IBA Lepas Bay Islet Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia Site Summary BC008 Latitude Longitude 54.175° N 133.041° W Elevation Size 0 m 0.39 km² This page was accessed in may, 2014 at http://www.ibacanada.ca/site.jsp?siteID=BC008&seedet=Y Site Description This unnamed Islet lies about 150 m from shore near the head of Lepas Bay at the extreme northwest corner of
The relative locations of Rose Spit, Tow hill, Lepas bay and Vladimir Krajina Ecological reserves are shown on this map:
Lepas Bay Ecological Reserve is located on an unnamed island in Lepas Bay The 3.6 hectare ecological reserve was established on November 2, 1978 to protect the habitat of nesting seabirds, mainly petrels. The island is one of only eight storm-petrel nesting sites in British Columbia and may be the largest mixed-species petrel site in
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve habitat for nesting seabirds, mainly petrels, and their habitat OVERVIEW Physical: The reserve comprises a small, oval shaped island near the head of Lepas Bay, about 150 m from shore. Although the island is low, most of its shoreline is steep and rocky, including vertical cliffs on the southwest side, which
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