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Strix Environmental plants
Carex aquatilis
Persicaria hydropiperoides Water-Pepper
Erythronium oregonum ssp. oregonum White Fawn Lily)
Rhytidium rugosum
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Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
Rangifer tarandus pop. 15 (Caribou (northern mountain population))
Allogona townsendiana Oregon Forestsnail
Lithobates sylvaticus Wood Frog
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Picea mariana Black Spruce
Akie Mountain, northen British Columbia
coastal creek
Coastal sand ecosystem / coastal dunes, Savary Island
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what?

Strix Environmental Consulting conducts studies of plants, animals and ecology. Inventories and identification of organisms and ecological features are critical components of these studies. Most studies fall under the general categories of ecological valuation, conservation planning and impact assessments. Details on the various types of inventories, studies and research projects undertaken by Strix are presented below.                            

Cephalanthera austiniae (Phantom Orchid), Sumas Mountain, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Splachnum rubrum (moss) sporangia (capsules), northeast Alberta
Megascops kennicottii kennicottii (Western Screech-Owl, kennicottii subspecies), lower mainland, British Columbia
Ascaphus truei (Coastal Tailed Frog), lower mainland, British Columbia

surveys, inventories and identification

Strix conducts studies, surveys and inventories of single species, multiple species and ecosystems.

identification, classification and studies of species and communities at risk
 
?rare plant surveys / rare animal surveys
 
rare ecological communities
 
general plant and animal assemblages
 
ecosystems
 
terrestrial, estuarine and freshwater plants
 
invasive and exotic species
 
breeding bird surveys, migrant and winter bird surveys
 
waterbirds (marine, estuarine and freshwater), landbirds
 
raptors: eagles, hawks, falcons, owls
 
raptor and heron nest surveys
 
bird nest surveys and searches (all species)

projects and studies

Inventories conducted at appropriate times throughout the year provide key information for the following studies and reports.

environmental impact assessments
ecological assessments and valuations of property
biophysical studies
environmental and ecological sensitivity analyses
habitat assessments

species, communities and ecosystems studies
species' habitat assessments
status reports and recovery strategies for plants, animals and ecosystems
species' population and habitat viability

habitat, population and community restoration and re-creation
species' translocation (moving to conserve)
environmental monitoring of plants and animals
monitoring protocol

planning studies (sustainable growth strategies, community plans, neighbourhood concept plans)
conservation management plans and green plans

management plans for native and exotic (introduced) species, populations, communities and ecosystems
nest management plans for Bald Eagles and other birds

program reviews and evaluations
literature reviews for conservation issues, animal and plant species' accounts

reporting

The presentation of information is the final, critical stage of a project. Reports represent the foundation for decisions regarding development and conservation. Strix takes great care in producing reports that convey all relevant information clearly and objectively. Its reports are accessible and useful, transparent and thorough.

Strix's reports discuss study limitations because these affect findings and assertions. They also include a review of recent knowledge and ideas from scientific literature, government sources and experts because this improves our understanding of the results in a field for which definitive conclusions are seldom forthcoming.

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western canada

Strix focuses on studies of plants and animals in western Canada with particular emphasis on British Columbia and Alberta. We also have experience in Saskatchewan and Yukon.

Extensive experience in ecozones of British Columbia and Alberta provide familiarity and skills necessary to conduct studies in these ecozones in bordering jurisdications, namely Yukon, Saskatchewan and Northwest Territories. (Note that the ecozone classification is a coarse level classification and each province has finer classification: British Columbia; Alberta (pdf); Saskatchewan; Yukon and Northwest Territories.) 

Saline shallow marsh near Bickleigh, Saskatchewan
Rock outcrop, Okanagan Lake, near Peachland
Recent burn, Black Spruce treed bog, northeastern Alberta
Waterfall, south coast mountains, British Columbia

Strix has extensive experience in the following ecozones:

Boreal Cordillera 
northwest and north central B.C.; south central and southwest Yukon

Taiga Plains
northeast B.C. and northwest Alta.

Boreal Plains
northeast B.C. and north and central Alta.; central Saskatchewan

Montane Cordillera
south and central B.C. and southwest Alta.

Pacific Maritime
coastal B.C, inclu
d
ing islands

sea level to alpine

- wetlands, lowlands and uplands

- forest and field

- urban and rural

- wilderness

- industrial

- agricultural

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for whom?

Strix provides expertise for all levels of government, non-profit conservation organizations, industry, developers, private land owners, First Nations and other consulting firms.

government
municipal, regional, provincial, federal and First Nations

industry, land developers, land owners
linear and areal projects; pipelines; highways; roads; mining; oil and gas; oil sands; forest industry; wind turbines; commercial and residential developments; 

other consulting firms
environmental, engineering, landscape architecture, planning

conservation organizations
land trusts, not for profit societies, community groups

with whom?

Strix teams up with others when additional expertise is necessary to fulfill project requirements.

For further information please contact Strix.

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