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Category: Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP)

  • Advancing Wetland Conservation — 2024 End of Season WESP Update

    Advancing Wetland Conservation — 2024 End of Season WESP Update

    Over the past three years, the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP) initiative has achieved remarkable milestones, setting the groundwork for a standardized approach to conserving wetlands in British Columbia.   The WESP tool, originally developed by Dr. Paul Adamus, aims to provide a standardized method for assessing the critical functions and values of…

  • Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol — A Powerful Tool For Assessing Wetlands

    Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol — A Powerful Tool For Assessing Wetlands

    A new assessment tool for wetlands offers a practical way to view these critical habitats, quantify the services they provide, and identify high-value wetlands for restoration and enhancement.   “The Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP) will shape wetland policy in B.C. by providing decision-makers with information about the natural ecosystem benefits provided by wetlands,” said Kyla…

  • Northern Lights College Students Help Assess Wetland Health in the Northeast 

    Northern Lights College Students Help Assess Wetland Health in the Northeast 

    The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Wetlands Workforce (WW) crews have been out in wetlands across the province collecting data for a rapid wetland health assessment.

  • The Workforce Calibrating B.C.’s Wetlands

    The Workforce Calibrating B.C.’s Wetlands

    Every day a new wetland that brings with it bigger challenges, unexpected answers, and a greater understanding of its functions and values. Wetlands Workforce work-pods have been out in the field conducting the Wetlands Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP).  

  • Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol and Predictive Mapping

    Wetland Ecosystem Services Protocol and Predictive Mapping

    Two of the major tasks our Wetlands Workforce crews are working on this year are the Wetlands Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP) and Predictive Mapping.

  • Touring the Interior — A Map our Marshes Double Feature

    Touring the Interior — A Map our Marshes Double Feature

    Nimbly avoiding the mounting floodwaters, the Wetlands Education Program team hosted two Map our Marshes workshops in Peachland (May 6) and Salmo (May 10), sandwiching a mélange of wetland site visits, presentations, and restoration prescriptions. Held in partnership with the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance, the first workshop began in the charming “Little Schoolhouse” before proceeding…