March 1990 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Heather Lake Ecological reserve Map.

This map has been adapted from the BC Parks website

Heather lake Ecological Reserve ER #87

25MarchGarry Fletcher87, Reports, Species ListAlces americanus, Arctic grayling, moose

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect representative trembling aspen stands and associated vegetation and fauna within the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone OVERVIEW Physical: The reserve encompasses an elongate, well-drained, northwest-southeast trending ridge with a low, rounded summit. The ridge lies at the eastern edge of the floor of the Rocky Mountain Trench, a structurally controlled valley with considerable

Parker Lake Ecological ReserveMap

23MarchGarry Fletcher47, Maps

This map is adapted from the BC parks website:

Parker Lake Ecological Reserve Overview, Biological and Physical

23MarchGarry Fletcher47, Rare Species, Reports, Species ListC aribou (boreal population), common pitcher plant, lousewort, Mackenzie’s water- hemlock, Pedicularis macrodonta

hysical: The reserve lies on a flat, boggy lowland within the Alberta Plateau. Low hills rise one or two kilometres to the north and Pouce Creek to the south has cut a channel into the lowland surface . However, the entire reserve is level and boggy with no organized drainage pattern. Four small shallow lakes,

Patsuk Creek Ecological Reserve #85 Overview, Physical and Biological

23MarchGarry Fletcher85, Reports, Species ListArctic grayling, Betula papyrifera, Cystopteris montana, mountain bladder fern, Paper Birch

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect excellent examples of paper birch forest and a rich assemblage of associated plants. Physical: The reserve is situated on moderate to steep mountain slopes bordering Patsuk Creek, which flows from the Misinchinka Range into Parsnip Reach of Williston Lake via Six Mile Creek. Most of the reserve is south of the

Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve Overview: Biological and Physical

8MarchGarry Fletcher108, Reports, Species ListPainted Turtle, Racer, Western rattlesnake, White-throated Swift

COUGAR CANYON ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve representative Interior Douglas-Fir ecosystems, together witha chain of small lakes and associated wetland. Physical: The reserve lies on the moderately rugged western slopes of the Grizzly Hills. The ma jor physical feature is a narrow, relatively straight, sometimes canyon- like valley the length of the reserve. This appears to

Brackman Islands Management Statement

8MarchGarry Fletcher121, Human Disturbance, Management, Reports

Note : There s no biological inventory and description for the inter and sub-tidal part of the reserve. See the 2 page PDF: DoneBrackman Island MDS 1990

Cinema Bog Ecological Reserve #82

6MarchGarry Fletcher82, Reports, Species Listraised bog

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect accessible diverse bog habitats containing many plants at or near their southern limit of distribution Physical: The reserve occupies the level bottom of a shallow north south trough which was probably an ancient meltwater channel. This trough is within the Fraser Basin, a drift-covered area of low relief lying below the

Chunamon Creek Ecological Reserve Overview: Physical and Biological

6MarchGarry Fletcher107, Reports, Species Listgray jay, marten, northern junco, Red Squirrel, red-backed vole, spruce grouse

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To establish a research area containing Sub-Boreal Spruce and Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir ecosystems. Physical: From its western boundary along the summit of the Butler Range at the 1500 m elevation, the reserve slopes moderately to the northeast for nearly three kilometres, to its base at the 875 m level. Average slope is 10-15º.

Brackman Island Warden report: Management Issues

5MarchGarry Fletcher121, Issues, Management, Warden ReportsFormer BC Parks Reserves, Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius)

Ecological Reserve Warden Paul Linton lists some observations on the last 35 visits to Brackman Island since becoming Ecological reserve warden in the 1980’s. His predominant concern is the spread of Scotch Broom and recommendations for control measures. Also the abuse of the reserve by the visiting public. ( Dogs running at large) See the

Grayling River Hotsprings ER Map

5MarchGarry Fletcher147, Maps

Adapted from BC Parks website:

Grayling River Hotsprings Overview , Biological and Physical

5MarchGarry Fletcher147, Geology, Reports, Species ListAlces americanus, Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum, Erigeron philadelphicus, hotspring, Mimulus guttatus, Muhlenbergia racemosa, Myotis lucifugus, Parietaria pensylvanica, Salvelinus confluentus, Sphenopholis obtusata, Thymallus arcticus, Ursus arctos

Note there is no management plan available yet on BC Parks website. Physical: Located on the Grayling River approximately 50 km upstream of its confluence with the Liard River. The ecological reserve represents the Hyland Plateau ecosection and contains a thermal and mineral spring complex of national significance. The ecological reserve is rated one of

Tsitika River Ecological reserve #124 Overview: Physical and Biological

5MarchGarry Fletcher124, Reports, Species Listblack bear, Roosevelt elk, Wolf

Physical: The reserve comprises a flat to gently sloping, wet flood plain that has developed thin peat deposits adjacent to the Tsitika River. Biological: A variety of bog and fen communities are surrounded by a fringe of forest communities. Bog and fen communities are: (1) Labrador tea -sphagnum moss, (2) shore pine-western redcedar-Labrador tea, (3)

The Effects of the Nestucca Oil Spill on the Sea Otter Population and its Environment in Checleset Bay

5MarchGarry Fletcher109, Issues, Oil Spill Threat, Research

A report by Jane Watson to the Ecological reserves Coordinator of BC Parks. PDF file: Nestucca_oil_spill_effects

Bowen island ER #48 Management Strategy 1990

1MarchGarry Fletcher48, Management, Reports

File: 6-7-1-188-50 Date: 90-03-01 BOWEN ISLAND ECOLOGICAL RESERVE #48 MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (This statement is intended for use in conjunction with the descriptive text and map pages supplied in the “Guide to Ecological Reserves in British Columbia”). Features Requiring Special Management Consideration: Relatively large area of undisturbed forest (early mature stage) close to Vancouver and universities.

Management Issues Fraser River Islands, 1990

1MarchGarry Fletcher76, Issues, Management

File: 6-7-1-109-50 Date: 90-03-01 FRASER RIVER ECOLOGICAL RESERVE #76 MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (This statement is intended for use in conjunction with the descriptive text and map pages supplied in the “Guide to Ecological Reserves in British Columbia”). Features Requiring Special Management Consideration: The reserve supports the last remaining undisturbed and uncommitted deciduous alluvial forest along the