by Keystone Environmental | Nov 7, 2019 | Biology, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife Regulations
Streams, lakes, wetlands and their riparian areas (i.e., streamside vegetation) are protected in BC as instream habitat in the form of water, trees, shrubs. Protection is provided under the Riparian Areas Regulation (RAR), which was enacted under Section 12 of the...
by Keystone Environmental | Aug 21, 2019 | Biology, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Regulatory, Wildlife Regulations
On February 6th, 2018 bill C-68 proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act to restore lost protections as a result of previous changes to the Fisheries Act in 2012, while creating new protection for Canada’s marine resources. On June 21, 2019 these amendments to the...
by Keystone Environmental | Jan 24, 2019 | Biology, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife Regulations
Source: Wikipedia White Sturgeon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_sturgeon) With extensive habitat change and increasing recreational fisheries pressures throughout their range, the future of white sturgeon in British Columbia has been called to question. White...
by Keystone Environmental | Oct 18, 2018 | Biology, City of Vancouver, Environment, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife Regulations
Bats are an important, but often an overlooked part of many natural and urban ecosystems, as they consume nuisance insect populations such as mosquitoes and beetles that impact crops and forestry. Currently, 15 of the 18 species of bat recognized in Canada occur in...
by Keystone Environmental | Sep 25, 2018 | Biology, Environment, Risk Assessment, Wildlife Regulations
Keystone Environmental is using side-scan sonar during pre-dredging monitoring surveys to detect white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and minimize risks to this important at-risk species. The Fraser River negatively impacts numerous shipping channels, harbours,...
by Keystone Environmental | Jul 25, 2018 | Biology, Wildlife Regulations
A new and exciting opportunity to discover what species are living in a habitat has arrived! The process is called environmental DNA, or eDNA, and involves the analysis of environmental samples (e.g., water) to determine presence of a fish or aquatic wildlife species...
