Mike Fenger on behalf of the Friends of Ecological Reserves presented to the Special Committee on Timber Supply in Vancouver on July 10, 2012. See the PDF of the presentation : Timber_Supply_Committee_Presentation_FER_2012 final (3) Also see the Reports of Proceedings in Hansard: http://www.leg.bc.ca/cmt/39thparl/session-4/timber/5-39-4-39-7.htm
Visit to Trout Creek ER #7, July 9, 2012 I was in the ER by 5.30am to beat the heat. It was 25C at 7.20 with periods of cloud cover and I was appreciative of periodic breezes! the ER is unusually green for this time of the year; even the Balsamroot has hardly started to
A quick survey of Wikipedia will show some interesting information about the Geology of this Volcanic Area . All images on this page have been adapted from NASA imagery. The Anahim Volcanic Belt is a 600 km (373 mi) long volcanic belt, stretching from just north of Vancouver Island to near Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. The Anahim
On June 10, 2012 This Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris , was photographed off Middle Rocks in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve from a whale watching vessel by Adam Bird. This is the first recorded sighting of sea otters at the reserve. Further information is available at: http://racerocks.ca/racerock/taxalab2/2012/Enhydra_lutris/enhydralutris.htm Since this first sighting, every year a sea
On Sunday June 10, 2012 Mike Robinson, the Lester Pearson College Ecoguardian at Race Rocks, reported in the Race Rocks log on Caspian Terns and provided this picture: He comments: ” I have noticed several (2-6) Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) in the area for a month or so. They have proven very challenging to photograph but
See the Race Rocks taxonomy and Image gallery…. All images have been taken at Race Rocks . Link to the Bird Species List as recorded on iNaturalist and the Race Rocks ER website
unusually cool at 6C at 7am,but no wind to make it colder and lots of welcome sun! I was in the ER for 2 1/2 hours,plus 20 min. walking in/out. I saw or heard 16 species of birds,including my first Sharp-shinned Hawk,the 79th species for the ER. I was happy to hear 5 blue-listed Gray
On May 20, 2012, Members of the Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves went on a field trip with Adolf and Oluna Ceska to the Eagle Ridge area by Koksilah Provincial Park, west of Shawnigan Lake This area has been proposed as an ecological reserve in past years but has been held up by timber
Laurie Rockwell reports: Today I was in the ER for 2.40 hours,plus 30 minutes hiking in and out. the weather was a cool a 6C with a wind that got up to about 20 kph at times. The sun felt quite warm when not hidden by clouds. I saw/heard 15 species of birds,including the 2nd
Anna served as warden for this reserve from the late 70’s until 2010. She has contributed a number of photos, which are added here.
Laurie Rockwell, the Ecological Reserve Warden for Trout Creek provides this report on his latest visit to the reserve. I was in the park for 2 hours this morning. It was cool at 5C,but with little wind and periods of sunshine. I saw or heard 10 species of birds including many singing Cassin’s Finches,my first
This photo of the red algae Fauchea lacineata from subtidal Baeria Rocks is used with the permission of the marine science student Andrew McCurdy. I must say it is one of the best pictures of this algae I have seen. This is the true colour when viewed by a diver underwater . It becomes a
Abstract: Sponges, bivalves, and tunicates play an important role in the trophic dynamics of many benthic communities. However, direct in situ measurements of their diet composition, filtration, and excretion rates are lacking for most species, and knowledge of these rates is based mostly on indirect, in vitro measurements. This paper presents and evaluates an in
This photo was provided by Stephen Hui from his Flickr site
Burnt Cabin Bog Ecological Reserve # 145 Date of Report: March 20, 2012 Warden: Rosamund Pojar On October 15, 2011, I accompanied Scott McMillan and Alyson Brda (BC Parks staff) on a visit to the Canyon Creek (Burnt Cabin Bog) Ecological Reserve. We approached the reserve from the southern end via the Dome Mountain Road.
Ecological Reserve Warden annual report by Rosamund Pojar Torkelsen Lake Ecological Reserve #73 Date of Report: March 20, 2012 We (Jim Pojar and myself) visited the reserve in March 2010 and snow – shoed on the creek along the northern edge of the reserve. The reserve boundaries are all intact as far as we can
Thirty three Ecological reserves have a component of marine within their boundaries. Some include adjacent sea floor within the reserve while others end at the high tide line. One reserve, Satellite Channel is entirely on the sea floor. however, most of the marine reserves are islands that are home to colonies of sea birds, sea