BC-MT MOU Transboundary Flathead Technical Committee Meeting

Event Type: 
Other
Date and Time: 
Apr 30, 2015 (All day) to May 1, 2015 (All day)

Location: Cranbrook, British Columbia

Meeting Objectives:

1. PAST—Review past efforts under the MOU

  • Mandates, sideboards provided by the MOU
  • September, 2012 MOU Technical Team meeting
  • Aquatic Adaptation Framework
  • May, 2014 MOU Executive Committee meeting and outcomes

2. PRESENT—Focus on transboundary collaborations in science and management

  • Review of existing transboundary science and management partnerships, including key fish, wildlife, and ecosystem initiatives in the Transboundary Flathead
  • Discuss jurisdictional barriers and opportunities related to transboundary collaborations
  • Discuss interface with regional initiatives (Forest Plan Revision, CMP, GNLCC Connectivity initiative, etc)

3. FUTURE—Next Steps

  • Opportunities for science and management applications
  • Future projects—planned and/or possible—with emphasis on collaborative efforts
  • Discuss next steps for this technical working group, including setting next meeting
Presentations: 
1.1 BC-MT MOU and Cooperation on Environmental Protection (April 30, 2015)
1.2 Assessing the Vulnerability of Native Salmonids (Apirl 30, 2015)
1.3 Transboundary Flathead River Aquatic Adaptation Strategy (April 30, 2015)
1.4 Fisheries Conservation Strategies and Shared Opportunities (April 30, 2015)
1.5 Westslope Cutthroat Trout Hybridization Risks in Southern BC (April 30, 2015)
1.6 Glacier National Park Native Fish Management (April 30, 2015)
1.7 Remote Sensing of Gravel-bed River Habitats (April 30, 2015)
2.1 BC-MT MOU and Cooperation on Environmental Protection (May 1, 2015)
2.2 BC-Kootenay Wolverine Inventory 2015 (May 1, 2015)
2.3 Elk Valley Cummulative Effects Mangement Framework (May 1, 2015)
2.4 BC Fish and Wildlife Update, Kootenay Region (May 1, 2015)
2.5 Tobacco Plains Elk Monitoring (May 1, 2015)
2.6 Flathead NCC-BC Agreement Progress Report (May 1, 2015)

Documents

Project webpage