Grassland Portfolio: Thompson Basin Ecosection
Identifying Priority Areas for Grassland Conservation and Stewardship

The Grassland Portfolio series is designed to provide local, provincial and First Nations governments with a framework and guide for grassland conservation and stewardship so that the province loses no more priority grasslands. The portfolios are intended to be used in conjunction with the Green Bylaws Toolkit and various other development and land use planning resources created by government agencies and non-governmental organizations. The Grassland Portfolio: Thompson Basin Ecosection is the first portfolio of this series. The GCC is also developing portfolios for four other regions: Nicola, Okanagan, East Kootenay, and Cariboo-Chilcotin.

 The Thompson Basin portfolio

• identifies 87 priority grassland areas within the Thompson Basin;
• presents maps and descriptions of the priority grassland areas, and provides links to supporting data; and
• offers strategic recommendations on managing human activities both within the priority grasslands and in surrounding grassland landscapes.

The portfolio has been divided below into chapter sections. Click on the links in red to go to the PDF document.
For a CD copy of the full document please contact the GCC at gcc@bcgrasslands.org.  

Contents and Introduction

Atlas, Maps and Legend – Introduction 

 Index of Priority Area Summaries

• Area Summaries: ABCD 
• Area Summaries: FG 
• Area Summaries: H 
• Area Summaries: I 
• Area Summaries: J, Part 1 - Abbey Road to Dallas Silt Bluffs
• Area Summaries: J, Part 2 - Dome Hills 1 to Tranquille River Outflow
• Area Summaries: K, Part 1 - Barnhartvale 2 to Harper Ranch-Pinatan Road
• Area Summaries: K, Part 2 - Juniper Ridge to Valleyview Silt Bluffs
• Area Summaries: LM 
• Area Summaries: NO 
• Area Summaries: PQR 

 Final Chapters:

• Priority Area Summary Features
• Strategic Recommendations for the Thompson Basin
• Uses and Limitations of the Portfolio
• Additional Background Information

Supplementary Maps

• Thompson Basin Working Landscapes: Range Management, Ownership and Tenure 
• Thompson Basin Recreation Values and Threats - Page 1 
• Thompson Basin Recreation Values and Threats - Page 2 

Glossary, Appendices, Literature 

• Glossary
• Appendices
  • Appendix 1. Identifying and Mapping Priority Grassland Areas
  • Appendix 2. Contributors to the Priority Grasslands Initiative and to the thompson Basin Ecosection Portfolio
  • Appendix 3. Bibliography of British Columbia Best Management Practices
• Literature Cited