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
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
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 – 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
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
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
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.
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
Science Advisory Report 2012/072 A synthesis of the outcomes from the Strait of Georgia Ecosystem Research Initiative, and development of an ecosystem approach to management Accessed Feb2014 from: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/Publications/SAR-AS/2012/2012_072-eng.html Summary Selected results are synthesized from the Strait of Georgia Ecosystem Research Initiative (ERI), as a contribution to developing an ecosystem approach to the management of
The latest BC Parks Management Plan Baynes Island Ecological Reserve protects the black cottonwood floodplain ecosystem. Recreation is not encouraged on Baynes Island but opportunities for scientific study and research are permitted to enhance scientific knowledge of low elevation coastal floodplain ecology. For the full PDF see: bebit_mp-1 Excerpts of the Plan are provided here:
A Gallery of Fungi: Photography by Rosemary Taylor. Identifications by Terry Taylor Click on image for enlargement. All images are copywrite of the author, Rosemary Taylor.
PHYSICAL: The reserve consists of steep rocky south, east and northeast-facing slopes of a subalpine ridge and the upper parts of associated colluvial slopes. The ridge extends southeastward from Green Mountain in the Nanaimo River drainage. From BC Parks see complete PDF file: haley lake er BIOLOGICAL: Major plant community types in this reserve are
We are grateful to Kris Benson who has given us permission to publish his images of Bednesti Lake in the gallery below from his Flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorkb/125036208/) The first image shows tamarack trees which are one of the reasons the reserve was created– See from the Purpose Statement of BC Parks below: Bednesti Lake Ecological
Many photos are taken in natural areas which have scientific value, almost similar to a baseline study. I found these images on Ron Cave’s Flickr site and he has given us permission to have them included here. Also see the ones in his gallery on Tow Hill
I found these images on Ron Cave’s Flickr site and he has given us permission to have them included here. He has also contributed those in our picture gallery of Rose Spit ER. Also see the ones in his gallery on Rose Spit.(GF)
The images of Mahoney lake Ecological Reserve which appear on several Flickr sites suggest that it is a very unique ecosystem with unusual physical and biological characteristics. It is a meromictic lake, meaning a lake in which some water remains partly or wholly unmixed with the main water mass at the seasonal circulation periods, probably
We are fortunate to be able to include here two high quality images of Tacheeda lake from the Flickr site of Dan Stanyer. He comments: “We went for a drive to check out the fall colors, and ended up at Tacheeda Lake north of Prince George, BC. The water was quite calm and clear. There were
A follow-up on The Big White Controversy Part 1 Our Ongoing Concerns for Big White Ecological Reserve #34 February, 2012 In December of 2011 a letter was sent to the Administration of Big White resorts. Website: www.bigwhitesilverstar.com Corporate Head Office 1894 Ambrosi Road Kelowna. I indicated I was redoing the Big White part of the
Oxeye Daisy is the most problematic invasive species in Mara Meadows. Neglected farm fields adjoining the Reserve generate massive quantities of seed which make their way through the meadow, especially along a ditch made by the farmer in an attempt to drain the meadow in the early 1970’s The ecological wardens have been picking the daisies
