Primary Role: The primary role of Nimpkish River Ecological Reserve is to preserve an exceptional growing site that supports Canada’s tallest coastal Douglas-fir forest. The majority of the Douglas-firs are estimated to be about 360 years old, but a few large-diameter specimens belong to an older generation that could be 500 to 600 years old.
Ecological Reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key goal 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 and educational
The provincial government established Chickens Neck Mountain Ecological Reserve (E.R. #57) as an ecological reserve on February 6, 1975 by Order-in- Council #440/75 under the authority of the Ecological Reserve Act. The Protected Areas of British Columbia Act provided legislated status to the ecological reserve boundaries on June 29, 2000. See the full MDS in
We are highlighting this Management Plan here because of the way that BC Parks involved the community in it’s design. A quote from the acknowledgments: “BC Parks staff have prepared this management plan with assistance from a Francis Point advisory group, the McQuarrie family, The Nature Trust of British Columbia, and the Nature Conservancy of
Beresford Island Ecological Reserve is closed to the public to protect the nesting birds and their habitat. Primary Role The primary role of Beresford Island Ecological Reserve is to protect internationally important nesting sites and terrestrial habitat for breeding birds, many of which are rare and endangered. Together with Triangle Island Ecological Reserve and Sartine
Primary Role The primary role of Sartine Island Ecological Reserve is to protect internationally important nesting sites and terrestrial habitat for breeding birds, many of which are rare and endangered. Together with Triangle Island Ecological Reserve and Beresford Island Ecological Reserve, it represents the single most important seabird area in Pacific Canada. This highly productive
Access to the reserve was again intermittent due to periods when work at the gravel pit kept staff too busy to unlock the gate. The following visits were made :3rd May – Access not obtained.20th June – The area around the last lake at the south end was checked with no evidence of disturbance seen.A
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Blackwater Creek Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement The Blackwater Creek Ecological Reserve is located between Blackwater Creek and Williston Lake, 43 km northwest of Mackenzie. The ecological reserve is 234 ha in size, and protects a site for research on sub-boreal forest types on a poor site, adjacent bogland, and intermediate vegetation types. See the Complete
Ecological Reserve Attributes Conservation • Williams Creek Ecological Reserve is situated in the under represented Nass Mountains Ecosection (4.57%). The ecological reserve contributes minimally however to the representation of this ecosection (1.21% of the overall protected areas system representation of the ecosection). See the Complete PDF:williams_cr Williams Creek Ecological Reserve is situated in the Coastal
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BALLINGALL ISLETS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Purpose Statement Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key goal 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