendations, wild stock status	AFLill&Associates_2002_Greater_Georga_Basin_Steelhead_Recovery_Action_Plan
Fisheries	2004	Craig, J.D.C.	Construction of Artificial Fish Habitat in the Chemainus River, 2004	Greater Georgia Basin Steelhead Recovery Plan British Columbia  Conservation  Foundation	fisheries values,  restoration, meterials, staging, site construction	Craig_2004_Construction_of_Artificial_Fish_Habitat_Chemainus_River
Forestry	2002	Johnston, B. and L. Frid	Clearcut logging restricts the movements of terrestrial Pacific giant salamanders (Dicamptodon tenebrosus Good).	Canadian Journal of Zoology 80(12): 2170-2177.	buffers; forests; temperature; management; abundance; streams; ecology; species at risk; endangered	Johnston&Frid_2002_Pacific_giant_salamander_movements	View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals	Pacific giant salamanders (Dicamptodon tenebrosus Good) in the Chilliwack River valley of southwestern British Columbia are at the periphery of their range, and therefore of conservation concern. Although logging is a potential threat to the species, no studies have examined how clear-cutting affects its terrestrial stage. We used radiotelemetry to compare the movements of 35 terrestrial Pacific giant salamanders at sites with three different logging histories: forested, clearcut to the stream margin, and clearcut with riparian buffer strips. The results demonstrate that logging affected movements of the salamanders. Salamanders in clearcuts remained significantly closer to the stream, spent more time in subterranean refuges, and had smaller home ranges than those at forested sites. During a dry year, salamanders in clearcuts were significantly more dependent on precipitation for their movement than salamanders in forested habitats. Salamander movement behavior in riparian buffer strips was not significantly different from that at forested sites but was significantly different from that at clearcut sites. Riparian buffer strips appear to mitigate some of the negative effects of clearcuts on salamander movement.
Forestry	1990	Jordan, P.	Hydrology of the November 1989, Chilliwack River Flood, and some observations on the impacts of forest management.	BC Ministry of Forests.  Chilliwack Forest District, Rosedale, B.C.	forestry; hazards	Jordan_1990_Hydrology_of_1989_Chilliwack_River_Flood		.
Forestry	1990	Lewis, W.A.	A comparison of three growth and yield models for two Douglas-fir stands in the Chilliwack River valley.	University of British Columbia, Faculty of Forestry, BSF Thesis.	forestry		View record at UBC library: http://www.library.ubc.ca/	University of British Columbia Library (MACMILLAN) annex Call Number: BSF90 .LEWIS,W.A;
Forestry	1990	McCombs, A.M. and Chittenden	The Fraser Valley challenge: an illustrated account of logging and sawmilling in the Fraser Valley.		Forestry; history		View record from the Fraser Valley Regional Library at: http://catalogue.fvrl.bc.ca/search/c634.98+MCC/c634.98+mcc/-2,-1,,E/browse	Fraser Valley Regional Library; call # 634.98 MCC
Forestry	1998	Silva West Forestry Ltd.	Forest Practices Code stream classification TSLA46496-Nesakwatch Creek.		Chilliwack Forest District
Forestry	1975	Utzig, G. and L. Herring	Forest harvesting impacts at high elevations: Five case studies.	BC Forest Service, Research Division. No. 72.	Liumchen creek	Utzig&Herring_1975_Forest_harvesting_Liumchen_Creek
Forestry, First Nations	2002	Lertzman, K.; Gavin, D.; Hallett, D.; Brubaker, L.; Lepofsky, D.; Mathewes, R.	Long-Term Fire Regime Estimated from Soil Charcoal in Coastal Temperate Rainforests	Conservation Ecology 6(2): 5.		Lertzman et al 2002			Coastal temperate rainforests from southeast Alaska through to southern Oregon are ecologically distinct from forests of neighboring regions, which have a drier, or more continental, climate and disturbance regimes dominated by fires. The long-term role of fire remains one of the key outstanding sources of uncertainty in the historical dynamics of the wetter and less seasonal forests that dominate the northerly two thirds of the rainforest region in British Columbia and Alaska. Here, we describe the long-term fire regime in two forests on the south coast of British Columbia by means of 244 AMS radiocarbon dates of charcoal buried in forest soils. In both forests, some sites have experienced no fire over the last 6000 years and many other sites have experienced only one or two fires during that time. Intervals between fires vary from a few centuries to several thousand years. In contrast to other conifer forests, this supports a model of forest dynamics where fires are of minor ecological importance. Instead, forest history is dominated by fine-scale processes of disturbance and recovery that maintain an ubiquitous late-successional character over the forest landscape. This has significant implications for ecosystem-based forest management and our understanding of carbon storage in forest soils.
Forestry, First Nations	2005	Lepofsky, D.; Lertzman, K.; Hallett, D.; Mathewes, R.	Climate Change and Culture Change on the Southern Coast of British Columbia 2400-1200 CAL.B.P.: An Hypothesis	American Antiquity, 70(2), 2005, pp 267-293	archaeology; cultural resource management, fire, climate change	Lepofsky et al, 2005
Forestry, First Nations	2003	Hallett, D.J.; Lepofsky, D.S.; Mathewes, R.W.; Lertzman, K.P.	11 000 years of fire history and climate in the mountain hemlock rain forests of southwestern British Columbia based on sedimentary charcoal	Can. J. For. Res. Vol. 33, 2003	archaeology; cultural resource management, fire, climate change	Hallett et al, 2003			Little is known about the role of fire in the mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carrière) rain forests of southern British Columbia. High-resolution analysis of macroscopic charcoal from lake sediment cores, along with 102 accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) ages on soil charcoal, was used to reconstruct the long-term fire history around two subalpine lakes in the southern Coast and North Cascade Mountains. AMS ages on soil charcoal provide independent evidence of local fire around a lake and support the interpretation of peaks in lake sediment charcoal as distinct fire events during the Holocene. Local fires are rare, with intervals ranging from centuries to several millennia at some sites. Overall fire frequency varied continuously throughout the Holocene, suggesting that fire regimes are linked to climate via large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns. Fires were frequent between 11 000 and 8800 calendar years BP during the warm and dry early Holocene. The onset of humid conditions in the mid-Holocene, as rain forest taxa established in the region, produced a variable fire period until 3500 calendar years BP. A synchronous decrease in fire frequency from 3500 to 2400 calendar years BP corresponds to Neoglacial advances in the region and cool humid climate. A return of frequent fire between 2400 and 1300 calendar years BP suggests that prolonged summer drought occurred more often during this interval, which we name the Fraser Valley Fire Period. The present-day fire regime was established after 1300 calendar years BP.
General	nd	Area Supply Unit Chilliwack	Ranges and Training Areas Standing Orders	Canadian Forces, ASU Chilliwack		ASU_CHWK_RSOs
General	2001	Bolton, S. and J. Shellberg	Ecological issues in floodplains and riparian corridors. White paper.	Research Project T1803 Task 29 Riparian Corridor.  Prepared for Washington State Transportation Commission, Department of Transportation in cooperation with US Department of Transportation Federal Higway Administration.	Floodplain management	Bolton et al 2001			This white paper examines and synthesizes the literature pertaining to the current state of knowledge on the physical and biological effects of alluvial river channelization, channel confinement, and various channel and floodplain modifications. It also examines and summarizes literature on the mitigation, rehabilitation and restoration of rivers affected by these human modifications. Data gaps in our current understanding of physical and biological process, the effects of human modifications, and appropriate rehabilitation or restoration techniques are also reviewed.
General	2003	Fraser Valley Regional District	Solid Waste Management Plan - Illegal Dumping Strategy	Fraser Valley Regional District.		FVRD_2003_Solid Waste Management Plan
General	1997	Trans Mountain Pipe Line Company	Trans mountain route maps.		Trans Mountain Pipeline			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
General	1992	Ward, P., Moore, K. and R. Kistritz	Wetlands of the Fraser lowland, 1989: an inventory.	Technical Report; Series # 146; Wetlands in the Fraser Lowlands. Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific and Yukon Region, B.C.		Ward_et_al_1992_Lower_Fraser_Wetlands_Inventory
General	1987	Webb, R.	Feasibility study. Sumas River drainage, Abbotsford, B.C.: Volume 3, envrionmental evaluation.	Prepared for the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Agricultural Engineering Branch by ESL Environmental Services Ltd.
