January 2013 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Designing a Long-term Ecological Change Monitoring Program for BC Parks: Ecological Monitoring in British Columbia’s Parks

30JanuaryGarry FletcherClimate change, Ecological Monitoring, Management, Reports, Research

Abstract: Global climate changes are affecting the entire landscape and although intended as eco- logical reservoirs and refugia, parks and protected areas are not immune to these changes. Provincially, BC Parks’ staff evaluate stressors and threats in conservation risk assessments and have identified myriad challenges amplified by climate change. The role of monitoring in the

Marine Ecological Reserves : Their Future in an Oil-Spill disaster. G. Fletcher

29JanuaryGarry Fletcher103, 132, 23, 25, 66, 94, 97, Issues, Maps, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill ThreatEnbridge, Kinder Morgan, Marine Protected Areas, National Energy Board, northern gateway, Oil Spill, Pipeline, Sandhill crane, Seabird colonies, Trans Mountain Pipeline

The threat of a disastrous oil spill that would devastate some marine ecological reserves in BC is looming ever larger. Proposals for two separate sets of Pipelines to the Coast of British Columbia and the ensuing transport of diluted tar-sands bitumen ( dilbit) by giant tankers are now being considered by our governments. The first

Haynes Lease Photos by Rosemary Taylor

29JanuaryGarry Fletcher100, Photos, Rare Speciescactus, Chrysemys picta bellii, Opuntia fragilis, pricly pear, Western Painted turtle., wild hollyhock

Thanks to Rosemary Taylor who sent these pictures from a trip she made through the area in June of 2012. She wrote— “A few days later we got to Haynes Lease, and wandered around in a big field there, so here are a couple of pictures of the prickly pear which were in flower at

Invasive Plant & Vegetation Monitoring Procedures for Wildfire Impacted Parks & Protected Areas

28JanuaryGarry Fletcher100, 22, 33, 77, Invasive Species, Management, Reports

Judy Millar and Crystal Klym Objectives: Establish vegetation transects and permanent photo monitoring points within wildfire impacted areas to monitor natural plant community and invasive plant response to wildfire. See the complete 6 page PDF: millar_&_klym_2006_invasive_plant-monitoring_proceedures_parks_post_fire Vegetation transects and photo points will be established within wildfire impacted areas. The following influences will be considered to

Aleza Lake Forest Harvesting History, 1919 -2000

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, Maps

The original of this map is available on the UNBC Aleza lake Research Forest Website. Click on link below Harvest History – Map 2 Also See: Harvest Openings Partial Cuts

Aleza Lake Research Forest Map : Distribution of Old Forest and Old Interior Forest

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, Maps

The original of this map is available on the UNBC Aleza lake Research Forest Website. Click on link below Map Exhibit ‘F’ – Distribution of Old Forest and Old Interior Forest

Aleza Lake Research Forest Map : Research Sites

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, Maps

The original of this map is available on the UNBC Aleza lake Research Forest Website. Click on link below Map Exhibit ‘D’ – Research Sites

Aleza Lake Research Forest Map : Management Units and Research Natural Areas

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, Maps

The original of this map is available on the UNBC Aleza lake Research Forest Website. Click on link below Map Exhibit ‘E’ – Management Units and Research Natural Areas

Aleza Lake Research Forest Map : Age Class

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, Maps

The original of this map is available on the UNBC Aleza lake Research Forest Website. Click on link below Map Exhibit ‘C-3′ – Age Class

Aleza Lake Research Forest Map :Leading Species

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, Maps

The original of this map is available on the UNBC Aleza lake Research Forest Website. Click on link below Map Exhibit ‘C-2′ – Leading Species

Aleza Lake Research Forest Map : Forest Cover

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, Maps

The original of this map is available on the UNBC Aleza lake Research Forest Website. Click on link below Map Exhibit ‘C-1′ – Forest Cover

Aleza Lake Research Forest Map :

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, Maps

The original of this map is available on the UNBC Aleza lake Research Forest Website. Click on link below Map Exhibit ‘B’ – Topography

Aleza Lake Research Forest Map : Harvesting History

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, Maps

The original of this map is available on the UNBC Aleza lake Research Forest Website. Click on link below Map Exhibit ‘A’ – Harvesting History

Aleza Lake Research Forest— UNBC

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher84, ResearchResearch Forest

From the UNBC website: The Aleza lake Ecological reserve is surrounded by the Aleza Lake Research Forest of UNBC. This is a 9000 ha university-based outdoor research facility and working forest 60 km east of Prince George, BC . The mandate of the Research Forest is to provide research and education facilities and opportunities to

Mahoney Lake #130 Warden’s report 2012

23JanuaryGarry Fletcher130, Invasive Species, Management, Photos, Species List, Warden ReportsBarrows Goldeneye, Blueweed, Bufflehead, Castilleja minor, Centaureum exultatum, Killdeer, Mallards, Northern Shoveler, Russian Knapweed, Spotted Sandpiper

Kathryn McCourt reports on Mahoney lake ER for 2012. Ecological Reserve Warden Annual Report ER Name: Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve #130 Report Date: January 4, 2013 for 2012 Warden Name: Kathryn McCourt May 10 – first seasonal visit to ER. Observed lots of Russian Knapweed growing inside and outside the south fence. Recorded Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper,

Baynes Island ER #69 Warden’s report and photos

19JanuaryGarry Fletcher69, Management, Photos, Species List, Warden Reports

Ecological Reserve Warden Annual Report ER Name: Baynes Island Ecological Reserve #69 Report date: October 19 2012-10-19 Warden Name: Jodie Krakowski General Condition of the ER The ER was in a natural, undisturbed state. Because the site visit occurred at low water, a large area of alluvial beach was evident, including sandy and cobble deposits,

Ecological Reserve Wardens Enjoy Lunch at Spences Bridge

11JanuaryGarry Fletcher3, 88, 92, People, Reports, Warden Meetings

This is a page from the BC Parks Volunteer Community Blog of January 11, 2013 Written by Bruce Petch, BC Parks Area Supervisor, Thompson-Cariboo Region There are three ecological reserves nearby – Soap Lake, Skihist, and Skwaha Lake. The volunteer wardens for the reserves are Gwendy Lamont and Maggie Lord (Soap Lake), Brooke and Ryan

ERs in the Path of the Proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Tanker Route.

9JanuaryGarry Fletcher103, 23, 25, Maps, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threatoil pipeline

This map shows the route of the tankers that would go through Hecate Strait, right past three important Ecological Reserves if the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline is allowed to be built by the Canadian and British Columbia Governments. Dewdney and Glide Islands ER #25 Moore/McKenny/Whitmore,Islands, ER # 23 and the Byers /Conroy Harvey/Sinnet Islands ER#103

Oral Submission by G. Fletcher to NEB Hearings on Northern Gateway Proposal, 2013

9JanuaryGarry Fletcher103, 23, 25, 97, Issues, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, ReportsOil Spill

Posts on the Ecological Reserves website about the threat of Oil Spills from Tanker Traffic Posts on the Race Rocks website about the Risk from Increased Tanker Traffic Ed Note: I am including this as it refers to four of the Marine Ecological reserves of BC., three on sets of islands which are in the

Moore/McKenney/Whitmore Islands ER Purpose Statement

9JanuaryGarry Fletcher23, Management, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Rare Species, Reports, Species List

Primary Role The primary role of the Moore/McKenney/Whitmore Ecological Reserve is to protect the nesting sites of several species of seabirds in the province. The ecological reserve is closed to public access to protect the nesting seabirds and their habitat. The ecological reserve comprises a group of low-lying islands, islets, and reefs along the east