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Category: Road Impact Wetland Health Assessment (RIWHA)

  • When Roads Meet Wetlands — Assessing Impacts Across Northern B.C

    When Roads Meet Wetlands — Assessing Impacts Across Northern B.C

    Northern B.C. is shaped by wetlands — and by the roads that cross them. Understanding how the two interact is essential for protecting ecosystems and planning future development.  This past field season, the BCWF Watershed Team and our First Nations partners hit the ground running, putting the Federation’s newest conservation tool, the Road Impact Wetland…

  • Assessing Road Impacts on Wetlands in Northern B.C. 

    Assessing Road Impacts on Wetlands in Northern B.C. 

    Introducing BCWF’s RIWHA Tool  Across British Columbia, roads and industrial infrastructure continue to reshape wetland ecosystems—this is especially true in northern B.C., where decades of hydroelectric development and land-use change have left lasting marks on the landscape.  To better understand and respond to these impacts, the B.C. Wildlife Federation has launched a new tool: the…