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Ram Creek Management Direction Statement September, 2004

27SeptemberGarryF26, BC Parks, Human Disturbance, Management, Maps, Photoshotspring

Ram Creek Ecological Reserve Approvals Page Foreword This management direction statement for Ram Creek Ecological Reserve provides management direction until such time as a more detailed management plan may be prepared. Ram Creek Ecological Reserve wa Table of Contents SEE the FUll PDF:ram_creek_er_mds Introduction……………………………………………………………………. 1 Purpose of the Management Direction Statement ……………………………………… 1 Context………………………………………………………………………… 1

Columbia Lake Ecological Reserve Management Plan

21SeptemberGarryF20, Management, Maps, Reports, SARA, Species Listrare plants

Context Designated by Order in Council #1582 under the Ecological Reserve Act in 1971 and is presently listed and described in Schedule B of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act For the full Management Direction Statement see this PDF:columbia_lk_er_managment-direct See the PDF for MAPS: The 29 hectare ecological reserve is situated in both the

Gingietl Creek ER #115 Management Direction Statement

15SeptemberGarryF115, Management, Maps, Reports, Species Listblack cottonwood – red- osier dogwood, Nisga’a

Gingietl Creek Ecological Reserve Management Direction Statement Introduction Purpose of the Management Direction Statement Management direction statements (MDS) provide strategic management direction for protected areas that do not have an approved management plan. Management direction statements also describe protected area values, management issues and concerns; a management strategy focused on immediate priority objectives and strategies;

Lepas Bay Ecological Reserve Management Direction Statement

15SeptemberGarryF93, Management, Maps, Reports

Lepas Bay Ecological Reserve is located on an unnamed island in Lepas Bay The 3.6 hectare ecological reserve was established on November 2, 1978 to protect the habitat of nesting seabirds, mainly petrels. The island is one of only eight storm-petrel nesting sites in British Columbia and may be the largest mixed-species petrel site in

Vladimir J. Krajina Ecological Reserve Management Direction Statement 2004

15SeptemberGarryF45, Human Disturbance, Invasive Species, Management, Maps, Marine Reserves, Rare Species, Reports, Species Listnorthern butterweed, Senecio cymbalaria

CONTENTS: VLADIMIR J. KRAJINA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE APPROVALS PAGE……………………………………………………………….I INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 PURPOSE OF THE MANAGEMENT DIRECTION STATEMENT …………………………………………………………………………………. 1 CONTEXT ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 ECOLOGICAL RESERVE ATTRIBUTES ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 See The complete PDF with excellent maps at:vladimir_krajina_management CONSERVATION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 RECREATION AND COMMERCIAL USE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 OTHER VALUES OF IMPORTANCE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 SIGNIFICANCE IN THE PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM

Drizzle Lake ER 52 Management Statement

14SeptemberGarryF52, Managementblack stickleback, ermine, saw-whet owl

MANAGEMENT DIRECTION STATEMENT September 2004 PDF File:drizzle_lk Excerpt below: Ecological Reserve Statement Conservation Role Drizzle Lake Ecological Reserve serves a conservation role within the British Columbia protected areas system. The ecological reserve protects an international significant and critically imperiled population of giant black stickleback that is one of only three known populations in British Columbia.

Report: Rare Native Vascular Plants of the Southern Okanagan Grasslands-Field Report

30AugustGarryF100, 33, Maps, Photos, Rare Species, Reports, Research, Species List

The Southern Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area was established in 2001 and encompasses about 4,481 ha of native grasslands in the southern Okanagan and southern Similkameen valleys of British Columbia. In the summer of 2004, The Nature Trust, through the Brink/McLean Grassland Conservation Fund, provided Douglas Ecological Consultants Ltd. with funds to conduct a two-day inventory

Gilnockie Creek Management Direction Statement ER #104

13AugustGarryF104, Management, ReportsSenecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides

Protected Area Attributes Conservation ␣ Contains provincially significant old growth western larch. ␣ Situated in the under-represented McGillivray Range Ecosection (1 % protected province wide). ␣ Contains under-represented ICH mk1 biogeoclimatic subzone/variant (4% protected province wide). ␣ One red-listed plant species (sweet marsh butterweed1) occurs in the wetland portion. ␣ Offers habitat for elk and

COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Bog Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus pinnatus in Canada

16JulyGarryF142, Rare Species, Reports, Species Listbog bird's-foot trefoil, COSEWIC, lotus pinnatus

Endangered–2004 Bog Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus pinnatus Lotus pinnatus (bog bird’sfoot trefoil) is a lowgrowing, multistemmed perennial herb with compound, pinnate leaves. The pealike, yellow and creamcoloured flowers are borne at the end of a long stalk arising from the angle between the stem and leaf stalk. It is distinguished from other Lotus species by its

