Best Management Practices

Provincial

• Standards and Best Practices for Instream Works, March 2004 (PDF 2.78MB)
• Best Management Practices for Amphibians and Reptiles in Urban and Rural Environments in British Columbia
• Develop with Care- replaces Environmental Best Management Practices for Urban and Rural Land Development in British Columbia
• Commercial Recreation Wildlife Guidelines
  NOTE: This has been replaced by the Wildlife Guidelines for B.C.country Tourism/Commercial Recreation

Regional

• Installation and Maintenance of Water Line Intakes (PDF 71KB)
• Lakeshore Stabilization (PDF 158KB)
• Best Management Practices for Tree Topping, Limbing and Removal in Riparian Areas (PDF 318KB)
• Small Boat Moorage (PDF 76KB)
• Boat Launch Construction & Maintenance on Lakes (PDF 114KB)

Other

• Recreational Activities on Grasslands in the Thompson and Okanagan Basins (PDF 786KB)
• Department of Fisheries and Oceans Operating Statements
  Information regarding low risk activities including:
  • Aquatic Vegetation Removal
  • Bridge Maintenance
  • Clear Span Bridges
  • Culvert Maintenance
  • Directional Drilling
  • Dock Construction
  • Ice Bridges
  • Isolated Pond Construction
  • Overhead Line Construction
  • Routine Maintenance Dredging
  • Underwater Cables