A laboratory Study on Tidepool Protists –(from Race Rocks)

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:

For and Against Trial Island: TC May 1988

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

Spatsizi Wilderness park :1988

Spatsizi Wilderness park has 675,024 hectares.   A report by the BC parks branch. Vegetative zones , major large mammals .  Gladys lake ER mentioned. See the 12 page PDF:parks_1988_spatsizi_wilderness_park_extension