Habitat Enhancement	2006	Golder Associates Ltd.	Overwintering Pond Construction Nonie Creek Chilliwack, B.C.	Prepared for Chilliwack River Action Committee.	pond construction; Nonie Creek	Golder_Associates_2006_Overwintering_Pond_Construction_Nonie_Creek_Chilliwack_B.C.
Habitat Restoration	1999	Blackwell, C.N., Picard, C.R. and M. Foy	Smolt productivity of off-channel habitat in the Chilliwack River watershed.	Watershed Restoration Project Report No. 14. BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and BC Ministry of Forests.	Smolt; productivity; watershed restoration	Blackwell, C.N., Picard, C.R., & Foy, M._1999_Smolt_Productivity_of_Off-channel-Habitat_in_the_Chilliwack_River_Watershed			Various off-channel habitats along the Chilliwack-Vedder River were monitored during smolt migration in spring. Seven sites including four restored and three natural off-channel habitats were monitored using complete capture weirs located just upstream from their confluences with their parent streams...
Habitat Restoration	1985	Bruner, M. et al.	Inventory of fisheries facilities and habitat improvement projects (Lower Mainland Area).	Enhancement Habitat Management Unit. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. New Westminster, B.C. 231p.
Habitat Restoration	1998	CEJ Mussell Enterprises Inc.	Chilliwack River. Fish passage - culvert inspection. Final report.	Prepared for B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Surrey, B.C.	Fish passage; culverts; Chilliwack River	CEJ 1998	Click here and enter CATNO 282327 to view record.		This Chilliwack River culvert assessment was done between August 1 and September 31, 1998. It included all culvert crossings upstream from the Vedder Crossing bridge. The following watersheds were included in the assessment. All roads within: Depot Creek, Paleface Creek, Foley Creek, Chipmunk Creek, Post Creek, 14 Mile Creek, 15 Mile Creek, Centre Creek, Middle Creek, Slesse Creek, Tamahi Creek, Liumchen Creek, and all roads within the valley floor of the Chilliwack River Watershed on crown forest land. Culverts were assessed using the Fish Passage - Culvert Inspection Completion Procedures outlined by Michael A. Parker. Culverts that had no fish passage problems or other fish habitat concerns were not assessed. This included dry creeks and culverts located on extreme slopes. Of the 90 or so culvert sites looked at, only 12 were identified as problem culverts. Chilliwack WFSP
Habitat Restoration	1981	De Leeuw, A.D. and K.M. Stuart	Small stream enhancement possibilities for searun cutthroat trout in the Lower Mainland and Sechelt Peninsula. Volumes 1, 2 , 3 and 4.	Unpub. manuscript, Fish and Wildlife Branch, BC Ministry of Environment, Victoria, B.C.	Enhancement; habitat sampling; land use; population sampling; water quality; water use			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	1969	Department of Fisheries and Oceans	Vedder-Chilliwack River chum salmon rehabilitation proposal.		Chum salmon, habitat restoration		Click here and enter CATNO 282336
Habitat Restoration	2001	EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.	Chilliwack River Watershed Restoration Plan. Final report.	Prepared for Cattermole Timber, Chilliwack, B.C.	Watershed restoration; forestry	EBA_engineering_2001_CR_restoration_plan
Habitat Restoration	1986	Elson, M.S., Pugh, T.D. and M. Graves	A Review of International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission bioreconnaissance data, with reference to proposed Fraser River system sockeye and pink salmon enhancement projects.	Prepared by Northern Natural Resource Services Ltd. for SEP, New Projects Unit.	Enhancement; incubation; migration; physical habitat; temperature; water quality		Click here and enter CATNO 98457
Habitat Restoration	1983	Fee, J.	Suitability for fish habitat complexing of six stream systems in the Lower Mainland.	Fish habitat improvement section, Fish and Wildlife Branch, BC Ministry of Environment, Victoria.	Enhancement; fish sampling; habitat sampling; physical habitat			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	2000	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Lower Mainland small stream restoration.	HRSEP 1999/2000 Final Report.	Habitat Restoration		Click here and enter CATNO 274013
Habitat Restoration	2001	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Pearce Creek (Upper Chilliwack River-Restitution Creek) restoration.	HRSEP 2000/2001 Final Report.	Pearce Creek; habitat restoration		Click here and enter CATNO 274373
Habitat Restoration	2001	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Vedder River flood plain and agricultural restoration project - Salwein Watershed Phase III.	HRSEP 2001/2002 Final Report.	Salwein Creek; agriculture; fish habitat restoration		Click here and enter CATNO 274958
Habitat Restoration	2001	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Vedder River flood plain agricultural restoration project: final report, 2000-2001.		Agriculture; habitat restoration		Click here and enter CATNO 274958
Habitat Restoration	1999	Foy, M. and H. Beardmore	Watershed Restoration Program. 1998-1999. Chilliwack River projects.		Restoration
Habitat Restoration	1996	Foy, M., Beardmore, H. and C. Walsh.	Watershed restoration program 1995 project report Chilliwack River watershed.		habitat restoration
Habitat Restoration	1998	Hill, Graham	A Fish Habitat Restoration Design for Foley Creek Sidechannel	University of British Columbia BAS: Thesis - Bio-Resource Engineering	restoration, Foley Creek	Hill_1998_A Fish_Habitat_Restoration_Design_for_Foley_Creek_Side_Channel
Habitat Restoration	1969	IPSFC	Proposed artificial spawning channel for Chilliwack River pink salmon.		habitat restoration; pink salmon		Click here and enter CATNO 209830	DFO Library
Habitat Restoration	1998	Johnson, T. and D.S. McLennan and Oikos Ecological Services Ltd.	RAPP Overview and general riparian prescriptions Slesse Creek, Silverhope Creek and Pitt River.	Prepared for the Steelhead Society of BC.	habitat assessment; restoration			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	2004	Lacey, R.W.J. and R.G. Millar	Reach scale hydraulic assessment of instream salmonid habitat restoration.	Journal of the American Water Resources Association 40(6): 1631-1644.	hydraulics; modeling; restoration; fish habitat; large woody debris; pool formation; channel		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals	This study investigates the use of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model (River2D) for an assessment of the effects of instream large woody debris and rock groyne habitat structures. The bathymetry of a study reach (a side channel of the Chilliwack River located in southwestern British Columbia) was surveyed after the installation of 11 instream restoration structures. A digital elevation model was developed and used with a hydrodynamic model to predict local velocity, depth, scour, and habitat characteristics. The channel was resurveyed after the fall high-flow season during which a bankfull event occurred. Pre-flood and post-flood bathymetry pool distributions were compared. Measured scour was compared to predicted shear and pre-flood and post-flood fish habitat indices for coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout (O. mykiss) were compared. Two-dimensional flow model velocity and depth predictions compare favorably to measured field values with mean standard errors of 24 percent and 6 percent, respectively, while areas of predicted high shear coincide with the newly formed pool locations. At high flows, the fish habitat index used (weighted usable area) increased by 150 percent to 210 percent. The application of the hydrodynamic model indicated a net habitat benefit from the restoration activities and provides a means of assessing and optimizing planned works.
