Whipsaw Creek Overview

Physical: The reserve is located near the dissected southwestern edge of the Thompson Plateau in the Similkameen River watershed. Regional soils are predominantly developed on glacial drift. The reserve straddles a low east-west oriented ridge and so has both southerly and northerly exposed slopes. Mean annual precipitation has been only slightly higher than that recorded

Southern Vancouver Island Marine Waters and Seabird Islands Important bird Areas Conservation Plan

Barry Booth , Community Conservation Planner Canadian Nature Federation , Federation of BC Naturalists, Wild Bird Trust of BC , IBA program. The issue The east coast of southern Vancouver Island and associated Gulf Islands represent extremely important habitat for a wide variety of birds, during the breeding and non-breeding seasons. Recently, several Important Bird Areas were

Short visits reveal consistent patterns of interyear and intercolony variation in seabird nestling diet and performance

D.F. Bertram, T. Golumbia, G.K. Davoren, A. Harfenist, and J. Brown  Abstract: To investigate the utility of short visits to seabird colonies to gauge nestling growth performance and diet, in 4 consecutive years (1995–1998) we measured nestling development and diet of Rhinoceros Auklets (Cerorhinca monocerata) at three colonies in British Columbia: Seabird Rocks, Triangle Island,

Public Process and the Creation of a Marine Protected Area at Race Rocks, British Columbia.

Abstract The creation of a marine protected area in British Columbia is a political process that must reconcile the wants of several jurisdictions and interests. One forum for consultation and reconciliation is a consensus process, where individuals representing differing interests engage in long-term, face-to-face discussions, seeking agreement on strategy, plans, policies, and actions. LeRoy, S.,

Draft Management Plan for the Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) Stand in and Adjacent to the Yale ER, March 31, 2002

(Including Details of Activities to Date) March 31, 2002 Prepared by: Biospherics Environmental Inc. 1. INTRODUCTION This document describes initial restoration-related activities and presents a draft restoration plan for the Garry oak (Quercus garryana) stand in and adjacent to the Yale Ecological Reserve north-east of Yale, British Columbia (Appendix 1, Fig. 1). The Yale Garry

Inter-annual variation in the diet, provisioning and growth of Cassin’s auklet at Triangle Island, British Columbia: responses to variation in ocean climate

From Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 229: 221–232, 2002 Published March 20  April Hedd1,*, John L. Ryder1, Laura L. Cowen2, Douglas F. Bertram1, 3 1Centre for Wildlife Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences, and 2Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada 3Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife

Overview Vladimir J. Krajina (Port Chanal) ER #45

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect representative ecosystems, rare genetic resources, endemic wildlife, plants and plant communities and outstanding biological phenomena in a remote coastal setting Physical: Located on the west slope of the Queen Charlotte Ranges, the reserve includes mountainous terrain to 825 m in elevation, 60 km of marine shoreline, two large islands, and a