ER warden Amanda Vaughan reports: “As ER warden, I try to visit Comox Bluffs Ecological Reserve at least once a month, from April to Oct. The CBER has two main components, lake level second growth forest and beach, and steep rocky bluffs supporting dry open-site plant communities. The beachfront forest is attractive and accessible to
I recently came across an article in the Tyee taken from the– –Hakai magazine about the negative human impact on wild populations by size selection in fisheries and hunting. “Humans Kill 14 Times More Adult Fish than Wild Predators” The research was authored by Dr. Tom Reimchen and former students , with some of the
In July we filed Information Requests to the Government of Canada Departments noted below. As a result of their answers to our requests, we filed a motion to provide full and adequate answers after an unsatisfactory response. This is our final response to their response to our motion to compel. The National Energy Board filing
This set of Decisions by the National Energy Board relates to the Information requests sent by the Friends of Ecological reserves to Government of Canada Departments: http://wp.me/p4y4il-5iJ Since IR 1.3 was the only one granted, we will include the answer from GOC here when it is published. Attachment to Board letter Dated 12 August 2015
July-2015: The Friends of Ecological Reserves was contacted by Mark Spoljaricon, M.Sc. Haida Fisheries Program Biologist, Skidegate Haida Gwaii on July 22 about an increased risk to the Drizzle Lake ER due to BC Timber Sales (BCTS) planned auction of harvest Block DRL I05 which makes the access to the lake more exposed. Any anthropogenic alteration to this lake
On August 10, 2015, The Ecological Reserve Laurie Rockwell made his monthly visit to the Ecological Reserve and has sent this report. It was 19c with a periodic breeze under an overcast sky; it was very quiet and very dry,much more so than in past years at this time. I saw or heard 14 species