Habitat Restoration	1995	M.A. Whelen and Associates Ltd.	Potential watershed pairs Chilliwack watershed.		Comparison; streams; logging; impact
Habitat Restoration	1995	M.A. Whelen and Associates Ltd. and Steelhead Society of B.C.	Chilliwack watershed restoration program initial biophysical planning and assessment, 1995.	BC Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks, Region 2, Lower Mainland, Surrey.	Watershed Restoration; Assessment	MAWhelen&SteelheadSociety_1995_CRW_restoration_program		Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	1995	Orr, C.	Application for funding watershed restoration program 1994-1995 - Slesse Creek off-channel habitat development (R-1).	Steelhead Society of BC Habitat Restoration Project.	restoration			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	1998	Recknell, G., Johnson, T., and McLennan, D.	Riparian Assessments and Prescriptions for Silverhope and Slesse Creeks in the Chilliwack Forest District, B.C.	Prepared for the Steelhead Society of BC.	habitat assessment; restoration			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	1999	Scott Resource Services Inc.	Sumas Drainage Canal - bank relocation and bridge replacement - road work - No. 3 road exchange upgrade.		Monitoring; Sumas Drainage Canal			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	1993	Scott, K.J., Kistritz, R.U. and V.J. Galay	Chilliwack River water quality and fish enhancement opportunities study.	Prepared by Scott Resource Services for B.C. Conservation Foundation, Langley, B.C.		Scott_1993_Chilliwack River WQ and Fish Enhancement Study
Habitat Restoration	1998	Smith, W.	Sumas canal bridge rehabilitation project no. 11203-00001 - Westboud bridge.	BC Ministry of Transportation and Highways.	TransCanada Highway; Sumas Canal
Habitat Restoration	1982	Taylor, G.D.	Improvement potential on Frosst and Watts Creeks.	Unpub. memo to Ross Neuman, BC Ministry of Environment. 9p.	Enhancement; habitat sampling; physical habitat; water quality			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	1998	Thomey, M.	Culvert installation and storm sewer relocation on Marshall (Lonzo) Creek.	Prepared by Scott Resource Services Inc.	Marshall Creek; fish passage; culverts			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	1989	Whyte, I.W. and J.A. Sartori	An evaluation of streamback fencing projects in the Lower Mainland, B.C.	A Habitat Conservation Fund project. Prepared by ECL Environwest Consultants.	Habitat Enhancement; stream fencing			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Habitat Restoration	1977	Willis Cunliffe Tait	Camp Slough flow improvement implementation.		Anadromous; rivers; habitat			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Hatchery escapement contribution	2001	Fedorenko, A.Y.	Comparison of Estimated Enhanced Contribution to the Chilliwack River Coho Escapement Using Two Methods of Estimation: Coded-Wire Tags and Mass Marks		hatchery contribution; escapement; coho; Chilliwack River	Fedorenko_2001_A_Comparison_of_Estimated_Enhanced_Contribution_to_the_Chilliwack_River_Coho_Escapement_Using_Two_Methods_of_Estimation_Coded_Wire_Tagas_and_Mass_Marks		FVRD	The Chilliwack River provides high quality habitat for all five species of Pacific salmon, steelhead trout, and numerous other fish species.  The Chilliwack River Valley is also home to nearly 2,000 residents of the Fraser Valley Regional District.  The Chilliwack Rive ris a high energy stream subject to severe erosion and channel shifting during extreme flood events, and many of these properties are vulnerable to numerous river hazards including flooding, erosion, and debris flows.  These channel changes can also impact public lands, infrastructure, and fisheries resources... The first phase of this project to which this report is addressed entails the consilidation of existing information, and the collection of new information regarding fish and riparian habitats, river hazards, and hazard mitigation options along the Chilliwack River.  The results of Phase 1 will provide the key information to the FVRD to begin development of the flood and erosion hazard mitigation strategy for the watershed (Phase 2) as well as the establishment of a "river management body" who will adopt the strategy and provide long-term monitoring and management of river flood and erosion hazards while maintaining the habitat values within the system (Phase 3).
Hazards	2009	EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.	Chilliwack River Fish-Hazard Management Strategy Phase 1	Fraser Valley Regional District.	Flood protection; fish habitat	EBA 2009 Chilliwack River Fish Hazard Management Strategy Phase I
Hazards	2002	BC River's Consulting	Osborne Road dike report.		Flood protection; flooding; hazards; safety; community; protection	BC Rivers Consulting 2002			The Ministry of Water, Land & ~Piro;te ction (WLAP) retained AMEC Earth & Environmental Limited (AMEC) to undertake river engineering evaluations and information gathering for Emergency Response Planning for 51 flood and erosion protection structures throughout British Columbia. AMEC undertook the study in conjunction with BC Rivers Consulting (BCRC). The study findings for Osborne Road Dike - Chilliwack River are contained herein.
Hazards	2002	BC River's Consulting	Wilson Road dike report.		Flood protection; flooding; hazards; safety; community; protection	BC Rivers Consulting 2002 Wilson			The Ministry of Water, Land & Air Protection (WlAP) retained AMEC Earth & Environmental Limited (AMEC) to undertake river engineering evaluations and information gathering for Emergency Response Planning for 51 flood and erosion protection structures throughout British Columbia. AMEC undertook the study in conjunction with BC Rivers Consulting (BCRC). The study findings for Wilson Road Dike - Chilliwack River are contained herein.
Hazards	1996	Bergman, L.A.	Vedder River gravel management plans.	Water Protection Section, Water Resources Branch, Water Management Division, BC Ministry of Environment.		Bergman_1996_Vedder River Gravel Mngmnt Plan		Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey	This report is in response to a request dated March 16,1992 from Prad Khare, Regional Water Manager, Lower Mainland Region, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks to Eric Bonham, Director, Floodplain Management Branch, Water Management Division, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. The purpose of the report is, firstly, to document the need to remove gravel from the Vedder River in order to maintain the integrity of the floodway for the protection of a large agricultural area which would receive flood damages in the absence of the setback dyke system, and, secondly, to describe the current requirements or process for gravel removal from the river. The first draft of the report was produced in May, 1993, however, finalizing the report has been delayed as there has been changes in the method of gravel removal. At this time it is uncertain whether or not these changes will be acceptable to the fisheries resource managers. We appear to be in a transition stage. Some changes may be acceptable; some may not. These changes are described also in this report
Hazards	2000	CEJ Mussell Enterprises Inc.	Chilliwack River valley Slesse park clay slide stabilization project.  Final as-built report.	Prepared for Chilliwack River Action Committee.	clayslides; slope stability	CEJMussell_Enterprises_2000_Slesse_park_Clay_Slide_Stabilization_Project_Final_As-Built_Report		Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #6785-30-005)
Hazards	1983	Vedder River Management Committee	Vedder River Management Area Plan	City of Chilliwack.	Flood protection	Vedder River Management Committee_1983_Area Plan.pdf		Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #9600-22-005)
Hazards	1984	Cave, P.W.	The Chilliwack-Vedder River Management System: A Discussion Paper, including a proposal for a cost-benefit study of a discharge control device at Chilliwack Lake	City of Chilliwack.	Flood protection	Cave_1984_Chilliwack-Vedder_Mgt_System		Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #9600-21-003)
Hazards	2002	EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.	Chilliwack River Watershed Landslide Inventory.	Report submitted to Cattermole Timber.	forestry; impacts; slides	EBA_engineering_2002_CRW_Landslide_Inventory
Hazards	1999	Fraser Valley Regional District	Chilliwack River Slesse park clay slide berm upgrading.	Fraser Valley Regional District.	Habitat restoration; hazard management; slope stability			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office admin dept, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #1445-20, semi active storage - box#1068)
Hazards	2002	Fraser Valley Regional District	Chilliwack River Valley 2002 setback line review.	Fraser Valley Regional District.	Flood protection; flooding; hazards; safety; community; protection			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #6785-30-004h)
Hazards		Fraser Valley Regional District	Chilliwack River aspect of landslides.	Fraser Valley Regional District.	Hazards			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #1445-25-water, semi active storage - box #402)
Hazards	2002	Golder Associates Ltd.	Report on preliminary design of river training and bank stabilization works Tolmie slide.	Golder Associates Ltd	Habitat restoration; hazard management; slope stability	Golder_Associates_2002_River_Training_Stabilization_Tolmie_Slide		Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #6785-30-005)
Hazards	2006	Golder Associates Ltd.	Clay Slide Stabilization Works Slesse Creek Chililwack B.C.	Prepared for Chilliwack River Action Committee.	clay slide; Slesse Creek	Golder_Associates_2006_Clay_Slide_Stabilization_works_Slesse_Creek_Chilliwack_B.C.
