ABSTRACT
Rapid identification and resolution of landuse conflicts in headwater regions provides the key for sustainable watershed management. GIS-based models were developed to document forestry, wildlife and recreation conflicts in the Tangier watershed in the North Columbia Mountains of British Columbia. A 120-year forest growth and harvesting plan was developed and with this model landuse conflicts between forest harvesting, caribou habitat and heli-skiing were identified, and possible options to resolve these conflicts were examined. A number of management scenarios with different resource use constraints were tested and a comparison was made between timber and non-timber values using the multiple accounts approach. The GIS-based simulation modelling is proving to be a powerful decision support tool.
