The Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) system is a key tool for natural resource management and conservation in British Columbia. Within the southern interior, practitioners have been using BEC field guides that were developed in the early 1990s. Now, almost 25 years later, the BEC mapping and site series within the southern interior are undergoing massive change. These changes are the result of considerably more data and modernized technology. This webinar will outline the major changes to BEC that are anticipated to be released within early 2015 and 2016, with an emphasis on changes related to conservation and biodiversity, including an overview of some of the work being done around anticipating effects of climate change on ecosystems and how the updated BEC system will remain relevant in a changing climate context.

Presented by Deb MacKillop, Research Ecologist, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

Part of the Kootenay Conservation Program Winter Webinar Series

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