Hazards	1992	Hay and Company	Chilliwack River hazard management study.  Interim report.  Volume I - text.	Hay and Company.	Geotechnical report; erosion; flooding; protection; geology; physical environment			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack
Hazards	1993	Hay and Company	Supplement to the Chilliwack River hazard management study.	Prepared by the Chilliwack River Valley Ratepayers' Environmental Management Committee.	Geotechnical report; erosion; flooding; protection; geology; physical environment			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office admin dept, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #3900-01-general correspondence)
Hazards	1991	Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd.	Vedder River long term flood control works.	Prepared for B.C. Ministry of Environment, Water Management Division, Victoria, B.C.	Flood protection	NHC 1991
Hazards	1999	Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd.	Chilliwack River - Upper Tolmie clayslide: overview of problem and concepts for control of clayslides.	Fraser Valley Regional District.	Habitat restoration; hazard management; slope stability			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office admin dept, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #1445-20, semi active storage - box#1068)
Hazards	1991	Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd.	River aspects of Chilliwack River landslides.	Prepared for BC Ministry of Environment.	clayslides; hazards	Northwest_Hydraulic_Conslt_1991_River_Aspects_Chilliwack_River_Landslides		Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #6785-30-005)
Hazards	1991	Hay and Company Consultants Inc.	Chilliwack River valley: hazard management study.	Regional District of Fraser-Cheam.	Geotechnical report; erosion; flooding; protection; geology; physical environment	HayCo_1991_proposal_hazard mgt study
Hazards	1997	Smith, D., Gerath, R. and O. Hungr	Geotechnical assessment of slesse park landslide.	Prepared by Thurber Engineering Ltd. for Fisheries and Oceans Canada.	hazards; slope stability; forestry
Hazards	1987	Thurber Engineering	Chilliwack River valley slope stability.	Thurber Engineering.	Geotechnical report; hazards; protection; community			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office admin dept, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file # 2320-31-001, box#456)
Historical	1983	Orchard, I.	Floodland and forest: memories of the Chilliwack Valley.	Victoria, B.C. : Sound and Moving Image Division, BC Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services, Provincial Archives.	Chilliwack River Valley; history; social life and customs		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; call number FC 3801 S68 no.37
Historical	1987	Wells, O.	The Chilliwacks and their neighbors.	Vancouver: Talon Books.	Chilliwack River Valley; First Nations interviews; stolo language		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; call number E 99 C5523 W44
Mining	2003	Hobday, J.; Fletcher, W.K.	Dispersion of gold in Slesse Creek, British Columbia	Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis	stream sediments, gold, heavy minerals, Slesse Creek, mining	Hoday and Fletcher 2003.pdf
Parks	2000	BC Parks	Management Plan for Chilliwack Lake Park and Chilliwack River Ecological Reserve.	BC Parks Lower Mainland Division	protected area	chilliwacklake_mp.pdf			Plan Highlights • Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park and Chilliwack River Ecological Reserve will be managed as part of a million hectare transboundary protected area. • Almost 90% of the park will be zoned as Natural Environment, characterized by low use. • Existing trails, wilderness camps, and the older section of the existing campground will be upgraded. • The park will provide a variety of recreation opportunities a section of the Trans Canada Trail. • A fire management plan will be prepared that addresses visitor safety. • A bridge will be constructed near the lake's outlet to facilitate public access to the west side of Chilliwack River and the Trans Canada Trail. • The Upper Chilliwack Lake Trail will be relocated out of the Ecological Reserve. • Vegetation and wildlife management plans will be prepared. • A speed restriction will be requested to support the Natural Environment atmosphere.
Parks	2000	City of Chilliwack	Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve masterplan report.	City of Chilliwack, Craven/Huston/Powers Architects.	Recreation; nature reserve; protected area; birds; refuge	03-18-99 GBHNR Masterplan Final Report		Available from the City of Chilliwack, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, B.C.
Parks	1980	Trachuk, G.  Ministry of Lands, Parks, and Housing	Chilliwack River master plan.	Ministry of Lands, Park and Housing	planning; protected area	Ministry_of_Lands_1980_chilliwack_masterplan	http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/planning/mgmtplns/chill_rv/chill_rv_mp.htm
Physical Environment	1980	Anonymous	Reconnaissance report on Sweltzer Creek.	BC Ministry of Environment Unpub. Rep. 1980	Enhancement; flow; fish sampling; habitat sampling; land use; physical habitat; water quality; water use.			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1970	BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks	Chilliwack River. Fish passage - culvert inspection. Final report.	Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.	Physical habitat			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1979	Britton, E.	Inspection of Hope and Camp Sloughs - Lower Fraser system.		Physical habitat assessment			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	2002	Brown, T.G.	Floodplains, flooding, and salmon rearing habitats in British Columbia: a review.		General fisheries	Brown 2002	http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas/Csas/publications/ResDocs-DocRech/2002/2002_007_e.htm		The purpose of this review paper was to examine the relationships between floodplains, flooding, and juvenile salmon habitats. A wide range of topics were explored, these include; defining and characterizing fish habitats and floodplains; explaining flooding and hydrological processes; outlining fish behaviours, diets, and ecology. The potential impacts of forestry, agriculture, and urban development on floodplain processes, fish stranding, and fish habitats were explored. This includes a short discussion on chemicals and pollutants that enter fish habitats as a result of human activities on floodplains. In developing an understanding of our current knowledge of floodplain habitats and in identifying significant knowledge gaps, over 500 references were cited. This review was focused on British Columbia's floodplains but does contain references to research done elsewhere.
Physical Environment	1987	Saunders, Clague, et al.	Deglaciation of Chilliwack River valley, British Columbia.	Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 24(5): 915-923.	geology		Saunders et al_1987_Deglaciation of Chilliwack Valley	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals  CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES Vol/Issue: 24 (5), Date: 1987, Pages: 915-923	Quaternary sediments and landforms in Chilliwack River valley, southwestern British Columbia, provide a detailed record of déglaciation of this area between 12 000 and 11 000 years BP. Stratigraphic, sedimentological, and radiocarbon data show that a large glacier in eastern Fraser Lowland (part of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet) blocked the mouth of Chilliwack valley at a time when the middle reaches of the valley were ice free. A lake existed between the ice dam in the lower part of the valley and a delta – sandur complex, west of Chilliwack Lake, in the upper part of the valley. Two relatively minor advances of the Fraser Lowland ice lobe into lower Chilliwack valley occurred about 11 500 and 11 200 years BP. These were separated by a brief period of recession during which tephra was deposited and a coniferous forest and soil developed on freshly deglaciated terrain. Shortly after 11 200 years BP, a glacial lake formed in Cultus Lake basin; two sets of terraces in lower Chilliwack valley are graded to different levels of this lake. The glacier dam at the mouth of Chilliwack valley disappeared about 11 000 years BP, and déglaciation of Fraser Lowland was complete less than 100 years later.
