Browne Lake ER #51 Purpose Statement

Primary Role : The primary role of Browne Lake Ecological Reserve is to protect a small wet meadow ecosystem and surrounding forest in the Interior Douglas-fir – Montane Spruce transition. The wet meadow, once used as pasture, is reverting to the original sedge community. A rock outcrop on the central hill holds a small seepage-influenced

Mahoney lake ER #130 Purpose Statement

Introduction: Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve is located approximately 7 kilometres south of Okanagan Falls on the Green Lake Road. The boundaries of the 39 hectare reserve take in the whole of Mahoney Lake, following the high-waterline around the northerly half of the lake and extending over the shoreline and immediate uplands along the southern half.

Clayhurst ER #8 Overview

From BC PARKS  PDF FILE: clayhurst Excerpt: with Species list COMPOSITION Physical:  The reserve the Peace River. Small areas of plateau surface and alluvial floodplain are also present, as well as a short segment of the Peace River and steep banks on its south side. Over most of the area sandstone and shale bedrock of

Canoe Islands ER #17 Overview

See PDF  BC PARKS canoe islands COMPOSITION Physical:  The reserve 400m from the Valdes Island shoreline. These are composed of glacially smoothed sedimentary rocks of the Nanaimo Group, and lie at the eastern edge of Georgia Strait. Subtidally, strongly sloping bedrock substrates of irregular relief are interrupted by narrow sand-shell terraces. The channel between Canoe

Klanawa River ER #138 : Biological and Physical

Physical: The Klanawa reserve runs along the river for about 2 km and is approximately 500 m wide with the river running through the center. This area includes part of the alluvial floodplain on the northwest and southeast sides of the Klanawa River and adjacent slopes to the southeast. Only the lower parts of the