Fraser River Islands Photos : 2008
These photos were submitted by Bill and Bev Ramey, Wardens for ER #76.
Research Guidelines for Protected Areas of British Columbia
All research activities, including inventory, monitoring and collections, within lands and marine areas administered by the Park Act or Ecological Reserve Act require a valid research permit. Permit issuance may be contingent upon other agencies granting other additional required permits, such as those overseen by the Wildlife Act. Research that includes inventory will endeavour to
Brackman Island ER – Part of The Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2008 By Marilyn Lambert Late this past spring, my husband and I visited our friend on his sailboat. He was the marine host at Princess Margaret Marine Park on the south end of Portland Island. This island is approximately 3.5 km NNW of the Swartz Bay
Vance Creek Biological Survey, 1988
From THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2008 See the complete report in the following PDF file. vance creek survey1988 By M.E. Martin Continuing with our ongoing quest for Wardens’ Reports, Friends of Ecological Reserves was sent a very detailed and fascinating field report from Malcolm Martin, the Warden for Vance Creek ER,
Checleset Bay ER Sea Otter Research
From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2008 By Jane Watson Dear Friends, This year, with support from the Friends of the Ecological Reserves, we completed our 22nd season, studying sea otter community ecology in Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve. Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve was established in 1981 to protect habitat for a fledgling
Thanks Nancy WIlkin
By Mike Fenger Nancy Wilkin was a strong supporter of FER and the wardens program during her time as the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) of the Environmental Stewardship Division in Ministry of Environment. Nancy retired from government this summer and will be an executive in residence at Royal Roads University beginning this fall. Thank you
Northern Transitional Alpine Forests
See the full article in the Encyclopedia of Earth: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Northern_transitional_alpine_forests See the full article with reference to Nigunsaw ER
Comox Lake Bluffs Species List 2008
. Flora of the Comox Lake Bluffs E.R. 2008 . . SPERMATOPHYTES . AGAVACEAE Camassia quamash APIACEAE Daucus pusillus Lomatium utriculatum APOCYNACEAE Apocynum androsaemifolium ARACEAE Lysichiton americanus ASTERACEAE Achillea millifolium Adenocaulon bicolor Anaphalis margaritacea Antennaria howellii Cirsium vulgare Eriophyllum lanatum Hieracium albiflorum
Pine Tree and Storm Islands from a Kayak
Tom Howell kayaked through the Pine, Tree and Storm Islands of the Duke of Edinburgh Ecological Reserve in 2008. Some of his images from that trip are posted here. His Panoramio site carrying these images with locations on Google map is here: EAST TREE ISLAND STORM ISLAND PINE ISLAND Hover the Cursor on the images
Estimating Carrying Capacity for Sea Otters in British Columbia
ABSTRACT We estimated carrying capacity for sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada, by characterizing habitat according to the complexity of nearshore intertidal and sub-tidal contours. We modeled the total area of complex habitat on the west coast of Vancouver Island by first calculating the complexity of the Checleset Bay–Kyuquot
A Model-Based Approach Investigating Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Exposure To Marine Vessel Engine Exhaust.
Cara Lachmuth, UBC uses Race Rocks atmospheric and sea data for Master’s thesis in 2008 on A Model-Based Approach Investigating Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Exposure To Marine Vessel Engine Exhaust.
Mahoney Lake Chemical deposits
The Flickr site of “owlsblood” has given us permission to use these pictures. Although the lake can look to be devoid of life, organisms can tolerate the extremes of chemicals.
Hayne’s Lease #33 and Field’s Lease #100 Ecological reserve Satellite map
The two South Okanagan Reserves are shown here in relation to each other and Osoyoos lake. (Adapted from BC parks web site.
Okanagan Region Holds Second ER Wardens’ Field Trip, May 2008
From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING 2008 By Eva Durance, Warden, Mahoney Lake ER On May 13, seven Ecological Reserve Wardens (over 50% of the total) and four Parks staff in the Okanagan Region spent a slightly damp, but valuable and enjoyable day visiting ER 130, Mahoney Lake southwest of Penticton, and
ER#136 Comox Lake Bluffs Photos 2008-2009
Images from the Comox Lake Bluffs, 2008-2009 Comox Valley Naturalists on a field trip to the Comox Lake Bluffs in May of 2008. The following pictures were taken during the year by Robbie Robinson and Ecoreserve Warden Helen Robinson. Pass your cursor over the pictures below for and scientific names . Then click on the
Fuel tanker To Be Recovered
From Canada.com Fuel tanker to be recovered from Robson Bight The provincial and federal governments announced yesterday a fuel tanker and other logging equipment containing pollutants will be recovered from the ocean floor near Robson Bight. April 18, 2008 VICTORIA — The provincial and federal governments announced yesterday a fuel tanker and other logging equipment
Fort Graham Portage Field Review Team Report – April 2008
From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING 2008 BACKGROUND A field review of the Fort Graham Portage mineral lick within Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park was conducted on July 26th, 2007 as per recommendations of the Gladys Lake Ecological Reserve Subcommittee Field Review Report (December 2005). The objective of the Gladys Lake ER Subcommittee
Granting of Conditional Water License Still a Concern for Vance Creek ER
In the 2007 Spring issue of the LOG, FER printed a letter expressing concern over a water license application by Silver Star Resort on Vance Creek. FER was made aware of an application of a water license by residents living on Vance Creek. FER was provided assurances by government staff that the concerns raised would