South Coast Ecological Reserves in BC

Vancouver Area( South Coast) Wardens and Parks  staff meeting at the BC Parks office in Surrey. February 18, 2013 February 18, 2013 Fraser Room, South Coast Ministry of Environment office, 2nd floor, 10470 152nd Street, Surrey 1. Welcome and Introductions (Joanna Hirner, Conservation Specialist, BC Parks) BC Parks Update BC Parks Volunteer Program and Volunteer

Bowen Island Ecological Reserve #48 Resource Inventory Data Report

Bowen Island Ecological Reserve #48 Resource Inventory Data Report     Submitted to: Tom Eng, Research and Planning Technician BC Parks     Dr. Don Guthrie Project Supervisor   Submitted by: Leslie Broscomb Corinne Johnstone Jane Wood May 1997 SUMMARY  Ecological reserves are areas of land that have been protected from the consumptive resource use

Bowen Island ER #48 Resource Inventory Data Report 1997

SUMMARY Ecological reserves are areas of land that have been protected from the consumptive resource use under the Ecological Reserves Act.  The Bowen Island Ecological Reserve was established in May 1973 to preserve dry subzone forest ecosystems in the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone at a location convenient for research. The purpose of this study was

Skihist ER Cliffs from a geocaching location

This article is taken from the geocaching website: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6d3ca950-cdd0-4045-bb4b-1a56d5915679 webpage: These cliffs are situated across the Thompson River from Hwy 1 just north east of Lytton BC.  They are located in the Skihist Ecological Reserve which is not accessible by car and you  MAY NOT enter the reserve without a permit.  The cache location gives

Ranking of Important Protected Areas in BC based on importance as gene conservation reserves in the zone

In this UBC forestry  document , we have extracted the Ecological reserves from the list of Protected Forest Areas in BC . The complete listing is at: http://www.genetics.forestry.ubc.ca/cfcg/proj_cataloguing/status_report/r_pa_rank_bwbs.html BWBS zone Important Protected Areas Protected Areas are ranked based on their importance as gene conservation reserves in the zone and in BC. Ranking is based on

McQueen Creek Ecological reserve #110 Warden’s report, 2011

Date of visit :20 October 2011  Details  :Introduction to reserve   By Karen Willies, ER warden #110 with  Tod Haughton, Area Supervisor, Kamloops, BC Ministry of the Environment                                                                                                                                             Purpose of Visit: This trip was an introduction for me, as the new Warden, to the McQueen Creek Ecological Reserve.  We walked the perimeter for an overview

Karen Willies retires as Warden of Skihist ER

Karen Willies has been the ER Warden at the Skihist Ecological Reserve, near Lytton, since 1986. Her stewardship of the area is evident in her thorough inventories of plants and animals found in the reserve, her comprehensive annual reports, and her ability to identify issues which may negatively impact the protected area. After twenty-five years,

Long-term Monitoring of Ecological Change in British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas

This report is by Pam Wright ( UNBC) and Tory Stevens( BC PARKS): Ecological change results from a combination of natural and anthropogenic causes Ecological change is accelerating from all causes Major causes of change are climate change and habitat loss Result: global losses of biodiversity See the full PDF on this report at: wright_and_stevens