by Sage Environmental | Jan 30, 2024 | Articles
By: Skye Wolfe, PAg In November 2023, I attended the Integrated Vegetation Management Association’s (IVMA) 2023 Biennial Forum, which highlighted many important topics surrounding invasive plant management in our changing climate. The one topic that...
by Sage Environmental | Jan 23, 2024 | Articles
By Kristen Cockburn – PAg. Making a shortlist of Potential Contaminants When completing an Phase I Environmental Site Assessment or Stage 1 Preliminary Site Investigation, we review the current and historical land uses of the Site, to identify the potential for...
by Sage Environmental | Sep 26, 2023 | Articles
By: Kristen Cockburn, PAg. When is a DSI needed? Phase II Environmental Site Assessment and Stage 2 Preliminary Site Investigation that identify contamination often recommend a Detailed Site Investigations (DSI). A DSI finds the extents of contamination to quantify...
by Sage Environmental | Sep 20, 2023 | Articles
Written By Kristen Cockburn, PAg Properties with identified current or historical Schedule 2 uses under the BC Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR) are subject to additional scrutiny following an update to the CSR in February 2021. Properties are often...
by Sage Environmental | Sep 13, 2023 | Articles
Construction Environmental Monitoring is required as a condition of permitting when construction is proposed near habitats or sensitive ecosystems. Lets talk about what is environmental monitoring is. What the benefit of effective environmental monitoring for...
by Sage Environmental | Aug 30, 2023 | Articles
Riparian areas are zones of vegetation that border streams and lakes. They provide valuable habitat for wildlife, especially fish, and help maintain water quality and quantity. In BC, riparian areas are protected by a regulation called Riparian Areas Protection...
