Vancouver Island North Regional Visitors map
www.vancouverislandnorth.ca See the full version of the map and publication here: visitors map 2012
A Conversation with Hans Roemer
From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN/WINTER 2011 This is a one of a series of interviews with pioneers who built the Ecological Reserves System. The Ecological Reserve elders’ interviews are part of the legacy of the BC’s Protected Areas organized by Friends of Ecological Reserves. This is a transcript of an interview
A Conversation With Briony Penn
Briony Penn is an award-winning writer, a geographer, an adjunct professor and lecturer and lives on Saltspring Island[1]. Mike Fenger (MF) I am here with Briony Penn to learn about the history and legacy of Ecological Reserves and her role with that. What we would like to do first though is find out what interested
A Conversation with Jim Pojar
Jim Pojar is forest ecologist and well known BC natural history author who also served as ecologist with BC Ministry of Forests as well as with the Ecological Reserves Program at its inception. Mike Fenger (MF) I am here with Jim Pojar we are sitting on the shores of Oak Bay and behind us is
A Conversation with Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson has over 30 years of experience with the Government of British Columbia. His work concentrated primarily on parks planning and land use management and policy development including Ecological Reserves. He is also on the Elders Council for Parks[1] Mike Fenger (MF). I am here with Derek Thompson a long time Parks employee and
Skeena River ER #63 photos
Adrian DeGroot has provided these images of the forest growth on the middle bench floodplain ecosystem in the Skeena River Ecological Reserve. Click for full image Mature forest on one of the floodplain islands
Plants and Fungi of ER #74 Pacific Spirit Regional Park 1992- 2012
PLANTS – TERRY TAYLOR, FUNGI –TERRY TAYLOR AND PAUL KROEGER. 1992 – 2012 TREES: Abies grandis Grand fir Acer macrophyllum Bigleaf maple Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut I Alnus rubra Red alder Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Crataegus monogyna European hawthorn I Malus fusca Pacific crabapple Malus cv Apple I Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Prunus avium Sweet
ER #74 Pacific Spirit Regional Park Annual report 2011
ECOLOGICAL RESERVE 74. PACIFIC SPIRIT REGIONAL PARK. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2011. MAY, 2012 Warden Terry Taylor made five visits to the ecological reserve during 2011 – January 9, February 13, April 20, July 5, and October 4. No new incursions into the reserve were seen, but short dog trails continue to go a few metres
Trout Creek Warden Report, March 9, 2012
Warden report by Laurie Rockwell, March 8 2012 it was mild day (4C at 8.30am) with periodic gusts of cold air. Snow cover was from 0-5cm, mostly in sheltered areas. I saw or heard 6 species of expected birds. The only returning migrants were a few robins. 5 plants were in leaf and the Saskatoons
Images of Det San ER #154
Adrian DeGroot, the Ecological reserve Warden for the Det San Ecological Reserve, has sent these images from winter , 2012 in the reserve. He notes that they show the open nature of the SW facing slopes. Click for enlargement.
Update on Gulf Island Marine Park Ecological Reserves,
From : Todd Golumbia, Ecologist Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, March 2012 Since the Park was established, we have undertaken ecosystem mapping of the southern gulf islands including these areas. Both ERs have field plot data for the mapping but it not extracted from the larger data set. We have also done flora surveys on