News/Reports
Warden’s Report Race Rocks Ecological Reserve #97 June2024
Garry Fletcher Reporting:
I got a ride with Greg from Peason College in the Second Nature vessel out to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve on June 14, 2024. This is probably the most relaxed time to go as ther are no sea lions and the gulls are not agressive yet. Noticeable was the change of vegetation. Each year it seems that a different species invades. Excessive grazing by Canada geese usually controls the growth.
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- Ann Nightingale doing gull survey
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- Barn Swallow nest
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- A lone cormorant on the south side
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- Ecotour boats staying well off shore for a safe viewing distance
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- Electric fence to keep sealions back
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- Male elephant seal in long Wild Barley grass
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- Wild Barley has replaced other vegetation this year on much of the island
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- weather station mound
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- view to the south west
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- Greg and Storage batteries
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- Greg explaining the engineroom to James who would be coming out later as an ecoguardian
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- Race Rocks from Boat
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- Moving Supplies for the Ecoguardianup to the house
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- Keepng the algae scrubbed off the buildings is always a chore.
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- Sea gulls were in full nesting mode
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- I always check to see that the funnel that catches rain on the Davis weather instrument is not blocked
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- Glaucous -winged gull nest
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- South west corner
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- Tidepool #9
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- Growth of plants on a compost pile
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- knotweed has invaded some of the areas damaged by sea lions last year
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- Knotweed
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- knotweed
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- Solar on the Sout side of the engine room ..I hope that the old foghorn bells can be repainted soon
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- white snails from tidepool 4 where a white quartz band provides protecion to the otherwise black periwinkles
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- latest version of Compost toilet and this one is proving to be the best so far
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- Turkish Iris planted by light keepers over 50 years ago
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- It grows on the East side of the main residence
