Purpose

To show the location of spotted owl habitat and management zones within the Watershed.

Data source(s)

B.C. Ministry of Forests, Chilliwack Forest District., August 5, 2005.

Explanation

The primary objective of the spotted owl management plan approved by the BC Government in 1997 is to provide a reasonable probability that the spotted owl population will stabilize or improve over the long term in the Chilliwack and Squamish Forest Districts. This will be achieved largely by maintaining a minimum 67% of the gross forested land as suitable owl habitat in each long-term activity centre within the 21 Special Resource Mangaement Zones (SRMZs) that were identified in the plan.  The primary goal of forest management within SRMZs is to optimize forest resource values while maintaining a sufficient quantity and quality of suitable owl habitat.

Disclaimer

The maps included in the Chilliwack River Watershed Atlas are not intended to be legal documents and it is important that users understand their limitations.  The data has come from many different sources collected at different times and therefore there are variations in the information provided.  In addition, the spatial accuracy of both resource and cadastral information will vary.  The maps are intended as a general guide that will need to be refined and updated.   Users are encouraged to contact the originator of the data in order to obtain up to date or more detailed mapping if required.  

Contacts

For more information about this project or the data in this map, please contact:

Lance Lilley	Shannon Sigurdson
Planning Fraser Valley Regional District Chilliwack, BC        llilley@fvrd.bc.ca	GIS Fraser Valley Regional District Chilliwack, BC ssigurdson@fvrd.bc.ca

 

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