Trout Creek Ecological Reserve Warden’s Report June 10, 2014

Ecological Reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell has provided this report based on his most recent trip to Trout Creek ER # 7 on June 0, 2014. a magnificent early morning 3 hour hike ; 17c at 6:30, some periods of wind and a few scattered clouds. I saw or heard 18 species of birds, but no young;

Chilliwack River Ecological Reserve Wardens’s Report, June 2014

Steve Shultz, the new volunteer warden for Chilliwack River ER #98 sent this report to BC Parks. Visit :June 1, 2014 —Visit Time: June 1, 2014                12:30 pm to 4:00 pm Purpose: As this is my first year as the warden for this reserve, I wanted to do a “baseline” condition report for this reserve. I

Lepas Bay Important Bird Area (IBA)

IBA Lepas Bay Islet Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia Site Summary BC008 Latitude Longitude 54.175° N 133.041° W Elevation Size 0 m 0.39 km² This page was accessed in may, 2014 at http://www.ibacanada.ca/site.jsp?siteID=BC008&seedet=Y Site Description This unnamed Islet lies about 150 m from shore near the head of Lepas Bay at the extreme northwest corner of

Trout Creek Ecological Reserve Wardens’s report , May 11, 2014

Ecological reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell reported on his monthly tour of the TCER. ◦    I was in the reserve for 2.40 hours,plus travel to and from, under ideal conditions-10 degrees at 7am, little wind and sunshine. ◦    I saw or heard 15 species of birds including a calling Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium sp),a seldom seen or heard

Fraser River Islands Ecological Reserve Wardens Reports April 12 2014

This report was submitted by Bill and Bev Ramey  who were accompanied by Kurtis Hayne and Heather Ulmer. ER #76 – April 12, 2014 Sunshine, 17 degrees C, moderate wind picked up around 1pm, but then died down by late afternoon. Water level at Mission: 0.3 metre to 1.4 metre Water level at Hope: 3.7

Species list for Trout Creek Ecological Reserve–2014

Laurie Rockwell  sent this most recent update for the Species List for Trout Creek E ological reserve. Scientific name Common name Type source Native/Nonnative comments Acer glabrum Douglas maple tree Rockwell N Achillea millefolium yarrow forb Larmour N Achnatherum nelsonii Columbia needlegrass grass Larmour N Agoseris glauca short-beaked agoseris forb Rockwell N Alyssum desertorum desert

Trout Creek Ecological Reserve Warden’s Report April 6, 2014

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

The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves accepted as an Intervenor in the NEB hearings into the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline expansion.

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

Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement

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

BC Fossil Site Management Problems, Solutions & Opportunities” AGM , March 7, 2014

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