Physical Environment	1980	Clark, B. and J. DenBreejen	Sweltzer Creek: a biophysical survey.		Anadromous rivers; habitat; Kokanee; Salmon; Steelhead			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1980	Clark, B.and J. DenBreejen	Borden Creek: a biophysical survey.		Borden Creek; assessment			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1984	Fedorenko, A.Y.	Physical and biological comparison of Chilliwack-Vedder tributaries.	Fisheries and Oceans Canada (unpub.). Draft #2. August. 30p + appendices.	Land use;  physical habitat; spawning; water quality
Physical Environment	1999	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Lower Fraser Valley streams strategic review.  Lower Fraser Valley stream review, Vol. 1.	Fraser River Action Plan (FRAP).	Habitat assessment; inventory		http://www-heb.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/maps/loststrm/loststreams_e.htm
Physical Environment	2000	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Atchelitz watershed assessment report.		Water quality; Atchelitz		Click here and enter CATNO 274971
Physical Environment	2002	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Lower Mainland small streams.	HRSEP 2001/2002 Final Report.	Habitat assessment; inventory		Click here and enter CATNO 275837
Physical Environment		Fraser Valley Regional District	Geology of the Vedder mountain - Silver Lake area.	Fraser Valley Regional District.	geology			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office admin dept, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #1445-40-geology, semi-active storage - box#410)
Physical Environment	1996	Furber, K.	Vedder River: final habitat report.	BC Institute of Technology Report.	Physical habitat assessment			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1996	Galay, V.J. and K. Rood	Interference with braided gravel rivers.	Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. And Snohomish County Public Works.	Flood protection; channel morphology		Click here and enter CATNO 282280 to view record.	Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1982	Griffith, R.P.	Vedder River sidechannels. Reconnaissance report.	BC Ministry of Environment. Fish Habitat Improvement Section. Reports dated July 9, 1982 and December 20, 1982.	Flow; fish sampling; habitat sampling; land use; physical habitat; water quality; water use			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	2000	Ham, D.G. and M. Church	Bed-material transport estimated from channel morphodynamics: Chilliwack River, British Columbia.	Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 25(10): 1123-1142.	channel morphology; bed material transport; GIS; sediment transport; bedload		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals	This study investigates the relation between channel changes, as mapped from aerial photography, and bed-material transport along Chilliwack River, British Columbia. Detailed mapping of channel features was completed for five dates between 1952 and 1991 using an analytical stereoplotter. Data were transferred to a geographic information system (GIS) to analyse changes during four consecutive periods. Erosion and deposition volumes along channel reaches were estimated by multiplying measured areal changes by the bed-material depth along each reach. Bed-material transport rates are related to morphologic changes using a sediment budget approach. The highest rate of transport for the four study periods is estimated as 55 000 +/- 10 000 m(3) a(-1) between 1983 and 1991. These rates are compared with estimates from short-term (1-2 year) changes along the lower reach to investigate variations in sediment flux that may otherwise remain undetected. Significant morphologic change occurs roughly once every 5 years when flows are large enough to erode and entrain large volumes of bed material stored within the contemporary floodplain. In the absence of large floods, transport rates decline and vegetation begins to establish new floodplain. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Physical Environment	1971	Hixson, C. et al.	Water, water, everywhere, but…a look at the Hope Slough (Summer 1971).		Anadromous rivers; habitat; carp			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1977	IPSFC	An examination of erosion in the Chilliwak-Vedder River system.		Habitat sampling; physical habitat		Click here and enter CATNO 279506	DFO Library	The following report was prepared to describe the Chilliwack-Vedder river system as it relates to the production of sockeye and pink salmon and to consider the effects of floods and flood control measures on production of these stocks
Physical Environment	1996	M.A. Whelen and Associates Ltd. And The Steelhead Society Habitat Restoration Corporation	Chilliwack watershed stream inventory and level 1 fish habitat assessment, late summer, 1995	Prepared for MELP	Depot; Foley; Little Tamihi; stream profile	M.A._Whelen_Associates_Chilliwack Watershed Stream Inventory and Level 1 Fish Habitat Assessment, Late Summer, 1995
Physical Environment	1995	Marcoux, D., Riddell, J., and M.V. Ketcheson	Expanded biophysical ecosystem legend Chilliwack River.	Habitat Inventory Section, Wildlife Branch, BC Ministry of Environment, Victoria, B.C.		Marcoux_et_al_1995_Biophysical_Inventory_Chilliwack_River		Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	2000	New Pacific Ventures	Vedder Chilliwack River study.		Fish sampling; physical habitat			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1994	northwest hydraulic consultants and R.Hamilton	Hydrology and water use for salmon streams in the Chilliwack/Lower Fraser habitat management area, British Colulmbia.DRAFT REPORT		Hydrology; Water Use	Northwest_Hydraulic_Conslt_1994_Hydrology and Water Use for Salmon Streams in the Chilliwack-Lower Fraser Habitat Management Area, British Columbia (DRAFT REPORT)
Physical Environment	1995	Rood, K.M. and R. Hamilton	Hydrology and water use for salmon streams in the Chilliwack/Lower Fraser habitat management area, British Colulmbia.		Hydrology; Water Use		Click here and enter CATNO 196366
Physical Environment	1985	Saunders, I.R.	Late quaternary geology and geomorphology of the Chilliwack River Valley, B.C.	Simon Fraser University, Department of Geography, MSc Thesis.	geology		Click here and enter CATNO 282278	Simon Fraser University Library; call number QE 187 S27 c.2
Physical Environment	1982	Schubert, N.D.	A biophysical survey of 30 Lower Fraser valley streams.	Can. MS Rep. Fish Aquat. Sci.1644:130p	Biophysical assessment; Lower Fraser Valley streams		Click here and enter CATNO 38949
Physical Environment	1996	Steelhead Society of B.C.	Chilliwack watershed stream inventory and level 1 fish habitat assessment, late summer, 1995.		Chilliwack River tributaries; Airplane; Borden; Centre; Chipmunk; Depot; Foley; Tamihi; Liumchen; Nesakwatch; Paleface; Slesse; Spoon; Little Tamihi			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1982	Taylor, G.	Vedder River side-channels.	BC Ministry of Environment, Fish and Wildlife Branch.	Enhancement; habitat sampling			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1996	Toth, S.P. or Cuthbert, I. D.	Rutherford Creek fish habitat assessment.		physical description; Rutherford Creek			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1995	Trask, J.A.	Environmental overview of the Ryder Lake study area.	ECL-Envirowest Consultants Limited, New Westminster, BC.	assessment
Physical Environment	1986	Truelson, R.L.	Assessment of the 1985 Eurasian water milfoil control program in Cultus Lake.					Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	2008	Tunnicliffe, Jon Francis	Holocene sedimentary history of Chilliwack Valley, Northern Cascade Mountains	UBC Geography, Doctorate thesis	Fluvial geomorphology, Sediment transport models		https://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/526
Physical Environment	1973	Usher, B.J.	A survey of tributary streams of the Vedder-Chilliwack River and six cutthroat streams near Chilliwack BC		Biophysical; assessment; Vedder-Chilliwack			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1983	Usher, B.J.	Photo essay of Ryder Creek.	BC Ministry of Envrironment.	Coho; Cutthroat; small stream; habitat			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	1987	Zallen, M.	A feasibility study - Sumas River drainage, Abbotsford.  Vol. III environmental evaluation.	Prepared for Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Agriculture Engineering Branch, Abbotsford, by ESL Enviromental Sciences Ltd.  43p.	Fish sampling; migration; physical habitat; spawning; water quality			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Physical Environment	2003	Northwest Hydraulics	Chilliwack River Sub-Area Six Review: Erosion and Flooding Hazards		erosion, flood, Chilliwack River, hazards	NHC_2003_setback line review
Physical Environment	2002	McCusker, R., Ashly, K., and Caverhill, P.	Management plan for restoring nutrients to Lower Mainland streams: Georia Basin Steelhead Recovery Project, 2000-2001	British Columbia Ministry of Water, land, and Air Protection Fisheries Branch	Steelhead Trout, fertilization, nutrient enrichment, salmon escapement, Big Silver Creek, Capilano River, Chehalis River, Chilliwack River, Nahatlatch River, Silverhope Creek, South Alouette River, Squamish River,	McCusker_et_all_2002_Management_plan_restoring_nutrients_Georgia_Basin_Steelhead_Recovery
Physical Environment	2007	Jacques Whitford-AXYS	Chilliwack River Clay Slides Gap Analysis: Geomorphology and Potential Effects on Fish Habitat.	Chilliwack River Action Committee	clay slides, Chilliwack River, fish habitat	Chilliwack R Clay Slides Gap Analysis
Planning	1994	Anonymous	Review of the Chilliwack Supply Block Task Force Report (1982)	none	Solutions to problems and conflicts; recommended operating guidelines	Anon_1994_Review_of_Chilliwack_Block_Task_Force_Report_(1982)			The scope of this review involves evaluating Section F - Solutions and Section G - Recommended Operating Guidelines, of the 1982 Chilliwack Supply Block Task Force Report in light of the developments and operating procedures as of 1994. The sources of information for this evaluation include interviews conducted with Forest Service staff and an examination of proposed or existing guidelines that deal with the same issues identified over twelve years ago. The purpose of this review is to determine if forest and recreation activities have failed, complied, or exceeded the recommendations that were originally stated in the Task Force report.
