Laurie Rockwell reports on his visit to the Trout Creek ER today. It was a wonderful spring morning: 10c at 8:00 AM, some overcast, blue sky, some sun and brisk wind at times. I saw or heard 12 species of birds including White-breasted, Pygmy and Red-breasted Nuthatches, an infrequently seen Downy Woodpecker, 2 Violet-green Swallows
Just issued today: The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves is included as one of the 400 intervenors accepted out of the 2118 who had applied to present to the National Energy Board as an Intervenor in Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of the pipeline through Alberta and British Columbia. Our application submitted in early February
This map is derived from the BC Parks website,
The Management Plan for this reserve is not available on BC Parks website. About This Ecological Reserve Det San Ecological Reserve: This site, close to the Town of Smithers, is being established as an ecological reserve as a result of a private land acquisition. Det san is the Wet’suwet’en name for “juniper”, as it contains
Purpose Statement March /05 COUGAR CANYON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Purpose Statement For the full PDF see cougar_canyon_purposestatement The 553 hectare Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve is located on the east side of Kalamalka Lake, about 13 km south of Vernon. The ecological reserve is part of a block of protected areas which includes Ka lamalka Lake Provincial
Dr. Bruce Archibald was our keynote speaker at the Friends of Ecological Reserve Annual General Meeting on March 7, 2014. Mike and I were fortunate to hear an excellent presentation by Dr. Archibald at the Parks Research Forum in Kamloops in January, and fortunately he was able to fit this into his schedule. GF A
Laurie Rockwell sent this report: I was excited to get back in the reserve for the first time since last November! In 1.20 hours,however, I saw: • more snow than I can ever recall in March;usually the reserves primarily south facing slopes are void of snow,except for small patches. Yesterday 2/3 of the reserve was covered
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.
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Invasive Plants in B.C.’s Protected Lands, A Strategic Plan by Brian Wikeem and Valerie A. Miller for Laura Darling, Protected areas Ecologist, Ministry of the Environment. , Victoria. See the full PDF: Early Detection Rapid Response Program for B.C. Invasive Plants BC Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group See the 2011/2012 Annual Report B.C. Invasive Plant
The Annual Field trip for a few members of Friends of Ecological Reserves to Race Rocks will take place on May 4, 2014. Since space is limited, contact us at the friends e-mail below as soon as possible. email: ecoreserves ( use the @ sign) hotmail.com Trip Cost: Individual: $35.00 Senior/Student: $30.00 Family: $25.00 plus
See the write up by Stephen Ruttan on the trip to the Galiano Bog Ecological Reserve. Photos by Garry Fletcher –
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
By Stephen Ruttan On June 2, 2013, some of the Friend of Ecological Reserves board members met at the Schwarz Bay Terminal to take a trip to Galiano Island. Meeting there were Mike Fenger, Mary Rannie, Rick Page, Michael Brinsmead, and Stephen Ruttan. We were going off to have a look at the Galiano Island
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
by Louise Beinhauer Thomas Walter Gillespie, Friends of Ecological Reserves Secretary since 2003, passed away in hospital on November 26, 2013 at the age of 68. Tom lived with lung cancer over the past year and a half, but continued to maintain his commitment to several Victoria-based environmental organizations. From : The LOG, Newsletter of
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
The Autumn/Winter edition of the Log of the Friends of Ecological Reserves. Thanks to our Editor Louise Beinhauer for again putting together our current edition of the Log. See the full PDF version here; Autumn-Winter 2013-colour-.pdf Or see individual articles : FER Bids a Sad Farewell to Our Long-time Friend Tom Gillespie Planning to Fail