This is a page from the BC Parks Volunteer Community Blog of January 11, 2013 Written by Bruce Petch, BC Parks Area Supervisor, Thompson-Cariboo Region There are three ecological reserves nearby – Soap Lake, Skihist, and Skwaha Lake. The volunteer wardens for the reserves are Gwendy Lamont and Maggie Lord (Soap Lake), Brooke and Ryan
This map of Skihist ER #92 is provided by BC Parks: It shows the location of Skihist ER relative to two other ERs, Skwaha Lake ER and Soap Lake ER.
By Karen Willies, Skihist Ecological Reserve Warden Volunteer Wardens for six Ecological Reserves in the Thompson Region recently met with Parks personnel. These wardens were Gwendy Lamond, Soap Lake; Frances Vyse, Skwaha Lake; Karen McLaren, McQueen Creek; Audrey & Nels Hoeg, Chasm; Karen Willies, Skihist and Eric McAlary, the retiring warden, as well as the
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This satellite map shows the location of the two reserves:
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To conserve an alkaline lake, its associated flora and fauna, and representative ecosystems of the Interior Douglas-Fir Zone Physical: Soap Lake, about 9 ha in size and located in a shallow valley in the center of the reserve, is very alkaline (pH 9.1) due to high evaporation and limited outflow. A band of
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
Malcolm Martin, 1991: “For the past twenty years since Soap lake ER has been in existence and for an unlnown number of years prior to that, cattle have been able to range throughout without hindrance thereby introducing an artificial element in an ER. Late in 1990, five enclosutres were constructed covering examples of diverse vegetation
Ingram, G.B. June,1981. The Executive summary and index only are included in this PDF. The details of the Book it is from are below: See the PDF contaning the Executive Summary: ingram-1981-fragments-management-protection-and-restoration-proposals-for-thirteen-ecological-reserves-in-british-columbia Bibliographic information Title Fragments: Management, Protection, and Restoration Proposals for Thirteen Ecological Reserves in British Columbia, Canada Author G. Brent Ingram Contributor British
FROM BC PARKS: Soap Lake ER 3 PDF FILE Exerpts below: ORIGINAL PURPOSE To conserve an alkaline lake, its associated flora and fauna, and representative ecosystems of the Interior Douglas-Fir Zone COMPOSITION Physical:Soap Lake, about 9 ha in size and located in a shallow valley in the center of the reserve, is very alkaline (pH