Planning	1994	Anonymous	Chilliwack Supply Block information report.	BC Ministry of Forests.	Recovery; endangered species	MOF_1994_Chilliwack_Block_Information_Report
Planning	2001	B.C. Ministry of Fisheries, B.C. Ministry of Environment, B.C. Fisheries & Oceans Canada	Watershed-based fish sustainability planning.  Conserving BC fish populations and their habitat. A guidebook for participants.		Watershed; planning; fish	MoFish_2001_WFSP_report			This guide represents the current stage of ongoing work to create a detailed planning framework that can be used effectively by a range of organizations, groups and individuals to promote fish sustainability. This framework will be expanded and refined over the next several years as we implement WFSP on the ground. We encourage the community of fish conservation interests in British Columbia to use and assess this planning framework and to contribute actively to its further development as a strong tool for promoting fish and habitat interests.
Planning	1985	BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks	Fraser Delta Strategic Environmental Management Plan.	Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.	water quality; fish species; riparian habitat; tributaries; Fraser River			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Planning	1982	BC Ministry of Forests	Chilliwack River Supply Block Planning Task Force final report.		Forestry	MOF_1982_Chilliwack_Block_Planning_Task_Force			Purpose : To improve land management decisions as they are related to the development of forest and recreation management plans for the Chilliwack River Valley by assisting in, and providing broadly based public input to, the planning process.
Planning	2005	George, G., Stad, L. and H. Gill	Sustainable Resource Management Plan.  Biodiverisity chapter for the Chilliwack Landscape Unit.	BC Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management.	Land use; planning	George_et_al_2005_Sustainable_Resource_Management_Plan_CLU
Planning	1975	Morton, W.M. and I.R. Fox	Regional natural resources planning: a framework and its application to the Chilliwack River basin.	Vancouver: Planning 521, U.B.C.	planning		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; call number HC 117 B8 R45 1975
Planning	1982	Parkinson, J.A.	Evaluation of the Chilliwack River supply block planning task force.		public involvement; planning		View record at UBC library: http://www.library.ubc.ca/	University of British Columbia Library (MACMILLAN) annex; call number BSF82 ParkinsonJA
Planning	1982	Richardson, T.	The Chilliwack Supply Block Planning Task Force: an assessment of the public involvement procedures used.	Prepared for Planning Branch, Ministry of Forests.  Published by Information Services Branch.	forestry; planning	Richardson_1994_Chilliwack_Block_Planning_Task_Force_Assessment_of_Public_Involement_Procedure
Planning	1999	Millstream Watershed Management Forum	Millstream Watershed Management Plan		Vision, goles, objectives, actions, timeline, stewardship	Management_Forum_1999_Millstream_Watershed_Management_Plan	http://www.crd.bc.ca/es/environmental_programs/stormwater/watershed.htm
Planning	1998	Craigflower Watershed Management Forum	Craigflower Watershed Management Plan		Vision, goles, objectives, actions, timeline, stewardship	Management_Forum_1998_Craigflower_Watershed_Management_Plan	http://www.crd.bc.ca/es/environmental_programs/stormwater/watershed.htm
Recreation	1987	Chilliwack River Steering Committee	Chilliwack River steering committee report for the Chilliwack River recreation corridor study.	Chilliwack River Steering Committee.	Recreation; use	Chilliwack_River_Steering_Committee_1987_report_for_Chilliwack_River_Recreation_Corrider_Study		Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #9600-23-003)
Recreation	1999	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Chilliwack River trails.	HRSEP 1998/1999 Final Report.			Click here and enter CATNO 270348 to view record.	Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Recreation	2004	Fraser Valley Regional District	Report to Parks Committee - Chilliwack River valley recreation management.	Fraser Valley Regional District.	Recreation; use			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #6140-43-20241)
Recreation	1987	Hickey, D.G., Whyte, I.W. and N.D. Schubert	An assessment of the fall Vedder-Chilliwack River sport fishery, 1985.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1908:25p.	Sport fishery		Click here and enter CATNO 59962
Recreation	1976	Meyer, P.	Perceptions on recreation and sport fisheries of the Chilliwack/Vedder River.	Fisheries and Marine Service, Pacific Region, Southern Operations Branch.	Recreational fishery; sport fishery		Click here and enter CATNO 87309
Recreation	1999	Nelson, T.C. and P.A Caverhill	Chilliwack Lake char angler survey 1998.	LGL Limited Environmental Research Associates.	Chilliwack Lake; char; angler survey	Nelson&Caverhill_1999_Angler_Survey_1998	Click here and enter CATNO 282357	Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Recreation	1992	Schubert, N.D.	Angler effort and catch in two Fraser River chinook salmon sport fisheries, 1992.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2266:	Sport Fishery; Chinook Salmon		Click here and enter CATNO 191212
Recreation	1995	Schubert, N.D.	Angler effort and catch in four Fraser River system sport fisheries, 1991.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci 2267:40p.	Angler effort; recreation; Sport fishery		Click here and enter CATNO 191214
Recreation	1995	Schubert, N.D.	Angler effort and catch in four Fraser River chinook salmon sport fisheries, 1993.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci 2274:43p	Angler effort, Sport fishery; recreation; Chinook salmon		Click here and enter CATNO 191218
Recreation	1995	Schubert, N.D.	Angler effort and catch in four Fraser River chinook salmon sport fisheries, 1994, and a retrospective on nine years of Upper Fraser River sport fishery management and assessment.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2275:93p.	Sport fishery; recreation; management; assessment; Chinook salmon		Click here and enter CATNO 191219
Recreation	1992	Schubert, N.D. and I.W. Whyte	Angler effort and catch in five Fraser River chinook salmon sport fisheries, 1990.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci 2142:58p.	Sport Fishery; Chinook Salmon		Click here and enter CATNO 135982
Recreation	1985	Scott, K.J. and V.A. Lewynsky	Angler use and catch survey of the Chilliwack-Vedder River steelhead fishery.		Sport fishery; recreation; assessment		Click here and enter CATNO 87981
Recreation	1983	University of British Columbia	Chilliwack River corridor study.	University of British Columbia.	Recreation; use	UBC_1983_Chilliwack_River_Corridor_Study
Recreation	1987	Vedder River Steering Committee	Chilliwack River recreation corridor study - Vedder River report.	Vedder River Steering Committee.	Recreation; use			Hard copy can be viewed at FVRD office 2nd floor, 45950 Cheam Ave, Chilliwack (quote file #9600-23-003, box#988)
Recreation	1990	Whyte, I.W. and N.D. Schubert	An assessment of the fall Vedder-Chilliwack River sport fishery, 1988.	Can. Ms. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci.  2050: 24p	Population sampling		Click here and enter CATNO 114684
Recreation	1987	Whyte, I.W., Schubert, N.D. and D.G. Hickey	An assessment of the gall Vedder-Chilliwack River sport fishery, 1986.	Can. MS Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1928:22p.	Recreational Fishery; Vedder Chilliwack		Click here and enter CATNO 31446
Recreation	1987	Ross, G.	River Boaters' Comments on Present Boating Use, problems, and Possible Solutions in the Chilliwack River  Corrider	British Clumbia Provincial Parks	kayaking, canoeing, rafting,  seasional use, Vedder River, Vedder  Bridge recreation,	Ross_1987_Boaters'_Comments_on_Use_Problems_Solutions_Chilliwack_River_Corridor
Species at Risk	2004	Pearson, M.	The ecology, status and recovery prospects of Nooksack dace (Rhinichthys cataractae ssp.) and Salish sucker (Catostomus sp.) in Canada.	University of British Columbia, PhD Thesis.	Life history; characteristics; Salish Sucker; endangered species	Pearson_2004_Recovery_Nooksack_Dace_Salish_Sucker	View record at UBC library: http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/research.html	University of British Columbia Library (KOERNER); microforms (Floor 2) Call Number: AW5 .B7 2004-931641
Species at Risk	1999	Penny, J.L. and G.W. Douglas	Status of the tall bugbane, Cimicifuga elata (Ranunculaceae), in Canada.	Canadian Field Naturalist 113(3): 461-465.	endangered species; distribution; chilliwack river		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals	In British Columbia, Cimicifuga elata is restricted to eight recently verified sites in the Chilliwack River valley. Population sizes are relatively small, ranging from a single plant to 63 plants, making this species susceptible to low genetic diversity. Suitable habitat for C, elata in the Chilliwack River valley appears to be mature, mixed Cedar-Hemlock-Maple stands, Douglas-fir-Maple stands, and some deciduous stands. However, most of the range of this species has been extensively converted through logging to young forest. Young stands that develop following harvest do not contain suitable habitat to sustain C. elata, therefore, current forest harvest practises threaten,this species. Cimicifuga elata has reproductive limitations that make colonization into new sites difficult. It is relatively much less attractive to pollinators than other flowering plants, and lacks any effective seed dispersal mechanism. Considering these biological limitations, the uncertainty of the effect of logging practices on this species, and the small population sizes, the future of C. elata is uncertain in the Chilliwack River valley.
