The Scott Islands: A Proposed Marine National Wildlife Area

Draft Regulatory Strategy (in revision to publish the final version) Accessed 20/02/14  : http://www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/?lang=En&n=90605DDB-1 Introduction Why establish a National Wildlife Area around the Scott Islands? Map of the Area Conservation Goals Contact Information Introduction There are marine areas of Canada’s oceans that are globally and nationally important to the survival of many species of seabirds.

Are ERs Fulfilling Their Mandate for Research and Education?

 By Garry Fletcher Presentation Outline : When Ecological Reserves (ERs) were first being set up from 1971 on, some universities and colleges in British Columbia went to great lengths to involve their faculty and students in baseline research and ecological documentation. In this presentation, the following areas will be highlighted: From the LOG, The Friends

Planning to Fail or Failing to Plan: A Case for New Protected Areas Vision for BC

By Mike Fenger and Jenny Feick, Ph.D. From The LOG, the Friends of Ecological Reserves Newsletter, Autumn-Winter 2013 To LOG readers:  Below is one of the presentations that Friends of Ecological Reserves made while participating in the 4th BC Protected Areas Research Forum held December 3 – 5, 2013 in Kamloops, BC. (See Forum agenda

Recovery Strategy for the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in Canada – 2014 [Proposed]

The Government of Canada is working to ensure the recovery of species at risk.  On January 7th, 2014, the proposed “Recovery Strategy for the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in Canada” was included on the Species at Risk Public Registry for a 60-day public comment period. The Marbled Murrelet is a small seabird largely dependent on

National Energy Board Hearing Application

The Friends of Ecological Reserves Board is submitting an application to Participate as an Intervenor  in the National Energy Board Public Hearings for Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Trans- Mountain Expansion Project. The project would expand the existing Trans Mountain pipeline system located between Edmonton AB, and Burnaby, BC, resulting in 987 km of new pipeline,

Review of Canada’s Ship-Source Oil spill Preparedness and Response Regime

This report is available only by request from the Tanker Safety Secretariat in Ottawa.  But it is also included here as a PDF : transport_canada_tanker_report_accessible_eng The figure which should be of  most concern for Ecological reserves in BC is the following: In this recent government-commissioned risk-analysis report on tanker traffic safety in Canada, figure 3 shows