The 2017 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Click here to open the 2017 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Minister of Environment & FER Meeting Tranquille ER ER Wardens’ Summaries: .Trial Islands ER .Baeria Rocks ER .Galiano Island ER .Checleset Bay ER .Bowser ER .San Juan Estuary ER .Comox Lake Bluffs ER .Woodley Range ER Pacific Reef and
Just issued today: The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves is included as one of the 400 intervenors accepted out of the 2118 who had applied to present to the National Energy Board as an Intervenor in Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of the pipeline through Alberta and British Columbia. Our application submitted in early February
By Marilyn Lambert After a night of howling winds, the day we picked for this year’s Trial Island trip dawned bright, sunny and, most importantly, calm! Our usual trip leaders, Adolf and Oluna Ceska, weren’t available this day, so we were fortunate to have Trial Island Ecological Reserve warden, Matt Fairbarns share his views on
Preliminary report Prepared by Matt Fairiburns of Aruncus Ecological Services: See the 15 page PDF: Trial Is ER Management for rare plants Fairbarns 2000
Since the provincial government does not have jurisdiction over fishing, the waters of Race Rocks and some other marine ecological reserves are protected by the Federal government’s Rockfish Conservation Area strategy. This program prevents fishing in the reserve. The problem is that it may not be permanent, so continued protection of all of the organisms
ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To protect the most outstanding known assemblage of rare and endangered plant species in British Columbia Access: Landing on the islands is restricted to protect sensitive plants and ecosystems. A permit is required to access the reserve. Accessible by boat, but no docking facilities. See the complete PDF from BC PARKS: Trial Islands
Between Mar 11, 26, 1996 he sampled soil and Litter habitats for Orbatid Mites: 13 samples collected. Trial Island ER 1996 soil and litter sampling
This 371 page, 50 mb book may be downloaded from http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/HFD/library/documents/bib32374.pdf Thanks to Jody Krakowski ER warden for Baynes Island ER #69 for showing us the location of this important document. It provides a page and a map on each of the reserves created up to 1992. Include are the Ecological Reserves now lost from
Pam Stacey and Robin Baird did this research off Trial Island, Oak Bay and Chain Islands and ten Mile Point See the PDF: Stacey and Baird Whale_sea reactions
An interesting Document on a land title search. As of 1989, David Spector states” It is unlikely that further land title research will determine whether the Province of BC or the Federal Government possesses a clear title to Trial Island. A legal opinion is perhaps needed. Ed note: The Ecological reserve was established in 1990, so
Trial Island’s rare Flora is featured in this newspaper article in the stages when it was being proposed as an Ecological reserve. An interesting letter to the editor shows the ignorance of a member of the public about the significance of Ecological reserves. times_colonists_may_988_for_and_against_trial_island_er