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Downloadable Document Library

Cortex Consultants has made a selection of publications available for limited use. For summary information on specific projects and for links to project Webpages, see the feature project pages accessed under Services pages.

Downloads are listed by type of document (newsletter articles and extension notes; pamphlets, presentations; reports; training materials) and then by publication date (most to least recent).

Articles and Extension Notes

1	94 Kb	Voluntary Biodiversity Offsets By Kirsten B. Howard, December 2007.
2	59 Kb	Social License - Cumulative Effects Assessment By Doug Williams, November 2007.
3	74 Kb	Rates of Return for Timberland Investments By A.F. Howard, Ph.D., CF, and D.H. Williams, Ph.D, March 2007.
4	144 Kb	Discovering Risks in Due Diligence By A.F. Howard, Ph.D., October 2006.
5	101 Kb	Managing for Science — Creating Conditions for Success By Melissa J. Hadley, October 2006.
6		Articles for Western Native News By Laurie Flahr, 2003-2004.
7	456 Kb	Policy Implications of an Assessment of Long-term Risks to Marbled Murrelet Populations in British Columbia. By J. Douglas Steventon, Glenn D. Sutherland, and Peter Arcese. B.C. Ministry of Forests Forest Science Program, Extension Note 66, November 2003.
8		Forest Genetics Council of B.C. Extension Notes Various Authors, 2001.
9	55 Kb	Tenure Reform: Moving the Process Forward. A Framework for Tenure Reform in British Columbia By Melissa J. Hadley, as published in FORUM, the newsletter of the Association of B.C. Professional Foresters, March/April 1999.
10	407 Kb	Community Forest Pilot Project: Background Discussion Papers 1 and 2 (draft) By Melissa J. Hadley, 1997.

Pamphlets

1	270 K	Lignum Innovative Forestry Practices Agreement Overview By Melissa J. Hadley, 2001.
2	160 Kb	A Quick Reference: B.C.’s Forest Tenure System By Melissa J. Hadley, September 2001.
3	1 Mb	Higher Level Plans: Greater Strength for Land Use Objectives By Various Authors for the Government of British Columbia, December 2000.

Presentations

1	584 Kb	Managing for Science By Melissa J. Hadley. Presented at the FORREX AGM, September 28, 2006
2		Timber Supply Analysis Presentations (1-6) for Timber Supply Analysis in BC Technical Workshops (2004)
3	1.7 Mb	Targeting Sustainable Forest Management with Variable Retention By Cortex Consultants for Larry Pedersen, Chief Forester, Province of BC September, 2003
4	1.2 Mb	Uncharted Waters: Sustainable Forest Management By Melissa J. Hadley and Bill Bourgeois. Presentation to ABCPF 54th Annual General Meeting, February 2002.
5	1.2 Mb	Certification: Verification of Sustainable Forest Management By Cortex Consultants for Dave Conly, Lignum Ltd. Presented at Symposium on Sustainable and Performance-Based Resource Management, October 24, 2001
6	200 Kb	Forest-level Effects of Stand Density Treatments By Jordan Tanz. Presented at the Stand Density Management Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, November 1998.
7	92 Kb	What Are the Key Influences on Timber Supply? By Douglas H. Williams, November 1994.

Reports

1	4.4 Mb	Coast Information Team Economic Gain Spatial Analysis–Timber for the CIT Region By Douglas Williams and Mike Buell. Published by the Coast Information Team, September 2004.
2	1.4 Mb	Second-Growth Timber Opportunities on Haida Gwaii /QCI By Cortex Consultants Inc., and HiMark Forest Consultants, Ltd. For Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, July 2004
3	456 Kb	Effects of Uncertainties about Stand-replacing Natural Disturbances on Forest-management Projections By Glenn D. Sutherland, Marvin Eng, and S. Andrew Fall. Published in BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management. Volume 4, Number 2, March 2004.
4	900 Kb	Central Coast Coarse Filter Ecosystem Trends Risk Assessment – Base Case By Rachel F. Holt and Glenn D. Sutherland. Published by the Coast Information Team, March 2004.
5	780 Kb	Long-term Risks to Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) Populations: Assessing Alternative Forest Management Policies in Coastal British Columbia By J. Douglas Steventon, Glenn D. Sutherland, and Peter Arcese. B.C. Ministry of Forests Forest Science Program, Technical Report 012, May 2003.
6	160 Kb	Environmental Risk Assessment: Base Case. Coarse Filter Biodiversity: Final Report By Rachel F. Holt and Glenn D. Sutherland. Published by the North Coast LRMP and Province of British Columbia, March 2003.
7	1.4 Mb	Provincial and Federal Species at Risk Policies: Opportunities and Obstacles for Forest Planning in British Columbia By Paul M. Wood, Laurie Flahr, Jordan Tanz, and Frances Backhouse. Published by the University of British Columbia, March 2003.
8	928 Kb	Forest Industry Structure and the Evolution of Trade Flows in the Asia-Pacific Region: Scenarios to 2010 By Douglas H. Williams, June 1997.
9	1.1 Mb	Feasibility Study: Prince George Community Forest By Cortex Consultants Inc., May 1996. Includes addendum of comments from Open House Sessions, May 23-25, 1996.
10		Clayoquot Sound Scientific Panel Reports, 1996.
11	273 Kb	Summary and Analysis of Provincial and Territorial Timber Supply Status Reports By Douglas H. Williams and Jordan S. Tanz, November 1994.
12	303 Kb	Opportunity Costs of Rules Defining the Timber Harvesting Landbase and Harvesting Order By Douglas H. Williams, July 1993.
13	219 Kb	Coast Information Team Experience - Recommendations on Processes and Structures for Success By Melissa J. Hadley, December 2004.

Training Materials

1		Timber Supply Analysis in B.C.: Technical Workshops – training materials
2	200 Kb	Forest-level Effects of Stand Density Treatments By Jordan Tanz. Presented at the Stand Density Management Conference, Edmonton, Alberta. November 1998.
3	420 Kb	Evaluating Silviculture Projects: Readings and Excerpts: Economic Principles of Timber Production, Forest Estate Models, Predicting Future Timber Values Published by BC Forest Service and Forest Renewal BC, October 1997.
4	388 Kb	Evaluating Silviculture Projects: Excerpts from the Literature to 1990 on Evaluating Priorities for Silviculture Expenditures Published by BC Forest Service and Forest Renewal BC, 1990.
5		Forest Management Institute of B.C. Module 5 training materials (2002)