2-2030 Matrix Crescent,
Kelowna B.C. Canada, V1V 0G5
phone 250 491 7337
Our diverse and extensive experience completing baseline ecological studies and inventories supports a well-informed framework for comprehensive spatially accurate Impact Assessments.
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessments review and evaluate the potential risks for adverse impacts on ecological resource values. Our diverse and extensive experience completing baseline ecological studies and inventories supports a well-informed framework for comprehensive spatially accurate Impact Assessments. We measure the habitat balance of existing baseline conditions against the potential post development scenarios and subsequently development mitigation and compensation strategies. Throughout these exercises, we factor in fundamental components of ecological landuse planning to protect important fish and wildlife habitat and function.
The following highlights our realm of experience with Environmental Impact Assessments. The scale of studies completed by Ecoscape range from single family riparian and terrestrial assessments to multimillion dollar private and public infrastructure and development projects.
Our services at a glance:
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) Studies and Reports
- British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act Studies and Reports
- Mitigation and Compensation Planning and Design
- Landscape Restoration Planning and Design
- Bioengineering
- Regulatory Approvals (i.e., Fisheries Act, Water Act, Local Government, Environmental Canada)
- Development Permits (Aquatic and Sensitive Terrestrial Ecosystem)
- Riparian Areas Regulation
- Environmental Sensitivity Analysis
Environmental Effects Monitoring
Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) is the monitoring of the effects of an industrial or resource-based activity on the receiving environment. Ecoscape has experience in the design and implementation of defensible qualitative and quantitative studies that assess the condition or response of ecological communities and organisms to such activities. Ecoscape is actively involved with long-term EEM and research studies in conjunction with the Shoreline Development, Energy and Power, Transportation, and Water Management sectors. Our experience ranges from the monitoring of effects of flow regulation due to hydro-electric power generation to assessing and quantifying the effects of development in our aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The following is a list services we provide as part of an effect EEM strategy:
Our services at a glance:
- Benthic Invertebrate Community Monitoring
- Fish community and fish health assessments
- Long Term Water Quality Monitoring
- Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping
- Foreshore Inventory and Mapping
- Biodiversity Studies
- Population Studies
- Productivity and Biomass Quantification
- Watershed Management
Environmental Land Use Planning
Ecoscape combines experience from our various service categories to complete the necessary biophysical studies and analysis to inform project planners about important natural values and ecosystem services and functions. We in turn advise our clients how to design land use projects so as to first avoid key features and subsequently specify means to mitigate or to compensate for unavoidable impacts. Our strengths in Environmental Land Use Planning and management are demonstrated by experience in successful delivery of the following services:
Our services at a glance:
- Official Community Plans
- Neighborhood plans
- Waterfront Plans
- Environmental Sensitivity and Habitat Indexes
- Environmental Sensitivity Analysis
- Park planning
- Source to Tap Assessments
- Aquatic and Terrestrial Development Permit Area Designation
- Development Permit Guidelines
- Mitigation and Compensation Design
- Landscape Restoration Design
- Bioengineering
- Regulatory Approvals (i.e., Fisheries Act, Water Act, Local Government, Environmental Canada) and Development Permits
- Riparian Areas Regulation
Environmental Monitoring
Ecoscape provides sound solutions during environmental monitoring. We understand construction and engineering and the challenging logistics inherent to these projects. This understanding allows us to work with and alongside regulating agencies and contractors to ensure that the project stays on track and Best Management Practices for the protection of precious watercourses, important terrestrial habitats and ecosystems, and sensitive Wildlife are adhered to. This intern mitigates the exposure to liability of provincial and federal environmental laws and regulations for all parties involved.
We are Qualified Environmental Professionals (QEPs) with over 50 years combined experience with environmental monitoring of private and public infrastructure development. Ecoscape staff have conducted numerous environmental monitoring projects for a wide variety of clients throughout British Columbia and Alberta. Our experience, attention to detail, and knowledge of the various provincial and federal regulations combined with our positive regulatory relationships, enables an efficient and effective system for Environmental Monitoring and Management.
Our diverse environmental monitoring services include:
- Fish Passage Restoration
- Stream Crossings
- Dams and Dykes
- Water Intakes
- Water Quality
- Municipal Water Intakes
- Pile Driving
- Work in and About a Stream/Lake
- Bridge Construction
- Culvert removals
- Shoreline Protection
- Bioengineering
- Fish Salvages
Habitat Restoration
Ecoscape biologists have significant experience in the area of habitat restoration and enhancement. Our areas of expertise include the restoration of areas that have been changed as a result of several factors including habitat degradation, disturbance through development or suppression of natural disturbances (e.g. fire). Biologists at Ecoscape use their knowledge of natural processes and plant community associations to develop functional objectives for a project and subsequent prescriptions. A summary of our habitat restoration and enhancement related services, expertise are provided below/beside:
Our services at a glance:
- Wetland enhancement and creation
- Stream channel restoration
- Shoreline restoration
- Stream bank bioengineering
- Riparian restoration
- Instream habitat enhancement