ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To provide an undisturbed area for silvicultural research on western larch, and a genetic bank for that species. Physical: The reserve lies on the relatively flat valley bottom of Gilnockie Creek at its confluence with the Yahk River, which drains southward into Montana. Rounded, forested summits of the Yahk Range (to the west)
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve a unique bog in the Coastal Douglas-Fir Zone COMPOSITION Physical: The bog, about 900 m long and 125 m wide, lies in an elongate depression between NE-SE trending ridges of Cretaceous sedimentary rock. It has a centrally located open-water area about 0.5 ha in size, and drains southward to Trincomali Channel
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect vegetation and fauna characteristic of the Coastal Douglas-Fir Zone Access: Much of the reserve was selectively logged in the 1960s, and old logging roads are present. Part of the reserve is fenced to keep out feral sheep. See the complete PDF: lasqueti COMPOSITION The reserve contains a rocky, irregular hill with
This map has been adapted from the BC Parks website
Original Purpose: To preserve showy stands of the rare fawn lily. Physical: The reserve is located where Sutton and Millar creeks issue from the Vancouver Island mountains, depositing alluvial materials in a reach of reduced gradient, 1.5 km upstream from the creek mouth at Cowichan Lake. Sutton Creek winds through the middle of the reserve.
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a rare and disjunct population of the white glacier lily, subalpine mountain hemlock vegetation, and subalpine wetlands. Physical: San Juan Ridge is the remnant of a Tertiary erosion surface, subsequently over-ridden and smoothed by Pleistocene ice which moved southerly across it. The reserve slopes to the north from its southern boundary
Physical: The reserve is situated on gently sloping terrain just north of the summit of Mount Sabine, which marks the southern extremity of the Stanford Range. It has a slight slope to the northwest. Local soils, developed on morainal material which has a limestone component, are believed to be Brunisols. Climate is somewhat cooler and
Provided by BC Parks. Burnt Cabin Bog Ecological Reserve covers 659 ha of the Bulkley River Valley, roughly 10 km east of Smithers where the Old Babine Lake Road crosses Canyon Creek (area population ~12,000; Ecological reserve Map). The large wetland complex lies within the asserted traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en and Ned’u’ten (Lake Babine
These two maps are from the 2000 MDS statement of BC Parks
Purpose Statement Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key role of ecological 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. Research
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ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect an unaltered west coast estuary Physical: The estuary of the Tahsish River is formed primarily by two major channels enclosing an elongated flat island, which is cut into several segments by smaller flood channels. The substrate consists predominantly of sand and silt above mean tide level, and pebble, gravel and cobble
ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To preserve a small, exceptional stand of old-growth spruce. Physical: The reserve is situated on the floor of a glaciated creek valley at the western edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges, 2.5 km inland from the Pacific Ocean. Adjacent mountains are relatively low (500-800 m) and rounded. Regional bedrock consists of Jurassic intrusives
This map is adapted from the BC parks website.
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect unique hot spring, river bank, and forest environments along the Liard River Physical:Located between the Alaska highway and the Liard River, immediately east of the Coal River, the reserve faces Portage Brule Rapids, a series of rapids of the Liard River stretching over more than 2 kilometres. Several hot and warm
