October 2014 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Update on FER as an Intervenor in the Kinder Morgan Transmountain Pipeline Expansion Proposal

Mike Fenger and Garry Fletcher have been involved as Intervenors for FER and have found it a fairly frustrating process. The following links provide recent information on the process. We are currently preparing our second round of information requests See TMX response to Information request from FER See this revised exhibit list (as of Jan 20,

Warden’s Report, Trout Creek Ecological Reserve, Oct 5. 2014

5OctoberGarry Fletcher7, Invasive Species, Warden Reportsartemesia frigida, bluebunch wheatgrass, coyote, pileated woodpecker, pygmy nuthatch, rabbitbrush, Red Squirrel, red-breasted nuthatch, ruby-crowned kinglet, Western Bluebird, White-breasted Nuthatch

Ecological Reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell reports on his trip to his reserve: ◦ it was an absolutely superb fall day;15c at 8.30,a periodic light breeze, and sunshine flirting for prominence with wispy clouds. ◦ I saw of heard 15 species of birds that were for the most part active and vocal. I was delighted to