Liparis loeselii (yellow widelip orchid)
Liparis loeselii is a rare red listed orchid and is a major reason that Mara Meadows was set aside as an ecological reserve. There are many orchid species in the Meadows, this is the rarest.
Birds of Mara Meadows Ecological Reserve.
Geoff Styles produced this list of birds of Mara Meadows Ecological reserve in 2010. See Full PDF : marabirds
A Computerized Inventory of Existing Parks and Ecological Reserves in the Okanagan District of BC Parks 1995
A Computerized Inventory of Existing Parks and Ecological Reserves in the Okanagan District of BC Parks 1995 Link to project overview: 1995 Inventory Okanagan Parks And ERs Link to all 6 project documents: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat/public/viewReport.do?reportId=17330. Author: Dale Donovan Date Published: Mar 1995 Abstract Information was gathered on an Ecosection basis, with 5 Ecosections in the unit:
Mara Meadows ER 42 Addendum #2 (1989)
Malcom Martin of the North okanagan Naturalist Club, Vernon, lists a number of additions to the list of vascular plants made during visits in 1989 including one new record for BC. Additionally the two survey transects established in 1984 were resurveyed on their 5 year anniversary. See the complete PDF: martin_1989_addendum_2_mara_meadows_er Yellow lady’s Slipper Cypripedium
Mara Meadows ER #42 Warden’s report
Report on Mara Meadows ER 42 (PDF FILE) 1985, Malcolm Martin.. This report contains detailed accounts of the following: Hydrology Climatology Geology Public Use Plant Communities with detailed species Lists A checklist of Vascular Plants Mosses Lichens Fungi Birds Mammals Herpetiles Arachnids Mara Meadows Maps Map of drainage of the area Map of the Plant
Mara Meadows ER #42 M.Martin Report 1984
Introduction,Topography , Hydrology , History of bog formation, public use and Plant communities discussed in a report by Malcolm Martin, 1984. See the complete PDF: north_o_naturalists_1984_mara_meadows_survery_state_report .