VRM in BC Links

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British Columbia has magnificent forest and mountain landscapes. The protection and management of Visual Quality is legislated in the Province. Here are several BC Government publications:

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Poster: A guide to Visual Quality Objectives (PDF)

Here are great links covering Visual Resource Management from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRO-RD):

Public Preferences

A First Look at the Visual Quality of Forest Roadside Management (PDF, 5.6MB)

Energy

Wind Energy Developments on forested Landscapes - Visual Quality: the Public Response. Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations 2015.
Wind
evelopments on Forested Landscapes' Visual Quality: The Public Response (PDF, 5.3MB)

Other Research and Visual Resource Management Publications

Clearcutting and Visual Quality – A Public Perception Study (PDF, 1.7MB)
Economic Benefits of Managing Forestry and Tourism at Nimmo Bay (PDF, 2.2MB)
Predicting the Visual Impacts of Retention Cutting (PDF, 1.1MB)
The Public Response to Harvest Practices in B.C. at the Landscape and Stand Level (PDF, 3.2MB)
Visual Impacts of Partial Cutting: Summary Report (PDF, 1.4MB)
Visually Effective Green-up in B.C. – A Public Perception Study (PDF, 3.7MB)
Public Perception of Mountain Pine Beetle Attack: final report (PDF, 11MB)