March 1999 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Prescribed burn for Tranquille Ecological Reserve

KAMLOOPS — B.C. Parks will be conducting a prescribed burn in Tranquille ecological reserve to restore important habitat and to reduce the risk of a major wildfire. Approximately 60 hectares of the reserve’s 230 hectares will be burned. The prescribed burn will reduce the fuel hazard and potential for an extreme fire, as well as

EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL: Ten Years Later Technical Background Paper for Alaska Wilderness League

15MarchGarry FletcherMarine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, ReportsOil Spill

by Pamela A. Miller, Arctic Connections 3/99 This paper was accessed in June 2014 at http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/SEEJ/Alaska/miller2.htm I am satisfied that tanker traffic to and from Port Valdez, and operation of an oil port there will not cause any significant damage to the marine environment or to fisheries interests.” –L.R. Beyon, British Petroleum Environmental Studies speaking for