Species at Risk	1992	Rosenau, M., Lorenz, A. and S. Infis	Distribution and habitat of the endangered salish sucker (Catostomus sp.)		Species at Risk; Salish Sucker; fish; endangered			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Sto:lo Culture and History	1996	Carlson, K.T.	You are asked to witness: The Stolo in Canada's Pacific coast history.	Sto:lo Nation.	culture; heritage			Bookstores; Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Sto:lo Culture and History	1994	Simon Fraser University, School of Resource and Environment Management	Information on traditional and current resource use in the Chilliwack tribal territory.	Simon Fraser University, School of Resource and Environmental Management.	traditional use	SFU_1994_Traditional_and_Current_Resource_Use_Chilliwack_Tribal_Territory		Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Sto:lo History and Culture	2001	Carleson, Keith, et al.	A Sto:lo-Coast Salish historical atlas.	Sto:lo Nation.	culture; heritage			Bookstores; Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Sto:lo History and Culture	2004	Sto:lo Nation	Sto:lo Heritage Management Plan.	Sto:lo Nation.	heritage; archaeology; cultural resource management; sites			Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Sto:lo Policy	2003	Sto:lo Nation	Stolo Environment Policy.	Sto:lo Nation.	environment; definitions; management; values			Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Sto:lo Policy	2003	Sto:lo Nation	Stolo Heritage Policy manual.	Sto:lo Nation.	heritage; culture; cultural resource management; values; definitions	Stolo_Nation_2003_Stolo_Heritage_Policy_Manual		Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Sto:lo Traditional Use	1999	Schaepe, D.	Tracking the ancestors: a pilot study of aboriginal trail locations in the Chilliwack Forest District.	Sto:lo Nation.	traditional use; trails; cultural resource management			Chilliwack Forest District; Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Sto:lo Traditional Use	2003	Schaepe, D. et al.	Heritage resource management study of Cattermole Timber FL A19202 amendment 24/24a and selected BCTS forestry cutblocks within major amendment 192, Chilliwack River valley: PARTS I - III.	Sto:lo Nation.	heritage overview; traditional use; archaeology; cultural resource management			Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Sto:lo Traditional Use	2004	Schaepe, D. et al.	Sumas Energy 2, Inc. traditional use study - phase two: Sto:lo cultural relations to air and water.	Sto:lo Nation and Arcas Consulting.	environment; air quality; water quality; heritage; culture; cultural resource management			Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Sto:lo Traditional Use	1998	Sto:lo Nation	Stolo Nation traditional use study.	Sto:lo Nation.	traditional use			Stolo Nation Archives (contact Tia Halstad at Tel (604) 858-3366 ext. 5240 or Tia.Halstad@stolonation.bc.ca to view)
Stream hydrology	1995	Schalchli, U.	Basic Equations for Siltation of Riverbeds	Journal of Hydraulic Engineering - vol.121, No.3, March 1995	siltation; equations	Schalchli_1995_Basic_Equations_for_Siltation_of_Riverbeds
Water Quality	1976	B.C. Water Resources Services	Water quality report for sample Chilliwack River.	Prepared for Fish and Wildlife Branch, BC Ministry of Environment, Victoria.	Water quality			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Water Quality	1973	Benedict, A.H.	A preliminary water quality survey of the Lower Fraser River system.		Water quality in lower Fraser		Click here and enter CATNO 55889	DFO Library	The data assembled and reviewed in this report provides an overview of existing water quality in the Lower Fraser River and its tributaries, based on available historical data and on the results of the preliminary sampling program which was conducted during the months of July and August, 1972. Comparison of this summer data with that from the historical review shows no significant difference for those parameters and reaches where comparative data were available. In addition, the summer sampling program supplements the historical data by providing information not previously available on several parameters and reaches. Results of the summer work indicate that water quality in several of the tributaries is significantly lower than in the Lower Fraser itself. Although this may present localised water quality problems, the impact of this quality difference on the Fraser River has not been assessed at this stage of the study. The information obtained from the preliminary sampling program and historical review, which are presented in this report, have led to the development of a sampling program for the low flow period of 1973. This will provide additional information on seasonal quality variations which, together with the historical and summer 1972 data, can be used as a basis for formulating predictive capability for water quality in the Lower Fraser.
Water Quality	2005	Morrissey, C.A. Bendell-Young, L.I. and J.E. Elliot	Identifying sources and biomagnification of persistent organic contaminants in biota from mountain streams of Southwestern British Columbia, Canada.	Environmental Science and Technology 39(20): 2090-8098.	salmon; American dipper; Chilliwack River watershed; invertebrate; PCBs; OC; organochlorine; bird	Morrissey_et_al_2005_American_dipper_contaminents	View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals	We assessed whether biota occupying mountain streams accumulate and biomagnify remotely derived organic pollutants originating from atmospheric inputs to snowpack and glacial runoff and from marine sources introduced by migrating anadromous salmon. Several persistent organic pollutants including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), p,p'-dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethylene, hexachlorobenzene, and trans-nonachlor were commonly detected in benthic invertebrates, salmon fry (Oncorhynchus spp.), and eggs of an aquatic passerine, the American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) from the Chilliwack River watershed, British Columbia, Canada. Total PCBs and several organochlorines (M) biomagnified from benthic invertebrate composites to salmon fry to dipper eggs. Invertebrate samples generally did not differ significantly in contaminant burdens between the river main stem where salmon are more abundant and higher-elevation tributaries where the salmon density is lower. Concentrations of total OCs and total PCBs in dipper eggs were positively related to drainage basin area and collection year but not to elevation. No differences in PCB congener patterns existed between dipper egg samples from the Chilliwack watershed and other watersheds in southwestern British Columbia. However, principal component analysis revealed significant spatial differences in egg PCB congener patterns between the main Chilliwack River and the higher-elevation tributaries. This difference was primarily due to a greater occurrence of lower chlorinated PCB congeners (66 and 105) in dipper eggs collected from the tributaries and higher loadings of the more stable and persistent congeners (153, 138, 130, and 128) in eggs from the river main stem. The results suggest that atmospheric sources are the main contributor of contaminants detected in biota from the region and that biomagnification is a common pathway for accumulation in lotic predators such as the American dipper.
