Moore/Mckenny/Whitmore Ecological reserve #23

This map from BC Parks shows the boundaries of the ecological reserve. Note that it extends well into the ocean around in Wright Passage and Hecate Strait. This is ideal if it protects the feeding habitat of the nesting seabirds. mooremckenneywhitmore_islands_map

Ocean climate and El Niño impacts on survival of Cassin’s Auklets from upwelling and downwelling domains of British Columbia

Douglas F. Bertram, Anne Harfenist, and Barry D. Smith  Abstract: We report on the survival of populations of Cassin’s Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) that breed on two oceanic colonies in British Columbia: Triangle Island, near the northern end of the California Current Ecosystem, and Frederick Island to the north in the Alaska Current Ecosystem. We captured

Will Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve Still Have Erythroniums 50 years from now?

From: THE LOG • FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER • AUTUMN 2005 by David F. Polster, M.Sc., R.P.Bio. Plant Ecologist Construction of the logging road bridge across Sutton Creek at the upstream edge of the ecological reserve has caused a significant change in the hydrology of the creek and consequently the ecology of the reserve.