Our thanks to Ian Cumming for sharing the links for the following images with us. These photographs of the field-trip and wildflowers were taken in the Skwaha Ecological Reserve, during a field trip with Botany BC on May 27, 2005. The reserve lies to the east of Botanie Creek, about 20 km north of Lytton,
Physical: The reserve is near theis near the southern end of the Clrear Range which occupies the “V” between the Thompson and Fraser rivers, north of Lytton. The reserve has two major landforms, a rolling summit above the 1650 m elevation in the north, and steep valley slopes in the south. The predominant aspect is
From BC Parks: I. Introduction Ecological Reserve Purposes As outlined in the Ecological Reserve Act of 1971, ecological reserves are protected for the following purposes: • Scientific research and educational use • Representation of natural ecosystems • Study of recovery processes after modification by man • Protection of rare and endangered native plants and animals