members of Millenia Research of Sidney, BC “contracted to research the Indian History of the Robson Bight area.” Culturally modified yellow cedar trees were the main object of investigation in 14 transects , and five prehistoric sites were found. See the 146 page PDF: robson_bight_archaeological_resource_inventory
Andrew Bryant’s year end report on field studies, Nov 1 1988 See PDF: genetic_variability_and_minimum_viable_pop_in_vi_marmot
Pellaea glabella photo by Anna Roberts, 1976
Blood, MacAskie and Low submitted this very thorough 92 page report to the ER program, Ministry of Parks. Physical and Biotic features are dealt with as are management problems . See the full PDF:1988_background_report
Rick Howle did this survey in 1988: See the 1 page PDF: Race Rocks 1988 Bird Surveys.
Derek Thorkelson report in Geological Survey of Canada, 1988 See the PDF:jurassic_and_triassic_volcanic_and_sedmientary_rocks_in_spatsizi
Jane Watson submitted this report to Dr. Louise Goulet of Ecological reserves on the work conducted in 1987 and 1988 examining the community biology of sea otters in Checlesset Bay. PDF : sea_otter_community_ecology
Hans Roemer and John Pinder-Moss established a series of vegetation and trail plots selected to be representative of the plant cover and soils that occur. Vegetation cover/abundance estimates are according to the Braun-Blanquet scale. See the full 77 page PDF… B&W photos of all plots established, and species lists: er_baseline_study_1988.pdf
Hans Roemer and Robert Ogilvie surveyed the vegetation of this remote island ecological reserve in 1987. See the PDF : roemer and ogilive 1988 vegetation_of_dewdney_isl_er
MOHAN K. WALI , State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A. WALI, M. K. 1988. Reflections on the life, work, and times of Vladimir Joseph Krajina. Can. J. Bot. 66: 2605-2619. A distinguished teacher, botanist, ecologist, and conservationist, Professor Vladimir Joseph Krajina has made major contributions to
The primary goal of the 1988 survey was to obtain baseline estimates for burrowing species that could be used to monitor future population trends and identify current potential threats to those populations. See the full PDF here: Cleland Island_Environment Canada Technical Report
Pearson College faculty and students contributed to the content of this brochure. It was produced by the Ministry of the Environment in 1988, and was handed out to the visiting public for several years. See the 4 page PDF: ministry of environment 1988 race rocks ecological reserve brochure Also see The Johan Ashuvud memorial Johan
Anna Roberts reports that fencing was completed, and 428 Canada geese and 6 Tundra Swans were resting on the lake in October.
An MOU to C.H. Coulson, Head Hydrology Section from D.E. Reksten , Senior Hydrological Engineer, Water Management Branch BC : See full PDF: nimpkish_island_er
A report by Brian Nuttall, Ducks unlimited. See PDF: ducks_unlimited_canada_biological_reconnaissance_report
Triangle Island by Larry Pynn from Beautiful British Columbia, Vol 32 No. 1, PDF a_million_seabirds_count_on_it
Biology Student Christina Fredericks did this preliminary research paper for her biology extended essay in 1988. She collected the protists ( Pyramimonas sp. ) from the high intertidal green tidepools at Race Rocks. Her research questions related to whether they displayed any phototactic response and how they reacted to different salinities. See the complete PDF:
Trial Island’s rare Flora is featured in this newspaper article in the stages when it was being proposed as an Ecological reserve. An interesting letter to the editor shows the ignorance of a member of the public about the significance of Ecological reserves. times_colonists_may_988_for_and_against_trial_island_er