District of Sechelt Urban Forest Plan

District of Sechelt Urban Forest Plan 2010
Figure 2. Downtown Centre –Sechelt on Wharf Street
Sechelt’s Biogeoclimatic Zone
The district of Sechelt is located in the biogeoclimatic zone Coastal Western
Hemlock (variant CWHxm1).
“These temperate rainforests are complex and highly productive
ecosystems which provide a variety of habitats for birds and mammals.
Fungi and seedlings develop on fallen trees as substrates on which to grow,
while the forest canopy provides habitat for lichens, mosses, and insects.
Where gaps in the canopy occur, understory vegetation flourishes,
providing forage for Roosevelt elk and other wildlife. The many streams in
the zone provide excellent habitat for fish and other aquatic species. 8 ”
Figure 3. Nurse Log
“The Sunshine Coast, with its small population and limited urban development, provides an opportunity
in the Georgia Basin to conserve viable representation of the diverse ecosystems and species which occur
here. 9 ”
8 Pojar Jim., Klinka k., and D.A. Demarchi. 1991. “Chapter 6: Coastal Western Hemlock Zone.” In Ecosystems of British Columbia, eds. Del Meidinger
and Jim Pojar. Victoria: BC Ministry of Forests.
9 Ministry of Environment. 2005. Report: Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory of the Sunshine Coast and Adjacent Islands. EcoCat: The Ecological Reports
Catalogue.
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