Background Summary The 951 hectare Big White Mountain Ecological Reserve lies on the northern flank of Big White Mountain about 42 km east of Kelowna. In addition to the mountain top at 2,315 metres, the Ecological Reserve includes, on the east side, a very small portion of the upper Whitefoot Creek and on the north
The two maps following are adapted from the BC Parks Website.
This satellite map was adapted from the BC Parks website.
The Okanagan Region governs more than 330,000 hectares of park, protected areas, ecological reserves and The Nature Trust of BC leaseback lands. The diversity of ecosystems that occur within these lands, support many of British Columbia’s identified species at risk. However, the introduction of various invasive plant species has severely threatened the integrity of these
The purpose of the BMP document is to provide stewardship guidelines for fire hazard abatement in a variety of Conservation Lands in order to prevent adverse impacts on Conservation Lands; for example, parks and protected areas, ungulate winter ranges (UWR), wildlife management areas (WMA), wildlife habitat areas (WHA) / fish & wildlife reserves and Order
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This map was adapted from the BC Parks website:
Satellite map showing location, adapted from the BC Parks website
This map is adapted from BC Parks:
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect seabird breeding habitat and intertidal and nearshore subtidal habitat typical of the Strait of Georgia Marine Ecosection PHYSICAL:The reserve is almost entirely subtidal and protects approximately 48 ha of coastal waters and four semi-exposed rocky islets totalling two ha. The waters are influenced by high turbidity and seasonally stratified water temperature
ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To protect a variety of alpine communities representative of the westrern edge of the Rocky Mountains. McBride Peak, 5.5 km NE of the town of McBride 53o21’N 120o06’W 1,830-2,270 m. Access to vicinity of reserve is available by foot or four-wheel drive vehicle up fire lookout road, east of McBride. See the complete
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Special Restrictions: Mara Meadows Ecological Reserve is closed to the public to protect fragile vegetation.
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These maps have been adapted from the BC parks website.
Note in particular: Features Requiring Special Management Consideration: The most westerly ponderosa pine – bunchgrass vegetation at this latitude in British Columbia. Protection of the rare steer’s head (Dicentra uniflora). See the pdf file: ross_ms File: 6-7-5-68-50 Date: 90-08-07 ROSS LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE #22 MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (This statement is intended for use in conjunction with
Two maps od Ross lake ER adapted from BC Parks website.
This map was adapted from the BC Parks website.
These maps have been adapted from the BC parks website to show the location of the reserve.