VRI - HISTORICAL Vegetation Resource Inventory (2002 - 2023)

Published by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development - Forest Analysis and Inventory Geospatial forest inventory dataset updated for depletions, such as harvesting, and projected annually for growth. Sample attributes in this dataset include: age, species, volume, height. The Vegetation Resources Inventory (VRI) spatial datasets describe both where a vegetation resource (ie timber volume, tree species) is located and how much of a given resource is within an inventory unit.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 17:26 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 17:26 (UTC)
contact_email FAIB.Data.Management@gov.bc.ca
contact_person {"en": "Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; FAIB Data Management", "fr": "Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique; Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique; FAIB Data Management"}
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