Water Quality	2005	Morrissey, C.A., Bendell-Young, L.I. and J.E. Elliot	Assessing trace-metal exposure to American dippers in mountain streams of southwestern British Columbia, Canada.	Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(4): 836-845.	metals; feathers; risk assessment	Morrissey_et_al_2005_American_dipper_metal_exposure	View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals	To develop a suitable biomonitor of metal pollution in watersheds, we examined trends in exposure to nine trace elements in the diet (benthic invertebrates and fish), feathers (n = 104), and feces (n = 14) of an aquatic passerine, the American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), from the Chilliwack watershed in British Columbia, Canada. We hypothesized that key differences may exist in exposure to metals for resident dippers that occupy the main river year-round and altitudinal migrants that breed on higher elevation tributaries because of differences in prey metal levels between locations or possible differences in diet composition. Metals most commonly detected in dipper feather samples in decreasing order were Zn > Cu > Hg > Se > Pb > Mn > Cd > Al > As. Resident dipper feathers contained significantly higher mean concentrations of mercury (0.64 mu g/g dry wt), cadmium (0.19 mu g/g dry wt), and copper (10.8 mu g/g dry wt) relative to migrants. Mass balance models used to predict daily metal exposure for dippers with different diets and breeding locations within a watershed showed that variation in metal levels primarily was attributed to differences in the proportion of fish and invertebrates in the diet of residents and migrants. In comparing predicted metal exposure values to tolerable daily intakes (TDI), we found that most metals were below or within the range of TDI, except selenium, aluminum, and zinc. Other metals, such as cadmium, copper, and arsenic, were only of concern for dippers mainly feeding on insects; mercury was only of concern for dippers consuming high fish diets. The models were useful tools to demonstrate how shifts in diet and breeding location within a single watershed can result in changes in exposure that may be of toxicological significance.
Water Quality	1997	Nener, J.C. and B.G. Wernick	Fraser River basin strategic water quality plan. Lower Fraser River: Fraser Delta, Pitt-Stave, Chilliwack and Harrison-Lillooet habitat management areas.	Fraser River Action Plan. Fisheries and Oceans Canada.	Fraser River Action Plan; Fraser Delta; Pitt-Slave; Chilliwack; Harrison; Lillooet		Click here and enter CATNO 222078
Water Quality	1997	Silver, J., Williams, M. and D. Kennedy	Lonzo-Marshall Creek watershed contaminant inventory.	Prepared for Sto:lo Nation and Sumas First Nation.				Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Water Quality	2004	Smith, Ione	Cumulative effects of agricultural intensification on nutrient and trace metal pollution in the Sumas River Watershed, Abbotsford, BC.	UBC Masters, Resource Management and Environmental Studies		IoneSmithMScThesis.pdf
Water Quality	1985	Swain, L.G. and G.B. Holmes	Fraser-Delta Area, Fraser River Sub-basin from Hope to Kanaka Creek: Technical appendix.	BC Ministry of Environment. Water Management Branch. Victoria.	Water quality assessment; objectives		Click here and enter CATNO 272537
Water Quality	1988	Whyte, I.W.	An evaluation of livestock-related impacts in Lower Fraser valley streams.		Clayburn; Stoney; Marshall; Sumas; Saar; Arnold; Atchelitz; Salwein; Camp; Hope; Dunville; Nevin			Available from the MoE office at 10470 152 St in Surrey
Water Quality	2000	Zubel, M.	Groundwater conditions of the Columbia valley aquifer, Cultus Lake, British Columbia. (exerpts)	BC Water Management Branch.	Aquifer; water quality	Zubel 2000.pdf
Water Quality	1981	BC Ministry of Environment	Ambient Water Quality Objectives for the Fraser River Sub-Basin From Hope to Kanaka Creek	Environmental Proection Division, Water Management Branch	water quality, Fraser		http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/objectives/fraserhope/fraserhope.html
Wildlife	2003	Morrissey, C.A.	The ecological and toxilogical significance of altitudinal migration by the American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus).	Simon Fraser University, PhD Thesis.	Bird; dippers; migration; environmental toxicology		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; call number QL 696 P235 M67 2003
Wildlife		Morrissey, C.A.	Effect of altitudinal migration within a watershed on the reproductive success of American dippers.	Canadian Journal of Zoology 82(5): 800-807.	nest site selection; predation; birds; habitat; quality; size		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals	Distinct changes occur in the distribution of American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus Swainson, 1827) populations during the breeding season. Small numbers of American dippers remain resident on the wintering site, while the majority of birds make short altitudinal movements upstream. Therefore, American dippers breed over large elevation gradients within a watershed, using both the main river and its associated tributaries. I hypothesized that altitudinal migration of American dippers would affect their timing of breeding and ultimately their productivity. Additionally, since the main river and its tributaries differ in habitat, elevation, and nesting substrates, I hypothesized that these variables would also influence American dipper breeding performance. In the Chilliwack watershed of British Columbia, Canada, I followed 99 pairs of American dippers: 23 in 1999, 40 in 2000, and 36 in 2001, of which approximately 65% were residents and 35% were migrants. Resident pairs on the lower elevation river initiated nests earlier and a greater proportion had second broods, contributing to slightly higher nest success and annual productivity compared with migrants on tributaries. Reduced productivity was primarily associated with later onset of breeding, which increased the likelihood that nests were lost to predation or flooding and reduced the probability of initiating a second clutch. Timing of breeding was affected by migratory status and year, but elevation and habitat did not directly influence breeding performance.
Wildlife	2004	Morrissey, C.A. and R.J. Olenick	American dipper, Cinclus mexicanus, preys upon larval tailed frogs, Ascaphus truei.	Canadian Field-Naturalist 118(3): 446-448.	American dipper; tailed frog; feeding; chilliwack river; bird		View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals	The American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) is an aquatic songbird that inhabits fast-flowing mountain streams in western North America. Although dippers are known to feed primarily on aquatic invertebrates, they will also eat juvenile fish and salmon eggs when available. In 2002, while monitoring and photographing nesting activities of the American dipper, we observed and photographed adult dippers capturing Tailed Frog (Ascaphus tritei) tadpoles and feeding them to their young. This note is intended to document a rarely observed occurrence and identify interactions between two relatively uncommon species.
Wildlife	2004	Morrissey, C.A. Bendell-Young, L.I. and J.E. Elliot	Seasonal trends in population density, distribution, and movement of American dippers within a watershed of southwestern British Columbia, Canada.	The Condor 106: 814-825.	American dipper; population; Chilliwack River; density; distribution; migratory behaviour; bird	Morrissey_et_al_2004_American_dipper_movements	View record at SFU library: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/	Simon Fraser University Library; 6th Floor Journals	American Dippers concentrate on low-elevation streams during fall and winter in many parts of their range; however the breeding origin relative to the wintering location is poorly understood. Our objectives were to identify seasonal changes in the density and distribution of American Dippers, to classify the migratory behavior of the local population, and to determine the origin of winter migrants within a coastal watershed of British Columbia, Canada. During 1999-2002, we color banded 522 dippers and radio-tagged 14 in the Chilliwack River watershed. Using mark-resighting techniques, we identified peak densities on the main river during early November (9.8 +/- 1.4 [SE] birds per stream km), which was nearly 5 times higher than in early July (2.1 +/- 0.3 birds per stream km). The watershed's total population size, estimated from November surveys, was 429 +/- 64 [SE] dippers in 1999, 682 +/- 79 in 2000, 697 +/- 123 in 2001, and 550 +/- 72 in 2002. The majority (79-90%) of the dipper population seasonally migrated, primarily moving from the main river in fall and winter to the higher-elevation tributaries in spring. The remaining dippers (10-16%) remained resident on the main river year-round. Migrants showed a high degree of winter site fidelity with 67% returning to the same site on the Chilliwack River for 2 or more years. Given the population's defined structure and predictable seasonal movements, this study has implications for applying American Dipper populations as indicators of water and habitat quality in North American watersheds.
Wildlife	2004	North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Team	Recovery plan for grizzly bears in the North Cascades of BC.			NCGBRT_2004_Grizzly_recovery_plan
Wildlife	2003	Pierce Lefebvre Consulting	Socio-economic assessment of the recovery plan for grizzly bears in the North Cascades of BC	Submitted to the BC Ministry of Water, Land an Air Protection.		Pierce_Lefebvre_Conslt_2003_Grizzly_recovery_plan
Wildlife	1999	Spotted Owl Management Interacency Team	Spotted owl management plans	Produced for the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forests.	recovery; endangered species	SOMIT_1999_Spotted_owl_mgt_plan