From The Friends of Ecological reserves Newsletter Autumn/Winter, 2016 By Louise Beinhauer Two late summer articles, one appearing in Science an online Journal of original scientific research and the other in Smithsonian Magazine, whose focus was on the research of Tom Reimchen, Chris Darimont, Caroline Fox and Heather Bryan caught my attention. The article in
Fast away the old year passes, join the new yea lads and lasses so the old carol goes, and yes we need to look ahead to what may be difficult times with regard to changes around the globe and shifts in species and ecosystems in response. For me this year has flown by and FER
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
Northcotte, Peden and Reimchen surveyed some 315 fish species that live in this area : See full PDF: fishes_of_QCI
Dr. T. E. Reimchen and S.D. Douglas report on research at the Drizzle lake ER , concentrating on the evolutionary biology of threespine sticlkeback, interactions between freshwater fish and fish-eating birds, and the breeding behaviour of red-throated Loons. See the complete PDF: nexecutive_summary_of_research_program
75 species of vascular plants are found in this reserve, Their habitats and general sabundance are listed A species not previously known to QGI , Juncus nevadensis (Watson) forms a large colony in the major inlet of the lake. See complete PDF: vascular_plants_species_list_and_habitat
An interesting account of a morning observing loons by Tom Reimchen: loons_at_drizzle_lake_1981 Original is from: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/eco_reserve/drizzle_er/loons_at_drizzle_lake_1981.pdf
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
T. E. Reimchen and Sheila Douglas report on the feeding preference of the bald Eagle, Haliacetus leucocephalus , including the taking of marine birds. See the PDF: bald_eagle_as_predator_on_aquatic_birds Photo by Ryan Murphy
Dr. Tom Reimchen produced this report on work started in the summer of 1975. interim_research_report_1976
1973 Application for Ecological Reserve: Boulton Lake Here is a link to the application, 1973 Boulton Lake Application for ER, proposed to protect three-spined sticklebacks. The location of the proposed ER is below Drizzle Lake, ER # 52. Here is a link to the map area, http://tinyurl.com/cljq9b5.
Alex Pedden of the BC Prov. Museum submitted this application for ER status in 1972 See comlete PDF:application_for_ecological_reserve