You are welcome to join the FER business meeting start at 7:00 pm and at 7:30 and guest speaker Briony Penn will be speaking on Conservation Issues in British Colombia . MAY 7 …7:00pm Link to Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89368736598?pwd=ZgUnbmHKoB2dHVQEaC8uuRFkhCMaRE. Passcode:396328
20250214KT _Torkelson ER Report Overview. Participants on this Friday 14 Feb 2025 visit to BC Parks’ Ecological Reserve #73, “Torkelson”, were Kevin Tyler (BC Parks volunteer; ER Warden), David Innes-Wiens (BC Parks Supervisor), and Anne Hetherington (retired ecosystems biologist Skeena Region, and Bulkley Valley Naturalists, President). 87
ER Warden Ian Hatter has submitted this report: Columbia Lake Ecological Reserve Warden Report 2024-Final
Mt Sabine Ecological Reserve Warden Report for 2024 FINAL JLF
February 4, 2024 Gerry and Pauline Hubregtse, BC WLRS, parked at the 90 km. sign at 9:30 and walked in to inspect the monitoring equipment. There has been a tree fall next to the tripod though there did not appear to be any damage. This will be reported to Jessica, with pictures that were taken.
Ernie Chang of Metchosin has produced this handbook which is useful in extracting various types of data and information on questions that you may have about the species of organisms that occur in the Ecological Reserves of British Columbia. The following link is to a .pdf version of the document: Using EcoReserves of BC Umbrella
https://inaturalist.ca/projects/bc-parks-ecological-reserves We also have a previous posting about the work done by iNaturalist observers in Ecological Reserves : https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/2021/02/09/inaturalist-biodiversity-surveys-in-bc-ecological-reserves/
Link to Bird List on the Race Rocks Website: https://racerocks.ca/bird-list-race-rocks-ecological-reserve/
The following article from the Victoria Time Colonist with a video of an interview with Dr. Martin Haulena of the Vancouver Aquarium appeared in the Times Colonist on October 29 2024 concerning the rescue of an entangled sea lion at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/gut-wrenching-sea-lion-with-mouth-sealed-by-netting-rescued-at-race-rocks-9727516
PLANT LIST ECOLOGICAL RESERVE #76, FRASER RIVER, 2024 Plants identified by Frank Lomer Apr 22, Sept 15 & 30, Oct 7 & 8, 2024; includes plants confirmed on old plant list; plants not confirmed are listed separately at the end Genus Species Common Name Exotic – E Invasive TREES Or RARE – Blue-, Red-listed Acer
ER #76 Fraser River – September 30, 2024 Report by Bev and Bill Ramey Sunshine with clouds developing in afternoon, calm, 13 to 16 o C Walking distance about 10 km, but most was back and forth traverses across the silt and sand covered exposed accreted areas as well as bushwhacking circular loops through the
ER #76 Fraser River – September 15, 2024 Report by Bev and Bill Ramey Sunshine, a few clouds in morning, clearing to full sun, 15 to 21o C Walking distance about 10 km, but most of this distance measured by the GPS was back and forth traverses across the accreting gravel bars, now covered with
BC Ecological Reserve Warden Report by Kevin Tyler – ER Name: _Morice River, Ecological Reserve # 81 Link to this pdf.: 20240711KT _ER81 Morice River Report A further comment by Jim Pojar in a follow-up email : Thanks very much Kevin. Some years ago during a rainy summer I asked our local Wildfire crew if
ER #76 Fraser River – April 22, 2024 Report by Bill & Bev Ramey See the pdf with photos:ER #76 2024, April 22, pdf Sunshine, 9 to 18 degrees C, light breeze Launch kayaks from Nicomen Island 9:45 am, return 6:15 pm Walking distance about 11 km Water level at Mission gauge: 0.1 to 1.3
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.
New Ecological Reserve Regulations for B.C. From the BC Parks BLOG Posted on February 23, 2024 BC Parks News As part of our mission to protect the many special natural places across British Columbia, in addition to provincial parks, BC Parks oversees over 150 ecological reserves. Ecological reserves are home to many rare and endangered
Link to the pdf version : Pink Mountain BC Nature article Note: tentative identification of 44 significantly rare species Pink Mountain BC Nature article
