ER Wardens’ Annual Meeting and Field Trip 2010

From:  THE LOG    FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 By Eva Durance, Mahoney Lake ER Warden On October 12, 2010 nine of the sixteen wardens for Ecological Reserves (ERs) in the Okanagan, Similkameen, and Shuswap areas were able to attend the annual meeting and field trip organized by Sara Bunge, Senior Ranger, South Okanagan

Fraser River Species List

FRASER RIVER ER#76  SPECIES LIST FLORA Flora from records of J. Pojar in Liner et al. (1983) and past wardens: Anthea Farr (1985 – 1992), Dan Rempel (prior to 1985), assisted by Ray Gurr; and present wardens Bill and Bev Ramey (2003 – 2010), assisted by John Riley Trees alder, red (Alnus rubra) birch, paper

Video of Puffins on Triangle Island

Penguins of the North Puffins are excellent swimmers and are nicknamed the “penguins of the north,” which is a bit misleading because they can also fly at over 80 km per hour, sometimes travelling up to 100 km off shore in search of food for their chicks. For some reason, the grass turned out purple,

Long Distance Volunteering: the Effective “Citizen Science” of Pam Birley

From:THE LOG    FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER    AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 By Garry Fletcher, Race Rocks ER Warden In an e-mail I received in 2004, Pam Birley told me she was a grandmother living in Leicestershire England, and that she used the remote cameras on the www.racerocks.com website to help her grandchildren learn about the environment. She

FER Board Field Trip to San Juan Ridge

From: THE LOG    FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER    AUTUMN/WINTER 2010 By Louise Beinhauer On a balmy day in June, Friends of Ecological Reserves Board members Mike Fenger, Stephen Ruttan (trip organizer), Mary Rannie and Wynne Miles along with guests; our guide, biologist Hans Roemer, MOE’s Tory Stevens, Fred Beinhauer and I car pooled along Highway

Conservation of Ecological Integrity in B.C. Parks and Protected Areas

Report 3 August 2010: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: British Columbia’s parks and protected areas – about 1,000 in all – are integral to the quality of life in this province. These areas help purify the water, provide habitat to rare and endangered species, regulate climate, and contribute to British Columbians’ physical, mental, economic, social and spiritual well-being.

Battling Broom on Trial Island ER

By Matt Fairbarns From: THE LOG    FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2010 Trial Island is an ecological gem and hosts a great number of rare species and ecosystems. The upland mead- ows, maintained free of native trees and shrubs by a combina- tion of summer drought and winter winds, support many endangered species including

Conservation of Ecological Integrity In BC Parks and Protected Areas: Auditor Generals Report

See the complete pdf of the report: OAGBC_Parks Report_OUT2 Executive Summary : British Columbia’s parks and protected areas – about 1,000 in all – are integral to the quality of life in this province. These areas help purify the water, provide habitat to rare and endangered species, regulate climate, and contribute to British Columbians’ physical,

BC Conservation Data Centre: Conservation Status Report marbled murrelet

BC Conservation Data Centre: Conservation Status Report B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2014. Conservation Status Report: Brachyramphus marmoratus. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available:http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 19, 2014). Brachyramphus marmoratus Marbled Murrelet Scientific Name: Brachyramphus marmoratus English Name: Marbled Murrelet Provincial Status Summary Status: S3B,S3N Date Status Assigned: May 18, 2010 Date Last Reviewed: May 18, 2010 Reasons: Widespread breeder in old coastal forests, but has

Indirect predator effects on clutch size and the cost of Egg production

Abstract Predator-induced changes in physiology and behaviour may negatively affect a prey’s birth rate. Evidence of such indirect predator effects on prey demography remains scarce in birds and mammals despite invertebrate and aquatic studies that suggest ignoring such effects risks profoundly underestimating the total impact of predators. We report the first experimental demonstration of indirect