A challenge facing forest managers is providing habitats for wildlife L'Baboration d'habitats associ6s aux fo&b matures ou aux vieilles associated with mature or old-growth forests. One approach is to for6ts constitue un d6fi auquel font face les amknagistes forestiers. use partial cutting which maintains forest cover while still allowUne approche repose sur l'utilisation de la coupe partielle qui pering timber harvest. We compared small mammal (voles, mice and met de maintenir le couvert forestier tout en rCcoltant de la shrews) and bird abundance after two intensities of partial cutmatikre ligneuse. NOUS avons compar6 l'abondance des petits mamting (30% and 60% volume removal) . We concluded that both of the partial cutting treatments familier (Spizella passerina) se retrouvaient exclusivement dans ~rovidedhabitat for small r~~ammals and birds typical of mature 1es coupes h blanc. Les quelques peupliers et bouleaux laiss6s dans forest, although the heavy removal began to show a shift towards dew des coupes 2 blanc furent utilis&s par les oiseaux nicheurs dans species typical of clearcuts. Because no single treatment was optides cavitAs, soit le pic h poitrine rouge (Sphyrapicus ruber), le pic ma1 for all species, we recommend that partial cutting be part of chevelu (Picoides villosus) et l'hirondelle bicolore (Tachycineta a landscape strategy to provide a range of habitat conditions simbicolor). Nous concluons que les deux coupes partielles proilar to those occurring under natural disturbance regimes. curent un habitat aux petits mammifkres et oiseaux semblables B ce qu'on retrouve en forst mature, m6me si la coupe plus intense Key words: Partial cutting, clearcutting, silvicultural systems, tend h indiquer un changement vers des e s w s typiques des coupes wildlife habitat, biodiversity, ecosystem management, birds, B blanc. C o m e aucun traitement n'a 6tB le meilleur pour toutes small mammals les espkes, nous recornmandons que la coupe partielle soit un 616-ment de I'amCnagement des paysages constituant un Bventail de conditions se rapportant B l'habitat semblable 21 ce qu'on retrouve suite 2 des r6gimes de perturbation naturelle.

Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis laingi) have been recognized as a species of management concern in western North America for over 20 years. One of the most significant factors threatening Northern Goshawk populations in coastal British Columbia is the loss and fragmentation of structurally old and mature forests they use for breeding, foraging, and roosting. The goal of this report is to provide science-based guidelines for qualified environmental professonals to assist in their decision-making processes concerning Northern Goshawk habitat management in coastal British Columbia. These guidelines were previously unavailable or inconsistent and did not provide a thorough review of the scientific literature. The best management practices presented here are intended for use by qualified environmental professonals and managers when undertaking industrial activities, primarily forestry, around Northern Goshawk breeding areas within coastal British Columbia.