2005 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Mt. Tzuhalem Ecological Reserve #112 and Syd Watts.

26DecemberGarry Fletcher112, People, Warden ReportsSyd Watts

Syd Watts, Image from Winter 2005 FER LOG Genevieve Singleton and Dave Polster wote about Syd Watts in the LOG newsletter of Winter, 2005 p 12-13. See the PDF:LOG0512

Research and Teaching Opportunities in the Northern Uplands Unit- 2005

23NovemberGarry Fletcher84, Research

From the fall , 2005 issue of The Aleza lake Research Forest Newsletter. The ALRF Management Plan outlines strategic guidance for creating research and education opportunities at the Research Forest. Seven ALRF units are managed according to one of three emphases: Intensive forest management; Intermediate forest management; Legacy Research plot management; and Research Natural Areas.

Ocean climate and El Niño impacts on survival of Cassin’s Auklets from upwelling and downwelling domains of British Columbia

8NovemberGarry Fletcher13, Climate change, Marine Reserves, ResearchCassin's Auklet

Douglas F. Bertram, Anne Harfenist, and Barry D. Smith Abstract: We report on the survival of populations of Cassin’s Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) that breed on two oceanic colonies in British Columbia: Triangle Island, near the northern end of the California Current Ecosystem, and Frederick Island to the north in the Alaska Current Ecosystem. We captured

Will Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve Still Have Erythroniums 50 years from now?

16OctoberGarry Fletcher113, Issues, Management, Rare Species, ReportsDave Polster

From: THE LOG • FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER • AUTUMN 2005 by David F. Polster, M.Sc., R.P.Bio. Plant Ecologist Construction of the logging road bridge across Sutton Creek at the upstream edge of the ecological reserve has caused a significant change in the hydrology of the creek and consequently the ecology of the reserve.

Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve

15OctoberGarry Fletcher113, Issues, Rare Species, Reports, Species List, Warden Reports

From THE LOG • FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER • AUTUMN 2005 by Genevieve Singleton Warden, Honeymoon Bay Ecoreserve The late Cedric and Gertie Myers, residents of Honeymoon Bay, well- known naturalists and members of the Cowichan Valley Naturalists were instrumental among others in having the Sutton Creek area of Honeymoon Bay (9 km west

ER Map , Narcosli Lake

8SeptemberGarry Fletcher53, Maps

Narcosli Lake ER Map from BC Parks:

Upper Nimpkish Landscape Unit -Sustainable Resource Management Plan

15AugustGarry Fletcher118, Logging old-growth, Management, ReportsNimpkish

See the full report here: upper_nimpkish_lup

Takla Lake Ecological Reserve Management Plan ER #38

4AugustGarry Fletcher38, Management, Maps, Reports

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve the most northerly known stand of Douglas fir as a genetic bank and for research purposes. From the BC Parks site : See the full PDF:mt_blanchet_and_takla_lake_er_ps

Liumchen Lake photos

30JulyGarry Fletcher143, Photos

Photographer Erik Kehler of Scenic Arts , a Division of Viewmaps.com , Inc has the following images of Liumchen Lake linked here to his website: Gallery 1 Gallery 2 The Liumchem Lake images are by Eric Kehler, Copyright 2012 by ScenicArt a division of Viewmaps.com, Inc. 604-538-4905, www.scenicart.ca or http://www.scenicart.ca/search/node/Liumchen.

Population Status of the Common Murre, Uria algae

29JulyGarry Fletcher96, ResearchCommon Murre, Uria Aalge

See http://www.avibirds.com/pdf/Z/Zeekoet6.pdf

Population Status of the Common Murre, Uria Aalge in BC, Canada

15JulyGarry Fletcher13, Reports, ResearchCommon Murre

Mark Hipfner of the Centre for Wildlife Ecology, Simon Fraser University and the Canadian Wildlife Servicepublished this paper in the journal Marine Ornithology(2005) 33:67-69 (2005) Accessed, 2014 :http://www.avibirds.com/pdf/Z/Zeekoet6.pdf See the full 2page PDF at: Hipfner-Common-Murre2005

An assessment of abundance and growth of the sea otter population (Enhydra lutris) in British Columbia

15JulyGarry Fletcher109, Marine Reserves, ResearchJane Watson, Sea Otter

An assessment of abundance and growth of the sea otter population (Enhydra lutris) in British Columbia By Nichol, L.M., J.C. Watson, G.M. Ellis, J.K.B. Ford Abstract Sea otters were re-introduced to British Columbia from Alaska between 1969 and 1972. The first population count was made in 1977. Since 1988, field surveys have been undertaken using small boat or helicopter,

Evans Lake ER location map.

27JuneGarry Fletcher32, Maps

This satellite map was adapted from the BC Parks website.

Forage fish quality and implications for rhinoceros auklet chick growth.

17JuneGarry Fletcher13, Marine Reserves, Researchforage fish, nesting seabirds, Rhinocerous auklet

Beaubier, J. 2005. Thesis Proposal Summary. Forage fish quality and implications for rhinoceros auklet chick growth. University of British Columbia. Rhinoceros auklets breeding at Triangle Island provision their chicks with 4 main species of forage fish: pacific saury (Cololabis saira), pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus), juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.), and juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), supplemented with a variety of other, less utilized species. The relative composition of each species

Okanagan Region Invasive Plant Strategy 2005

16JuneGarry Fletcher100, 108, 130, 22, 27, 33, 34, 42, 5, 51, 6, 7, 77, Invasive Species, Reports

Ministry of Environment Environmental Stewardship Division See Full PDF: OKRegionIPStrategy2005_1291741150797_6fdca22d85d494f71daadf279edd0750660b65b7b1fa7bb13a205fcf6f0847eb Three introduced species of the Okanagan Link to other information and data: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat/public/viewReport.do?reportId=20401.

Fraser River Islands BC Parks Map

15JuneGarry Fletcher76, Maps

Westwick Lakes ER #35 map

12JuneGarry Fletcher35, Maps

BC Parks map :

An Outing to Rolla Canyon, 2005

12JuneGarry Fletcher150, Photos, Warden Reportsfossil

An Outing to Rolla Canyon Clay banks along the Pouce Coupe River in Rolla Canyon By Phil Haight From THE LOG– FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER • SPRING 2006 On June 12, 2005, five canoeists in two canoes undertook a trip down the Pouce Coupe River to reach Rolla Canyon Ecological Reserve. Three biologists/ birders

Overview– Rose Islets Biological and Physical

12JuneGarry Fletcher18, Reports, Species List

Purpose: To protect nesting seabirds Closed to the public by Order-in-Council no. 1920, on 16 June 1977 to protect nesting seabirds, which are extremely vulnerable to disturbance at this location. A permit is required to land on the islets, and they are accessibly by boat. Physical: The reserve includes a chain of five low rocky

Megin River ER MAP

10JuneGarry Fletcher105, Maps