Environmental Management

Coldstream Nature-Based Solutions is passionate about creating space for nature.  That means we use our indigenous and place-based approach in every environmental management project we take on.  This ensures that our work delivers the best solution for each situation, in each location and environment.  Our services include:

First Nations Environmental Management

• Indigenous environmental management services, data collection, data analysis, capacity development and training

• Resiliency planning

• Climate change planning

• Cultural mapping of traditional use areas, travel routes and trade routes, sacred grounds, place names, and fishing, hunting and gathering areas.

• Story mapping and place name mapping

• Managing indigenous and traditional food sources

• Ecosystem and environmental study design and project management

• Support for Guardian programs

Forestry

• Sustainable forest management

• Forest & range evaluation program (FREP) assessments

• Biodiversity assessments, including species at risk

• Riparian assessments

• Breeding bird surveys

• Wildlife habitat assessments

• Regulatory compliance assessments

• Ecosystem and landscape planning

Firesmart

• Developing community FireSmart programs

• Wildfire risk assessments

• Biological support for wildfire fuel reduction

• Wildlife monitoring and risk assessment in relation to fire

• Breeding bird surveys

• Species at risk assessments

• Web-based tools

Impact Assessments and Mitigation

• Risk assessments

• Environmental impact assessments

• Environmental monitoring

• Environmental mitigation

• Habitat restoration and reclamation

• Biodiversity assessments and monitoring

• Construction and environmental management

• Riparian risk assessments

Environmental Planning

• GIS mapping, UAV and topographic tools

• Mapping and spatial analysis of habitats, tenures, infrastructure, and values

• Environmental study design

• Ecosystem services and natural capital assessments and monitoring

• Ecosystem and environmental web-based tools and apps

• Water quality monitoring and stream flow assessments

• Fish and wildlife services