FOREST COVER MAPS

  • We have these forest cover maps currently available online:
     

  • The index references all the forest cover maps covering the Illecillewaet and Beaver River Watersheds.
     

  • The map showing the age class attribute for part of the Illecillewaet River Watershed is current as of 1999. Note that while forest cover polygons on the border of two map sheets will join, their attributes (e.g., age class) may not match. Also note that Forest Cover data is not available for Mount Revelstoke or Glacier National Parks.
     

  • Additional forest attributes that can be obtained from Forest Cover maps include:

  • Land District Boundaries

  • Municipal Boundaries

  • Main Roads

  • Logging and Industrial Roads

  • Railroads

  • Pipelines

  • Lookouts

  • Post Offices

  • Height Class

  • Crown Closure

  • Tree Species Composition

  • Township Boundaries

  • Surveyed lots

  • Secondary Roads

  • Trails

  • Flumes and ditches

  • Mines

  • Dams

  • Forest Services Offices

  • Stocking Class

  • Disturbance History

  • Site Quality

An example of a label associated with a forest cover polygon is:

For each attribute category, for example, Environmentally Sensitive Areas (E.S.A.), there is an associated set of symbols and corresponding definitions:

Constraint Class

E.S.A. Category

E.S.A. Description

High

Es

Areas having severe soil and steepness problems

Ep

Areas having severe regeneration problems

Ea

Areas having severe snow chute and avalanche problems

Er

Areas where recreational values are exceptionally high

Ew

Area of critical importance to wildlife

Eh

Areas where water values are exceptionally high

Moderate

E2r

Areas where recreational values are high but less than Er

E2w

Areas where wildlife values are important but less than Ew

E2h

Areas where water values are important but less than Eh

Nil

  

Management practices on these lands are subject only to operational constraints consistent with the policies of the Forest Region

Forest Cover maps are updated regularly. For an updated version, or to find information on the availability of this data contact:

Ministry of Forests, District Office
1761 Celgar, Revelstoke, B.C., V0E 2S0
Tina.Bassett@gems5.gov.bc.ca
Ph: (250) 837-7611

or:

Ministry of Forests, Legal and Administrative Services Branch
1450 Government Street, Victoria, B.C., V8W 3E7
Attention - Map sales

The exclusive private supplier of British Columbia Forest Cover maps is:

Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.
152 Dallas Road, Victoria, BC Canada, V8V 1A3
 forestcovermaps@cloverpoint.com
Ph: 1(888) 457-2724