Valhallas' Environmental Services focus primarily on vegetation and wildilfe management issues. In general these services will always involve some form of the following: conducting inventories, mapping and/or modelling species occurences and habitats, preforming assessments as required by local, regional or federal governments, identifying impact mitigations and monitoring project results. The personnel at Valhalla Environmental Consulting can help you identify which of the following services are best suited for your project.

Inventories

Inventories are one of the first steps associated with environmental assessments, plans or management strategies. more info...

Biophysical Inventory & Habitat Assessment

Valhalla Environmental Consulting has experience conducting a vast array of species specific vegetation and wildlife surveys, habitat assessments, and general biological inventories. more info...

Sensitive Species Inventory & Mapping

To effectively manage and conserve sensitive species and spaces, it is important to understand species distribution, density, habitat requirements and factors affecting long-term survival. more infor...

Mapping & Modelling

Many assessments include the use of mapping and/or the modelling results to visually and spatially depict key environmental features. more info...

Wildlife Habitat Modelling & Mapping

Habitat modelling and mapping are two tools broadly used in impact assessment, impact mitigation and conservation planning. more info...

Environmentally Sensitive Area Identification, Mapping and Management

Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) identification and mapping is the process of identifying distinct habitats and habitat features on the landscape and ranking them according to ecological community rarity, fragility and wildlife habitat values. more info...

Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) and Classification

Valhalla personnel and associates have worked on numerous TEM and Ecological Land Classification projects throughout western Canada. more info...

General GIS Mapping & Spatial Analysis

If your project requires another form of mapping, spatial analysis or general GIS service, Valhalla will work with you to identify and provide the most suitable and effective GIS product. more info...

Assessments, Monitoring and Management

The general intent of any resource assessment, monitoring and/or management plan is to integrate environmental protection with economic, social and sometimes safety concerns. more info...

Danger Tree & Urban Tree Risk Assessments

We are certified by the BC Wildlife Tree Committee in both the Parks & Recreation and Wildland Fire modules of their danger tree assessor programs. more info...

Environmental Impact Assessment

If you need and environmental impact assessment (EIA), Valhalla can help you plan and implement an assessment suitable to your needs. more info...

Cumulative Effects Assessment

Cumulative effects are defined as the impact on the environment which results from the incremental impact of an action when added to other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions. more info...

Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Restoration

Impact mitigation and monitoring is the process of identifying how to best diminish expected adverse effects of a proposed project, and then monitor post development site conditions to determine how successful implemented mitigation techniques have been. more info...

Invasive Plant Management

Invasive plant management is the process of preventing the introduction and spread of noxious weeds and plants. more info...

Riparian Area Regulation Assessment

Valhalla Environmental Consulting provides Riparian Area Regulation (RAR) assessment services for Okanagan and interior BC clients applying for development permits. more info...

Ecosystem Restoration Planning

Using ecosystem based management principles, we plan, prescribe and implement ecosystem restoration projects throughout the Okanagan and BC. more info...

Environmental Monitoring

Many construction projects require monitoring. Our qualified staff will help ensure your project stays on track in terms of required regulatory approvals. more info...

Forest Management & Operations

In addition to our in house RPBio, RPF and professional fallers and assessors, we have access to a variety of subcontractors and general labour employees that assist with typical forest management and operations tasks. more info...