Cariboo – Livestock Surface Water & Forage Risk Assessment Tool Extension & Engagement [cb11]
Region | Cariboo |
Status | completed in 2019 |
Project Lead | Cariboo Cattlemen’s Association |
Funding Partners | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, BC Ministry of Agriculture |
Other Partners | BC FLNRORD Range Practices and Ecology Branch, BC FLNRORD Cariboo Chilcotin District Range Staff |
This project tested and demonstrated the application of an assessment process to support climate-resilient livestock surface water management/water developments on Crown rangeland.
Shifts in climate conditions and hydrology are likely to significantly impact surface water sources in some areas of the Cariboo, which will in turn impact the availability of water for livestock.
The assessment process was developed in 2017 through a previous CAI project. It identifies how existing surface water resources will be impacted by climate change and combines that information with forage availability data.
This project supported uptake of the assessment process by raising awareness of its potential application through the following activities:
- delivering a training workshop to demonstrate how to apply the surface water assessment and planning process
- planning for three (proposed) water development demonstration projects, including plans for monitoring, evaluating and transferring knowledge
Additionally, the project completed climate and surface water mapping for 44 Cariboo range units to inform future surface water planning (individual maps can be found in the Project Results list below).
The final report includes a summary of the workshop and descriptions of the three proposed pilot projects.
Project Results
- Cariboo – Livestock Surface Water & Forage Risk Assessment Tool Extension & Engagement (2019 report) (16 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Alexis Lakes (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Alkali Lake (2019 map) (7 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Asahal Lake (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Axe Lake (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Bald Mountain (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Becher Prairie (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Bidwell (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Big Creek North (2019 map) (4 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Big Meadow (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Canama (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Chilanko (2019 map) (4 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Chimney Felker (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - China Flats (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Deep Creek (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Desous (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Dog Creek (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Dome Mountain (2019 map) (7 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Dragon (2019 map) (4 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Gang Ranch (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Gang Ranch Sugarcane (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Guy Mountain (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Haines Creek (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Helena (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Hod (2019 map) (3 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Junction (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Knife Creek (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Lynne Creek (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Mackin Creek (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Meldrum Creek (2019 map) (7 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Middle Lake (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Muskrat (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Narcosli (2019 map) (4 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Okeefe (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Onward (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Palmer (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Ravenlake (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Rimrock (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Rock Pile (2019 map) (4 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Skulow (2019 map) (3 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Springhouse (2019 map) (4 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Steamboat (2019 map) (4 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Whiskey Creek (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Williams Lake (2019 map) (5 MB pdf)
- Cariboo – range unit map - Williams Meadow (2019 map) (6 MB pdf)