EDI and our staff participate in a variety of research projects to promote better understanding of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recently completed and on-going research projects include:

• Fisheries and wildlife studies
  
• Radio telemetry of fish and wildlife
  
• Seasonal habitat selection by wolves and grizzly bears
  
• Watershed-based approaches to community planning
  
• Post-fire re-vegetation of linear disturbances
  
• Community energy baseline studies
  
• Water quality analyses
  
• Stable isotope analysis for assessment of marine derived nutrient transport
  
• Aquatic invertebrate studies
  
• Effects of clearcut logging on invertebrate drift, fine particulate and dissolved organic matter from headwater streams
  
• Operational forestry research

These projects have been conducted in affiliation with academic institutions, First Nations, government departments, and industry partners.