See the PDF from BC Parks for applying for a permit for Park Use_–Research and Education Also see this PDF on Updated_procedures for meeting legal obligations with First Nations. It provides insight into some of the reasons for the current problems in the creation of new preserved areas .
ER warden Garry Fletcher reports: I spent two days at Race Rocks relieving for the new Ecoguardian , Courtney Edwards . Two posts from the weekend are at : http://www.racerocks.ca/wp/?p=7991 for Sept 21 and http://www.racerocks.ca/wp/?p=8103 for Sept 22. This one contains a video of the sealions and a number of pictures. All wardens reports are
Wrinkly Face Cliff Protected Area, Winfield A PRELIMINARY STUDY ( Click on images for enlarged view) When this project was first conceived it was planned as a multi-year study commencing with inventories of the biological components of the protected area in as comprehensive a manner as possible, followed by a series of research initiatives to
Morice Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) The Morice Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) planning boundaries encompass approximately 1.5 million hectares. They include the communities of Houston, Topley, Granisle, Topley Landing and rural settlements dispersed throughout the plan area. The population of the plan area is approximately 5,200. See the full version with links
Warden Laurie Rockwell sent this report on his monthly visit: it was a marvelous morning,14c at 8.30,minimal wind and sun,but very quiet for the most part. I saw/heard a respectable 17 species of birds. The most notable was a Sharp-shinned Hawk, a bird I seldom see on the reserve. I either saw 2 or I