Research Library

Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust works with government agencies, post-secondary institutions and local agencies to increase our understanding of sustainable farming practices and the habitat needs of wildlife on the lower Fraser River delta. The success of the Trust’s Stewardship Programs is due to the wildlife monitoring research we conduct on an annual basis. This data, which is collected by DF&WT staff, post-secondary students, and university and government researchers, allows us to assess the effectiveness of farmland stewardship activities. Whenever possible, we use this data to update the management of our stewardship programs.

Author	Title	Year	Type	Source	library_hfilter
Duynstee, T.	An Investigation into Field Grazing by Wigeon in Delta, British Columbia	1992	Report	Ducks Unlimited Canada	1992 ducks-unlimited-canada report study waterfowl winter-cover-crop
Kujawiak, A.	Bird Usage of DFWT Farmland Hedgerows in Delta, British Columbia	2015	Report	BCIT	2015 bcit hedgerow report
Schlechtleitner, L.	Comparison of Landbird Abundance and Diversity in Hedgerows in Delta, BC between 2016 and 2017	2017	Report	BCIT	2017 bcit hedgerow report
Zbeetnoff, D. & Kerr, G.	Cost-Benefit Analysis of Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust Stewardship Programs	2020	Report	Zbeetnoff Agro-Environmental Inc.	2020 field-margin grass-margin grassland-set-aside hedgerow report winter-cover-crop zbeetnoff-agro-environmental-consulting
Kerr, G.	Ecosystem Services Assessment of Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust Stewardship Programs	2020	Report		2020 field-margin grass-margin grassland-set-aside hedgerow report winter-cover-crop
Yates, D.E.	Effects of grassland set-asides on selected soil properties in the Fraser River Delta of British Columbia	2014	Thesis/Dissertation	UBC	2014 grassland-set-aside thesis-dissertation ubc
Porter, T., Hanuszak, P., Bondar, D., Krzic, M., Smukler, S.	Effects of Grassland Set-asides on Soil Nutrient Availability and Crop Yields	2020	Extension Brief	UBC	2020 extension-brief grassland-set-aside ubc
Porter, T., Hanuszak, P., Bondar, D., Krzic, M., Smukler, S.	Effects of Grassland Set-aside on Soil Quality	2020	Extension Brief	UBC	2020 extension-brief grassland-set-aside ubc
Sibbald, J.	Effects of Hedgerow Age, Structure, and Plant Species Composition on Landbird Abundance and Diversity in Delta, BC	2016	Report	BCIT	2016 bcit hedgerow report
Thiel, B.	Evaluating farm hedgerows for their climate change mitigation potential in the lower Fraser River delta of British Columbia	2014	Thesis/Dissertation	UBC	2014 hedgerow thesis-dissertation ubc
Clausen, M.	Evaluating field margins for wild bee conservation at the farm- and landscape-scale in the Agricultural Land Reserve of Delta, British Columbia	2017	Thesis/Dissertation	UBC	2017 field-margin grass-margin hedgerow thesis-dissertation ubc
Porter, T., Hanuszak, P., Bondar, D., Krzic, M., Smukler, S.	Evaluating the Benefits oh Short-term Grassland Set-asides on Delta Farmland	2020	Extension Brief	UBC	2020 extension-brief grassland-set-aside ubc
Krzic, M., Bondar, D., Avery, E., Smukler, S.	Evaluating the Benefits of Short-term Grassland Set-asides on Delta Farmland	2020	Report	UBC	2020 grassland-set-aside report ubc
Zbeetnoff, D. M.	Evaluation of the Economic Impacts from Waterfowl Damage	2007	Report	Zbeetnoff Agro-Environmental Inc.	2007 perennial-forage-crops report snow-geese waterfowl zbeetnoff-agro-environmental-consulting
Thiel, B., Terpsma, C., Smukler, S. M., Krzic, M.	Findings from the Farm-scale Delta, BC Hedgerow Study	2014	Extension Brief	UBC	2014 extension-brief field-margin hedgerow ubc
Smukler, S. M., Terpsma, C., Rallings, A., Thiel, B., Krzic, M.	Findings from the Landscape Analysis of the Delta, BC Hedgerow Study	2014	Extension Brief	UBC	2014 extension-brief field-margin hedgerow ubc
Anderson, E. S.	Flying on the Wings of Trust: The Story of the Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust – An Example of Collaborative Community Based Resource Management	2009	Thesis	UBC	2009 dfwt thesis-dissertation ubc
