131 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Stoyoma Creek ER #131 Overview, Biological and Physical

11FebruaryGarry Fletcher131, Rare Species, Reports, Species ListMountain Beaver, ssp. rainieri, Warblers, White-winged Crossbill, Yellow-rumped MacGillivray’s warbler

Original Purpose To protect a floristically diverse forest site, transitional between coastal and interior conditions, for forestry research. Physical: The reserve is located on the west slope of the Cascade Mountains, an area of strongly folded and metamorphosed Palaeozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks. Its soils are primarily Humo-Ferric Podzols formed on glacial till.

Stoyoma Creek Plant list

A plant survey of Stoyoma Creek was done on July 22, 1985 by Louise Goulet and Hans Roemer who then worked for the Ecological Reserves Division of The Ministry of Lands Parks and Housing, later to become part of BC Parks. Also included is a list of slides taken in the area of Stoyama Creek