Zoom out – Zoom In .. A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of BC Parks’ Ecological Reserves.

Often when we visit special ecological areas our observations are restricted to a limited view. In this video, we visited six diverse Ecological Reserves  with the goal of revealing some of their special features from  a distant viewpoint as well as a close up one. Under a special permit from BC Parks, Jamie Frith used

Elephant Seal Pup born at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve January 14, 2014

Warden’s report by Garry Fletcher:
 In the early morning hours of January 14, a new elephant seal pup was born at the Race Rocks Ecological reserve. This was the 5th pup born to a female called Bertha since January 2009. Ecoguardian on the island Alex Fletcher reported that it was born in the night, some

Development of Scientifically-based Guidelines for Viewing Seabirds

Seabird nest and roost sites are important to maintenance of BC’s biodiversity and many of the important nest colonies are protected in Ecological Reserves and Parks. Disturbance to wildlife is a major issue that park and wildlife managers routinely face, yet information to assess threat is often not available, —-Need to set guidelines based on

Race Rocks Digital Herbarium by Ryan Murphy 2002

Race Rocks Digital Herbarium by Ryan Murphy of Mt.Allison University Biology Department. 2002.  A project that Ryan did while staying at Race Rocks as a summer student in 2002. Ryan took his own pictures underwater and organized this project. He was  supported by the Leadership Mount Allison Academic Initiative. see https://www.racerocks.ca/race-rocks-digital-herbarium-archival-reference/ Also: The epiphytic community

Intertidal Zonation of Halosaccion glandiforme: A focus on height and slope as factors of zonation

EXTENDED ESSAY IN BIOLOGY Intertidal Zonation  of Halosaccion glandiforme: A Focus on height and slope  as factors of zonation. ALEX C. FLETCHER, JANUARY 14, 2002 Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific See the original at this link ABSTRACT An intertidal study of the organism Halosaccion glandiforme was performed at Race Rocks Marine Protected Area