Duynstee, T.	Further Investigation into Field Grazing by Wigeon in Delta, British Columbia	1995	Report	Ducks Unlimited Canada	1995 ducks-unlimited-canada study waterfowl winter-cover-crop
Braybrooks, A.	Habitat Creation Through Farm Stewardship: Insect and Weed Colonization of Habitats Created through Farmland Stewardship and the Potential Impact on Agricultural Crops	1996	Report	E.S. Cropconsult Ltd.	1996 e-s-cropconsult-ltd field-margin grass-margin grassland-set-aside hedgerow insects
Thiel, B., Terpsma, C., Krzic, M., Smukler, S. M.	Hedgerow Benefits & the Delta, BC Hedgerow Project	2014	Extension Brief	UBC	2014 extension-brief field-margin hedgerow ubc
Bowman, C., Short, M.S.	Impact of Hedgerows and Grass Margins on Insect and Weed Dispersal in Potato Fields in West Delta and Westham Island	1995	Report	E.S. CropConsult Ltd.	1995 e-s-cropconsult-ltd field-margin grass-margin hedgerow report
Yeomans, S.	Impacts of Livestock Grazing of Grassland Set-asides on Wildlife	2020	Report	BCIT	2020 bcit grassland-set-aside report
Smukler, S., Thiel, B., Rallings, A., Terpsma, C., Krzic, M.	Improving On-Farm Woody Habitat Management in the Lower Fraser Valley	2014	Report	UBC	2014 field-margin hedgerow report ubc
Charbula, D.	Invertebrate Community Surveys of Grass Margins and Crop Fields 2019	2019	Report	BCIT	2019 bcit field-margin grass-margin report
Whyte, M.	Land Bird Abundance and Diversity in Planted Hedgerows, 2016 & 2018	2018	Report	BCIT	2018 bcit hedgerow report
Merkens, M., Bradbeer, D. R., Bishop, C. A.	Landscape and field characteristics affecting winter waterfowl grazing damage to agricultural perennial forage crops on the lower Fraser River delta, BC, Canada	2012	Article	DF&WT	2012 article dfwt perennial-forage-crops waterfowl
Bradbeer, D. R.	Lesser Snow Geese and Agricultural Habitat Use on the Fraser River Delta	2004	Thesis/Dissertation	UBC	2004 snow-geese thesis-dissertation ubc winter-cover-crop
Bradbeer, D., Halpin, L.	Managing cereal grasses as waterfowl lure crops: investigating planting dates and waterfowl feeding ecology	2012	Report	DF&WT	2012 dfwt snow-geese waterfowl winter-cover-crop
Bradbeer, D. R., Lansdorp, O.	Managing cover crops as waterfowl feeding habitat on the lower Fraser River delta of British Columbia	2012	Article	DF&WT	2012 article dfwt snow-geese waterfowl winter-cover-crop
Odhiambo, J. J. O., Temple, W. D., Bomke, A. A.	Managing Cover Crops for Conservation Purposes in the Fraser River Delta, BC	2012	Article	UBC	2012 article winter-cover-crop
Walji, K.	Nitrogen dynamics following incorporation of 3-year old grassland set-asides in Delta, British Columbia	2017	Thesis/Dissertation	UBC	2017 grassland-set-aside thesis-dissertation
Walji, K., Krzic, M., Bondar, D., Smukler, S. M.	Nitrogen Dynamics Following Incorporation of 3-Year Old Grassland Set-asides in the Fraser River Delta of British Columbia	2020	Article	Agronomy	2020 agronomy article grassland-set-aside ubc
Merkens, M.	Partners in Stewardship: An Example of Using Incentives for Agricultural Wildlife Habitat Enhancement	2004	Report	DF&WT	2004 article dfwt
Lussier, J.M., Krzic, M., Smukler, S.M., Bomke, A.A., Bondar, D.	Short-term Effects of Grassland Set-Asides on Soil Properties in the Fraser River Delta of British Columbia	2019	Article	Canadian Journal of Soil Science	2019 article canadian-journal-of-soil-science grassland-set-aside ubc
Hillman, B.	Species-at-Risk Surveys of Grassland Set-asides over the 2019-20 Winter Season	2020	Report	DF&WT	2020 dfwt grassland-set-aside report species-at-risk
Fausak, L.K.	The effects of 2- and 3-year grassland set-asides on plant available nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions in Delta, British Columbia	2019	Thesis/Dissertation	UBC	2019 grassland-set-aside thesis-dissertation ubc
Duynstee, T.	The Greenfields Project 1991-92	1993	Report	Ducks Unlimited Canada	1993 ducks-unlimited-canada report waterfowl winter-cover-crop
Hillman, B.	Vegetation Surveys of Winter Cover Crop Fields over the 2019-20 Winter Season	2020	Report	DF&WT	2020 dfwt waterfowl winter-cover-crop
Bradbeer, D., Lansdorp, O., Travers, M., Jack, K., Halpin, L.	Winter Cover Crops on the Fraser River Delta: 20 Years of Greenfields	2012	Report	DF&WT	2012 dfwt snow-geese waterfowl winter-cover-crop