Issues – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Battling Broom on Trial Island ER

20AugustGarryF132, Invasive Species, Issues, Management, News, Rare SpeciesBear’s-foot Sanicle, California Buttercup, Coastal Scouler’s Catchfly, Daphne, Dense-flowered Lupine, English Ivy., Golden Paintbrush, Gorse, Matt Fairbarns, Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius), Seaside Bird’s-foot Lotus, Spurge-laurel, Todd Kohler

By Matt Fairbarns From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2010 Trial Island is an ecological gem and hosts a great number of rare species and ecosystems. The upland mead- ows, maintained free of native trees and shrubs by a combina- tion of summer drought and winter winds, support many endangered species including

TRIAL ISLANDS Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement September 2003

15SeptemberGarryF132, Human Disturbance, Management, Rare Species, Species List

TRIAL ISLANDS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Purpose Statement Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems,plantandanimalspecies,featuresandphenomena. Thekeygoalofecological reserves is to contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and the protection of genetic materials. All consumptive resource uses and the use of motorized vehicles are prohibited. Landing on Trial Islands Ecological Reserve is restricted

Protecting British Columbia’s Rockfish

7FebruaryGarryF109, 132, 94, 97, Issues, Management, Reports, Research

Since the provincial government does not have jurisdiction over fishing, the waters of Race Rocks and some other marine ecological reserves are protected by the Federal government’s Rockfish Conservation Area strategy. This program prevents fishing in the reserve. The problem is that it may not be permanent, so continued protection of all of the organisms