Friends of the Most Protectable Areas in BC- Peggy Frank

15JuneGarryF300, 400, 500, Friends of Ecological reserves, News, Reports

ARTICLE IN THE VNHS NEWSLATTER BY PEG FRANK VHNS article on FER by Peg Frank (1)

Litter decomposition in B.C. forests: controlling factors and influences of forestry activities

15JuneGarryF7, 92, Ecological Monitoring, Researchdecomposition, ecosystem services, forestry

We recently received the following email from Dr. Cindy Prescott , Professor of Forest Ecology and Ecological Restoration at UBC: ” I attach the paper that presents the results of this experiment comparing rates of decomposition of litter in BEC zones. I used Ecological Reserves – Trout Creek and Skihist – for the Ponderosa Pine

Ornaments and overflight behaviour of Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) breeding on Triangle Island,

14JuneGarryF13, Marine Reserves, ResearchTufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)

Blackburn, G. 2004. Ornaments and overflight behaviour of Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) breeding on Triangle Island, British Columbia. MSc thesis, Centre for Wildlife Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC. 74 pp. Tufted puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) are unusual among seabirds in that they bear multiple colourful ornaments during the breeding season. They

Parental Provisioning and Nestling Departure Decisions: A Supplementary Feeding Experiment inTufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhatta) on Triangle Island, BC

30MayGarryF13, Marine Reserves, ResearchCarina Gjerrum, Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)

Carina Gjerrum’s Thesis published in The Auk 121(2):463-472. 2004 Abstract I used a supplemental feeding experiment to determine whether adult Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) would decrease provisioning effort in response to a reduction in nestling nutritional requirements, and to investigate the relationship between parental provisioning effort and timing of fledging. As predicted, parents of the

BC Grasslands mapping Project: A Conservation Risk Assessment BC Parks Final Report

30MayGarryFEcological Monitoring

Of the 37,000 ha of crown grassland in the Okanagan region, 83.3% overall are under a grazing tenure, mostly grazing licenses. However, when considering just the Northern and Southern Okanagan Basins, 71.5% and 72.3% are under range tenures, respectively (Table 7). Crown grasslands with no range tenure in these basins can generally be found in

Mara Meadows logging threat-2004

11MayGarryF42, Issues, Managementlogging

Forest Practices Board Investigation of Harvesting near Mara Meadows ER Here is a link to the full report, Mara Meadows Harvesting 2004 Complaint Investigation 020435. The Mara Meadows Ecological Reserve is 15 km east of Salmon Arm and covers 178 ha. It has five red- or blue-listed plants and the greatest known concentration of native

Video of Trial Island ER132

2MayGarryF132, Photos, Rare Species, Videosisland, rare palnts, rare plants

Open this video on a Trial Island Field Trip with Adolf Ceska.( It may take a few seconds to load)

Warden’s report -Visit to ER #76 – Fraser River Islands, April 3 2004

3AprilGarryF76, Human Disturbance, Invasive Species, Species List, Warden Reportsbeaver house, Equisetum fluviatile

Visit to ER #76 – Fraser River Islands, April 3, 2004 sunny, water level low of .6 metres at Mission bridge Launched kayaks (around 11:00 am) from boat launch ramp on Nicomen Island, north side of Fraser. Fairly easy paddle (ferrying) across maybe 4 channels and walked across 3 islands. Landed on large accreting islands

In Situ Measurement of Benthic Community Trophic Dynamics at Race Rocks

30MarchGarryF97, Research

In Situ Measurement of Benthic Community Trophic Dynamics at Race Rocks by Gitai Yahel; This file links to the video on the research and the techniques used for In Situ sampling. Link to the file: http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/research/yahel/yahel.htm Also see the paper published on this technique.

Gilnockie Creek Context Maps

13MarchGarryF104, Maps

In the 2004 Gilnockie Creek Management Direction Statement of BC Parks, these maps show the Context and the Land Base .

Francis Point ER Overview: Physical and Biological

9MarchGarryF153, Reports, Species Listbald eagle, Bonaparte’s Gull, California sea lions, Canada Goose, harbour seal, herring, marbled murrelet, Pacific Loon, Steller

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a relatively undisturbed example of one of B.C.’s most underrepresented biogeoclimatic variants (CWH xm1), and sensitive mosses and lichens on the shallow-soiled coastal bluffs. OVERVIEW See the complete PDF at : francis-point-er-153 Access: The reserve can be accessed via trails through the adjacent Francis Point Provincial Park to the east, with