The 2023 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2023 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: FER 2023 AGM FER Revised Strategic Plan 2023-2025 Morice River ER Warden’s Report Remembering Alfred Gaensbauer Province Strengthens Protection of ERs 1000-year-old redcedar Mara Meadows ER To see a complete list of
Oxeye Daisy is the most problematic invasive species in Mara Meadows. Neglected farm fields adjoining the Reserve generate massive quantities of seed which make their way through the meadow, especially along a ditch made by the farmer in an attempt to drain the meadow in the early 1970’s The ecological wardens have been picking the daisies
The report is the Invasive Plant Program Annual Report for the Okanagan Region and includes inventories of invasive plants, activities undertaken, and recommendations for 2008. Designing and implementing an effective invasive plant program within the Okanagan Region is critical in fulfilling this mission and to ensure the long-term protection of our natural spaces. Invasive plant
Prepared by Judy Millar and Crystal Klym–16 pages 2.0 invasive plant program background ESD, Okanogan region manages 330,791 ha of protected lands. Diverse ecosystems thrive within these lands and include sensitive grasslands, fertile riparian areas, fragile alpine meadows and productive forests these ecosystems, which provide critical habitat for many of British Columbia’s rare and
Ministry of Environment Environmental Stewardship Division See Full PDF: OKRegionIPStrategy2005_1291741150797_6fdca22d85d494f71daadf279edd0750660b65b7b1fa7bb13a205fcf6f0847eb Three introduced species of the Okanagan Link to other information and data: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat/public/viewReport.do?reportId=20401.
Forest Practices Board Investigation of Harvesting near Mara Meadows ER Here is a link to the full report, Mara Meadows Harvesting 2004 Complaint Investigation 020435. The Mara Meadows Ecological Reserve is 15 km east of Salmon Arm and covers 178 ha. It has five red- or blue-listed plants and the greatest known concentration of native
The report includes inventories of invasive plants, activities undertaken, and recommendations for 2005. Link to PDF report: Invasive Plant Program Annual Report 2004 Okanagan Region. Link to other information, data, and maps: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat/public/viewReport.do?reportId=20390. Summary Invasive plant program management inventories and treatments were completed on Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (MWLAP), Environmental Stewardship Division,
Weed management projects were completed on Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (MWLAP), Okanagan Region, provincial parks, protected areas and ecological reserves as well as Nature Trust of British Columbia (BC) lease-back lands. These projects included weed inventory and control (cultural, biological and chemical). Link to report, 2003 Weed Management Annual Report Okanagan Region.