Ilgachuz Range in winter

We are fortunate to have this image from the Bella Coola Blog of Sunday, December 18, 2011 The following are the comments on the picture: Itcha and Ilgachuz Mountain Ranges At the risk of messing up real bad in spelling and describing the location of another range of important mountains in the West Chilcotin after

Retaining the Flower Meadows

Retaining the Flower Meadows: Douglas-fir Removal at Mount Tzuhalem Ecological Reserve A presentation by Dave Polster at the BC  PROTECTED  AREAS  RESEARCH  FORUM , UBC Dec 6, 2011 2011 Research Coll Df encroachment presentation . This is a presentation of a research program carried out in this ecological reserve. The controversial action was taken to

Friends Board Members at BC Protected Areas Research Forum

On Dec 5- 7,  2011 Four members of the Friends of Ecological reserve attended the BC Protected Areas Research Forum at UBC campus in Vancouver. FoER Board members Mike Fenger and Rick page convened a special  session entitled: Ecological  Reserves Where  do  we  go  from  here?  Management  of  Ecological  Reserves Panelists  Vicky  Husband,  Briony  Penn

Perceived Predation Risk Reduces the number of Offspring Songbirds Produce per Year.

Abstract: Predator effects on prey demography have traditionally been ascribed solely to direct killing in studies of population ecology and wildlife management. Predators also affect the prey’s perception of predation risk, but this has not been thought to meaningfully affect prey demography. We isolated the effects of perceived predation risk in a free-living population of

Friends Support for Research

Here are a few examples of how the Friends of Ecological Reserves has provided  research grants to support biological and ecological research projects related to ecological reserves in British Columbia. Some of the projects that have or are being supported are profiled below. What Lies Below at Baeria Rocks Ecological Reserve 2016 : The Friends

Trout Creek Ecological Reserve Management Planning

From the BC Parks website Trout Creek Ecological Reserve Management Planning BC Parks is preparing a management plan for Trout Creek Ecological Reserve. Management Planning Schedule Initial planning and Terms of Reference Approval (in progress) Initial Public Input (closes January 31, 2012) and Development of the Draft Management Plans  (2012) Draft Management Plans Open for