Garry Fletcher

The Status of the Vancouver Island Marmot in Canada

19AugustGarry Fletcher117, Management, Maps, ReportsVancouver Island marmot.

W.T. Munro of Fish and Wildlife Branch reports on reasons for decline of populations before ER creation. PDF : munro_1978_status_of_vancouver_island_marmot

East Rankine Island Field Observations: 1978

19JulyGarry Fletcher44, Field Notes, Research, Species ListCassin's Auklet, macroalgae, ocky shoreline crevices, Trudy Carson, Trudy Chatwin

Trudy Carson ( now Trudy Chatwin) made field notes on rocky crevice and shore plants, seepage rock crevice Plants , higher level rock crevices( 20 ft) and interior forested areas. Cassin ‘s auklet burrows were observed. Two burrows were investigated and two young were pulled, one was considerably larger than the other.

The Behavior and Population Structure of Sea Otters transplanted to Vancouver Island

15JulyGarry Fletcher109, Maps, ReportsSea Otter

Census of sea otters on Humpback and Gull Island ,were conducted in June 20-June 26 1977 by aerial census of Bigg and MacAskie. maps and charts of age distribution are included. R. Morris and B. Emmerson conducted further surveys in July, 1978 Checleset Bay ER Morris et al. 1978

Project Plan: The Ecology of Great Blue Heron Colonies on the Lower Mainland of British Columbia

10JulyGarry Fletcher74, Rare Species, Reports, Research

John Kelsall and Keith Simpson wrote this report for the Canadian Wildlife Service, who have the mandate as custodian of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, to monitor bird populations. See the 16 page PDF: project_plan_ecology_of_gbh_colonies

Ecological Reserve Proposal p278. The Kerouard Islands

19JuneGarry Fletcher96, Reports, Species Listbenthos, Cassiin's Auklet, Common Murre, Fratercula corniculata, Glaucous-winged Gull, Horned Puffin, Northern Sea Lions, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcons, rats, Sea Otter, shearwater, Trudy Carson, Trudy Chatwin, Tufted Puffin

This proposal was submitted in 1978 by Trudy Carson prior to the creation of this reserve . The Kerouard Islands are located between Hecate Strait and the open Pacific Ocean, at the southern-most tip of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Isolated, rugged and extremely wild, these islands and their associated waters provide habitat for multitudes and

Vascular Flora of Checleset Bay ER #109

15JuneGarry Fletcher109, Maps, Species List

Trudy Carson composed this list in 1978 . Following Carl and guignet, 1950’s. Shows maps of distribution of species. See the 2 page PDF at: Checleset Bay ER flora 1978

An annotated checklist of the Trichoptera ( Insecta) of BC

12JuneGarry Fletcher35, Reports, Research, Species List

A.P. Nimmo and G.G.E.Scudder present an annotated checklist of the caddis flies of BC a total of 2148 species is reported from the province. Westwick lake is one of the areas of collection. nimmo_&_scudder_1978_ annotated_checklist_trichoptera_bc

Interim Research Report Drizzle lake ER- 1978

8JuneGarry Fletcher52, Research, Species List

Tom Reimchen and S.Douglas’s detailed observations . Owls timetable is given, See the PDF: interm_report_1978

A Provisional Explanation of the reproductive Failure of Tufted Puffins—–

1JuneGarry Fletcher13, Research

Kees Vermeer , L. Cullen and Marion Porter of CWS document the 1976 nesting failure of tufted puffins on Triangle Island. See the PDF: tufted_puffin_reproductive_failure

East Copper Island species list 1978

28MayGarry Fletcher44, Species ListTrudy Carson, Trudy Chatwin

Trudy Carson made these observations of Birds, plants and herbs and mosses on East Copper Island in May 1978.

Kelp Inventory

25MayGarry Fletcher14, Marine Reserves, ResearchMacrocystis integrifolia, Nereocystis luetkeana

The Kelp inventory methods (KIM-i) developed by Foreman (1975) was used to estimate standing crop biomass of two canopy forming kelps along the northwest coast of Vancouver Island results indicated that 35,044 tonnes of pure Nereocystis luetkeana, 523 tonnes of pure Macrocystis integrifolia and 247 tonnes of these kelps in mixed stands were available at

Report on Bird Census of the Klashkish Valley-1978

21MayGarry Fletcher129, Reports, Species List

M.S. Rodway did this extensive report with maps of the Klashkish Valley area. See the complete PDF: bird_census_of_klaskish_valley Harlequin Ducks Image by Ryan Murphy

Birds of Rankine and Cooper’s Island

19MayGarry Fletcher44, Species List

An anonymous survey of the Birds of these two Islands.

Rankine Island, Wildlife Observations May 1978

19MayGarry Fletcher44, Field NotesAncient Murrelets

Trudy Carson ( now Trudy Chatwin) made field notes in May 1978 on a few species of vegetation, noting the different ones compared to East Rankine Island. She also notes many Ancient Murrelets nesting .

Wildlife Observations April 27,1978

27AprilGarry Fletcher35, Research, Species Listamerican Coot, muskrat

Bristol Foster and Trudy Chatwin provide a bird and mammal list. Also this PDF has a extensive list of Publications on Westwick lake. PDF: carson_&_foster_1978_wildlif_observations_westwick_er

Field’s Lease ER airphoto

8AprilGarry Fletcher33, Maps

Air photo taken in the late 1970’s ?

Summary of Seabirds breeding on Rose Islets 1963 through 1978. Also the Purpose Statement and macroalgae list

27MarchGarry Fletcher18, Maps, Reports, Species Listblack oystercatcher, Double-crested Cormorant, macroalgae, Pelagic Cormorant, pigeon guillemot

Also included here is the Purpose Statement including ER map. R.W. Campbell submitted this report on nesting seabirds . There is also a list of macrophytic Algae. from June 1977 See the full PDF:Summary of seabirds breeding Rose Islets 1963_1978

Proposed Ecological Reserves.-1970s

23FebruaryGarry FletcherBC Parks, ER, ER Proposals, History, ReportsHans Roemer, International Biological program, Vladimir Krajina

EcoCat:The Ecological Reports Catalogue. From https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat/public/search.do This is a good set of links of 122 complete pdfs of early reports done for the International Biological Program. Ministry of Environment EcoCat:The Ecological Reports Catalogue 122 Report(s) Found International Biological Programme Application: Antler Lake_Gold River (Nov 1974) Author: J. Krajina, H. Roemer, D. Kossick Old Reference Number: 177