Watercourses are line features - natural or manmade - that represent the location of flowing surface water. This product requires the use of geographic information system (GIS) software.

## GIS data containing the boundaries of Provincially Significant Employment Zones in the Greater Golden Horseshoe as identified by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing As areas of high economic output, provincially significant employment zones are strategically located to provide stable, reliable employment across the Greater Golden Horseshoe region. They provide opportunities to improve coordination between land use planning, economic development, and infrastructure investments to support investment and job creation over the longer-term.

Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) regions are divided into districts - smaller organizational units - to help manage ministry programs and resources. Extents of the districts were originally compiled by description of: metes and bounds, topographic features, geographic township boundaries, territorial district boundaries, etc. Changes to the extent of the districts have been made over time by MNR district offices. This product requires the use of geographic information system (GIS) software.

Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussels (Gonidea angulata) are listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) as a species of special concern and have been re-assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) as endangered. These fresh water mussels are only found in Canada in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. As a continuation of previous work and to inform future assessments and conservation efforts within this geographic range, seven easily accessible sites known to have high densities of G. angulata were selected as prospective index sites to monitor relative abundance (i.e. mussel bed density) using snorkel surveys. For lake sites, a two-stage sampling design was conducted using transects and quadrats. For the river site, cumulative counts from sides of the river were collected. Some sites were sampled only once while others were sampled multiple times from 2011-2016. Mean mussel densities across all surveys ranged from 0.19 to 2.86 mussels/m2, corresponding to site abundance estimates ranging from 102 to 3,276 mussels. Depth measurements were also taken at most sites to inform the Fish Water Management Tool of the Okanagan Water Management Board.

Get data on the locations of sample sites for the Guide Effectiveness Monitoring Program This dataset shows the locations of sample sites for the Guide Effectiveness Monitoring (GEM) Program. The GEM Program evalutes the effectiveness of forest management guides on songbird occupancy rate and community structure. Learn about the procedures and protocols used for this study in the [Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research Technical Report 004: Effectiveness Monitoring of Forest Management Guides](http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repository/mon/25011/309546.pdf).

This information is used  to manage oil and gas rights on offshore Crown lands in Ontario. A grid system of blocks and tracts is used to divide the area. 1 block =  5 minute longitude by 5 minute latitude numbered area. 1 tract =  1 minute longitude by 1 minute latitude area, assigned by letters . 1 block contains 25 tracts. This product requires the use of geographic information system (GIS) software.

Forest Drought Risk Assessment Tool (ForDRAT) provides estimates of stand-level drought risk for various BC tree species (Interior only at this point). Drought risk estimates are provided across different biogeoclimatic units and relative soil moisture regimes for both current and future climates. The data are currently provided in a spreadsheet, with the following columns: 1. BGC: Biogeoclimatic zone, subzone and variant. 2. Period: Data are provided for three historical periods: (i) 1961-1990 climate normal period; (ii) 1971-2000; and (iii) 1981-2010. Projected drought risk is provided for three future periods: (i) 2020 (2011-2040); (ii) 2050 (2041-2070); and (iii) 2080 (2071-2100). 3. SMR_text: Text description of relative soil moisture regime. 4. SMR: Integer code of relative soil moisture regime. 5. AET_PET: Mean annual ratio of actual to potential evapotranspiration. 6. The remaining columns provide estimated drought risk by species. Species codes are as follows: (i) Pl = lodgepole pine; (ii) Sx = hybrid white spruce; (iii) Fd = Douglas-fir (interior variety); (iv) Bl = subalpine fir; (v) Cw = western redcedar; (vi) Hw = western hemlock; (vii) Lw = western larch; (viii) Py = ponderosa pine; (ix) Ac = black cottonwood; and (x) At = trembling aspen. More species will be added over time. Details on ForDRAT development are provided in the following resources: DeLong et al. 2022: http://library.nrs.gov.bc.ca/digipub/Tr141.pdf DeLong et al. 2019: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR125.pdf Foord et al. 2017: https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/En/En119.htm Nitschke and Innes. 2008: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304380007004061?via%3Dihub

Vaccinium is a group of small fruit-bearing shrubs that includes the blueberries, cranberries, and lingonberries which are among the few major crops grown in Canada that are truly native to Canada. Dataset Type: Occurrence Specimen Type: Preserved specimens

This dataset provides various Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry business areas with fundamental forest inventory information needed to meet their program mandates.

A Fisheries Sensitive Watershed (FSW) is a mapped area with specific management objectives intended to guide development activities which may adversely impact important fish values . FSWs within this set of data are currently in the review and consultation stage of the area designation process. As FSWs are designated they will be moved into the [Approved Fisheries Sensitive Watersheds](http://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/fisheries-sensitive-watersheds) dataset and thus often this dataset is empty.