Questions about Gospel Rock
On June 18, 2010, SCCA Executive Director Dan Bouman emailed a list of
questions to the Conservation Data Center. His email is here, and the
answers he received are below.
From: Daniel Bouman
To: Carmen Cadrin
Just further to our conversation today, I'd like to make a request for information.
Could you comment, based on CDC information inventory,
Generally speaking,
And finally, would it be unusual or inappropriate, in your experience, for a municipality to protect land through a zoning by-law strictly for its environmental/ecological value?
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Daniel Bouman
Executive Director, Sunshine Coast Conservation Association
Carmen Cadrin answers for the CDC
From: Daniel Bouman
To: Carmen Cadrin
Just further to our conversation today, I'd like to make a request for information.
Could you comment, based on CDC information inventory,
- on the conservation status and value of land with in the Coastal Western Hemlock extra-dry maritime subzone?
- on the significance or priority for conservation of the 02/03 plant association?
Generally speaking,
- does the presence of alien species and the degrading influence of a road make land unsuitable for conservation?
- do these circumstances preclude the development of "old growth" over time?
- are there recognized workable approaches to mitigating problems stemming from alien species and road influences?
And finally, would it be unusual or inappropriate, in your experience, for a municipality to protect land through a zoning by-law strictly for its environmental/ecological value?
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Daniel Bouman
Executive Director, Sunshine Coast Conservation Association
Carmen Cadrin answers for the CDC
- Last Updated: Saturday, 12 February 2011 18:28