Location: islands in middle of Fraser River, near Chilliwack Report by Bill & Bev Ramey Sunshine, 13 to 21 degrees C, sunny, calm Launch kayaks from Nicomen Island 10:30 am, return 4:00 pm Walking distance: 9.5 km Water level, Fraser River at Mission: 0.4 to 1.1 metres (tidal) Water level, Fraser River at Hope: 3.3
An Ecological Reserve as an Outdoor Classroom by Harold Sellers Vance Creek Ecological Reserve was visited this past September by a group of high school students from Vernon. Rob Buchanan is a teacher at Clarence Fulton Secondary School in Vernon, where he leads the Awaken Inquiry Adventure Okanagan(AIAO) program. There are about 30 students in
Friends of Ecological Reserves compiled by Harold Sellers 2023 Note: Link to the Articles below on the LOG NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES PAGE THE LOG INDEX – 1988 to 2023 THE FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES 10th Anniversary of FER — October 1992 Science Advisory Committee — Autumn 2006 Strategic Plan for FER — Autumn 2006 Strategic Plan
BC Nature’s IBA/KBA Coordinator mentioned two areas that are ERs in his recent report to the BC Nature board. Triangle Island (ER #13, no warden) In B.C. Nature’s first visit to the Scott Island Group IBA we joined Coastal Rainforest Safari and their Tlatlasikwala staff to visit Triangle Island. This, and ensuing discussions with both the
BC Nature’s IBA/KBA Coordinator mentioned two areas that are ERs in his recent report to the BC Nature board. Moore & Byers Islands (Byers Is. is one island of several in ER#103, no warden) On the same trip as above we supported a joint trip to Moore and Byers Islands to set out trail cameras to
The Friends of Ecological Reserves is concerned that the boundaries of Ecological Reserves must be well marked so that the public is aware of their existence, and that management plans should be clearly outlined for all Ecological reserves. In a recent examination of the maps available online, we have been concerned with evidence of incursion
Province strengthens protection of B.C.’s ecological reserves Tuesday, July 18, 2023 1:30 PM https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023ENV0047-001163 (accessed July 20, 2023) Media Contacts: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Media Relations 250 953-3834 New regulatory changes are being made to safeguard the province’s ecological reserves.The new Ecological Reserve Regulation will enable compliance and enforcement measures in ecological
This wardens report was prepared by Kevin Tyler- July 5 2023 ER Name: _Morice River__ Ecological Reserve # __81 ____ Report Date: ___5 July 2023__ Warden Name: Kevin Tyler_ Travel / Timings. I departed Smithers at 11 am. It was a 90 mins drive one way to Houston and south to the ER. I did
In June 2023 Ian Adams presented for the Annual General Meeting of Friends of Ecological Reserves on the Key Biodiversity Areas program in Canada. This presentation is available here: https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/2023/06/07/key-biodiversity-areas-ian-adams-fer-agm-june-2023/ The website of KBA Canada is here: https://gis.natureserve.ca/portal/apps/dashboards/8a89d50ea0b04c7790e19791ab9ae6e8 Race Rocks Ecological Reserve is on the list of proposed KBAs in British Columbia along with several
A REVIEW OF MILESTONES – Jan 2022 TO Dec 2022 Rick Page, President The 2023 Annual General Meeting was held virtually on June 7, 2023. I’d like to acknowledge the directors that are not standing for re-election – Stephen Ruttan and Megan Howse. Thank you for your contributions. Stephan has been on the Board for
Note: From Ian Adams: I realized that my presentations to the Friends of ER grossly under-represented the number of Key Biodiversity Areas that encompass, in whole or in part, an Ecological Reserve. As you may recall, my involvement with KBAs is all taxa except birds, which are the purview of Birds Canada. This includes the
April 2023 BCIT News–Abby Francis and Richard Davis In April, 2023 BCIT students Abby Francis and Richard Davis went to Race Rocks ER and interviewed Ecoguardian Derek Sterling and Ecological Reserve Warden Garry Fletcher about the Ecological Reserve at Race Rocks
See the pdf version here: AGM-2023 poster-final-May 24-2023 Friends of Ecological Reserves Invite You to Our Virtual Annual General Meeting Wednesday June 7, 2023 AGM The business meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Our guest speaker, Ian Adams will begin his talk on Key Biodiversity Areas at 7:30 p.m. Please see below for
Link to the PDF file with photos: 20230525KT _Catherine Creek ER Report BC Ecological Reserve Warden Report ER Name: _Catherine Creek_______ Ecological Reserve # __146 ____ Report Date: _____25 May 2023__ Warden Name: Kevin Tyler_ Travel / Timings. The ER was visited on 15 and 18 May, each time travel was one hour via Hwy16
PDF version: FER Strategic Plan-April 12-23 Friends of Ecological Reserves Strategic Plan 2023- 2025 Mission ‘Friends of Ecological Reserves’ (FER) is a group of concerned citizens/volunteers whose purpose is to advocate for and promote the Ecological Reserve System, and the role that a robust system of Ecological Reserves (ERs) can achieve for the conservation and
BC Ecological Reserve Warden Report ER Name: _Torkelson_______ Ecological Reserve # __73 ____ Report Date: _____26 March 2023__ Warden Name: Kevin Tyler_ Travel / Timings. We departed Smithers at 8:30 am. It was ~85 mins drive one way. We started snowshoeing at 10 am; I arrived back at the vehicle at 2:15 pm, and back
John Moran compiled this archive: pdf: Ecological Reserves fonds 2020 LInk to UBC FONDS British Columbia Ecological Reserves fonds Compiled by John Moran (2020) University of British Columbia Archives Table of Contents Fonds Description o Title / Dates of Creation / Physical Description o History of Ecological Reserves in British Columbia o Custodial History o
On Dec 7 and 8, 2022 Steven Bercek of BC Parks hosted meetings online with the Kootenay and the Okanagan area’s volunteer wardens. There were also a good number of BC Parks staff in attendance at each meeting. We hope that other areas in the BC parks system may in the future hold similar wardens
