Educational Exercise by AIAO at the Vance Creek Ecological Reserve.

Rob Buchanan Life Science Teacher Academy of Inquiry and Adventure Okanagan  Vernon BC – aiao.ca sent us this report of a field trip with his students to Vance Creek Ecological reserve “AIAO ( Academy of Inquiry and Adventure Okanagan)  students had a fulfilling  day of learning and exploring at the Vance Creek Ecological Reserve. Students were relieved

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After the meeting section of the 2020 AGM, a series of speakers who had an early influence in creating ecological reserves 50 years ago present their stories and interesting perspectives on the early beginnings of the Ecological Reserves System in British Columbia. Bristol Foster, Jim Pojar, Louise Goulet, Hans Roemer, Vicky Husband and Lynne Milnes

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Wardens: Go to the BC Parks website for the procedure to apply for funding. Hopefully we can increase the proportion of funding allocated to projects proposed by wardens for Ecological Reserves From : Moon, Rike ENV:EX Thu, Apr 29, 3:30 PM Good Afternoon, I hope this email finds you well. I’m excited to let you

2020 AGM of Friends of Ecological Reserves- May 4 2021

———————————————————– See this link for a recording of the speakers at the AGM You are invited to the 2020 AGM of Friends of Ecological Reserves. When: May 4, 2021 -Business part of meeting- 7:00 PM  Guest speakers- 7:30 PM  Pacific time ( US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOCqqTIvHNyIIAG4hdCBb5YELcSGC-3T After registering, you will

Friends of Ecological Reserves ER ACT 50th Anniversary AGM

Friends of Ecological Reserves AGM Join us for the Friends of Ecological Reserves ER ACT 50th Anniversary AGM May 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM Virtual meeting via Zoom Use the link below to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOCqqTIvHNyIIAG4hdCBb5YELcSGC-3T For a copy of the poster suitable for printing click here: FER AGM Poster in PDF format 

Nunataks and Nootka : The Brooks Penninsula, Vancouver Island’s Ice Age Refugium, by Jim Pojar

Jim Pojar in February of 1981, as a member of the  British Columbia Forest Service wrote this paper .  “a small intact west coast drainage system, biologically representative but with several floristic rarities; vegetation modified by extreme exposure; an estuary and a sand beach ecosystem; and the possibility (which needs further investigation) that the Brooks

APPLICATION OF PARK LEGISLATION TO ECOLOGICAL RESERVES REGULATION

Copyright (c) Queen’s Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada License Disclaimer B.C. Reg. 364/97 1225/97 https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/364_97 Deposited November 6, 1997 This consolidation is current to April 6, 2021. Ecological Reserve Act; Park Act APPLICATION OF PARK LEGISLATION TO ECOLOGICAL RESERVES REGULATION [includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 215/2006, July 14, 2006] 1  The Park, Conservancy and Recreation

The Legacy of Vladimir J. Krajina

The pdf of this presentation is available here: 2016_Wali-Pojar_UBC_VJ Krajina Legacy Invited presentation for the Centennial of the University of British Columbia 2015 History of 100 years of the Department of Botany, 2016 The Legacy of Vladimir J. Krajina  and Contributions to UBC Botany Mohan K. Wali1 and Jim Pojar2 For what is the present

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From: BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Duke of Edinburgh Ecological Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 12/04/2021. See the map of the area on the Birdlife website Map data ©2021 Site description The Duke of Edinburgh Ecological Reserve is located at the western end of Queen Charlotte Strait, midway between the coast of British

VASCULAR PLANTS OF BROWNE LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE

Peter Courtney, who along with George Scotter and the Central Okanagan Naturalists’ Club botany group have documented the plants found in the Browne Lake Ecological Reserve near Kelowna. He sent warden Don Guild his updated list of their findings. VASCULAR PLANTS OF BROWNE LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Peter Courtney, March 2021 INTRODUCTION At the request of

APPLICATION OF PARK LEGISLATION TO ECOLOGICAL RESERVES REGULATION

Copyright (c) Queen’s Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada License Disclaimer B.C. Reg. 364/97 1225/97 Deposited November 6, 1997 This consolidation is current to April 6, 2021. Ecological Reserve Act; Park Act APPLICATION OF PARK LEGISLATION TO ECOLOGICAL RESERVES REGULATION [includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 215/2006, July 14, 2006] 1  The Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area

Ecological Reserve Wardens wanted

If you are interested in contributing your knowledge and enthusiasm for conservation and support for the protection of our Ecological Reserves, read about how to apply. Please ensure you have familiarized yourself with the information in the Ecological Reserve Warden Handbook. BC Parks is currently seeking ER Wardens for the following Ecological Reserves: Gilnockie Creek Ecological

The Ecological Reserve Act

https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96103_01 Copyright (c) Queen’s Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada License Disclaimer This Act is current to March 24, 2021 See the Tables of Legislative Changes for this Act’s legislative history, including any changes not in force. ECOLOGICAL RESERVE ACT [RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 103 Contents 1 Definitions 2 Purpose 3 Establishing and modifying ecological reserves 4 Publication in