High Density of Wandering Salamanders at Cleland Island Ecological Reserve, Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia

Barbara Beasley, Ph.D. Association of Wetland Stewards for Clayoquot and Barkley Sounds P.O. Box 927, Ucluelet, B.C. V0R 3A0 This report describes the results of a 3.5-hour survey of Wandering Salamanders (Aneides vagrans) at Cleland Island on May 20, 2015. I searched under logs, Styrofoam and plastic floats, rotting cabin boards, and rocks within an

Set-back Distances to protect nesting and roosting seabirds off Vancouver Island from boat disturbance

Trudy Chatwin’s Master’s theses from Royal Roads University. ABSTRACT: In order to set guidelines that promote responsible wildlife viewing, I quantified the effects of boat-based disturbance to seabirds off Vancouver Island. Field trials recorded the approach distance at which roosting and nesting birds responded to either a motor boat or a kayak. Probability of agitation

Leach’s Storm Petrel Research on Cleland Island ER #1

Reports in BC Environment Ministry Files 2008 Annual Report for Park Use Permit # VI 0610242: Link to report, 2008 Leach’s Storm-petrel survival in British Columbia. Leach’s Storm-petrel survival in British Columbia (Jun 2008) 
Author: Harfenist Environmental Consulting; Harfenist, A. In 2008 Anne Harfenist completed her second year of a survival study of Leach’s Storm-petrels

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

Ground Nest Survey of Cleland Island and Murre Reef (Jan 2004)

(Jan 2004) 
Author: Clarkson, P.; Bruhwiler, F.; Hunter, T. Cleland Island is British Columbia’s first Ecological Reserve and one of the largest seabird colonies along Canada’s west coast. It provides nesting habitat for a wide-variety of both ground and burrow-nesting birds. This report summarizes finding from 2 visits to the island during 2004 to survey

Cleland Island Purpose Statement 2003

CLELAND ISLAND ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Purpose Statement See the PDF from BC PARKS cleland_ps Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key role of ecological reserves is to contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and the protection of genetic materials. All consumptive resource

Cleland Island ER #1 Purpose Statement

Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key role of ecological reserves is to contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and the protection of genetic materials. All consumptive resource uses and the use of motorized vehicles are prohibited. Cleland Island Ecological

Re-Identification of Terrestrial Slugs From Seabird Nesting Burrows off the West Coast of Vancouver Island

Kristiina Ovaska has consented to use pictures of one of the slugs referred to in this research paper, Prophysaon foliolatum as being the first record for BC. I have included several pictures here because of the pronounced colour variation of this species. This set of images is from the E-Fauna Photo Gallery: See this reference

Clayoquot Region Research and Document Database – Part 1a

350    Exploring the Dynamics of an Old Growth Forest at Clayoquot Sound    Gray C.    Clayoquot Biosphere Project         student paper         1995         Clayoquot River valley; natural history; ecology 351    Extended Plant List for the Clayoquot Valley    Kunze U.    Clayoquot Biosphere Project         report         1996         Clayoquot River Valley; botany 352    External Threats to National Parks: A Case Study of

Clayoquot Region Research and Document Database– Part 2

500 Kennedy and Muriel Watershed Restoration Program Hyatt Kim Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Biological Station project watershed; kennedy river; muriel river; salmon habitat restoration 501 Kennedy Lake Sockeye Test Fishing Program Lane Jim Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council summary: project involves seine test fishing and hydro-acoustic traverses in the Fortune Channel and Tofino Inlet areas

Clayoquot Region Research and Document Database — Part 3

900    Stream-Fish Habitat Condition Assessments David Creek, Muriel Ridge, Clayoquot Sound:  Kennedy-Muriel WRP (FINAL)    NEI; MC Wright & Assoc.    BC Environment Lands and Parks (Ministry of) Regional Office, Nanaimo         report         March 25, 1996 901    Stream-Fish Habitat Condition Assessments David Creek, Muriel Ridge, Clayoquot Sound:  Kennedy-Muriel WRP (FINAL)    NEI; MC Wright & Assoc.    WRP Library         report        

Clayoquot Region Research and Document Database Part 1

This page has been made into an html format, adapted from an EXCEL File: The original exists with BC Parks. Clayoquot Region Research and Document Database IdNum    Title    Prime Investigator    Lead Agency    Document Location    Format    Series    Year    Notes     Keywords 1    An account of our capture and the most remarkable occurrences’: The textual and cultural

Cleland Island ER overview

CLELAND ISLAND OVERVIEW  BC Parks Date established:4 May 1971 ORC #3001: Map number:92 E/1 Total Area: Land:7.7 ha 7.7 ha Access:Closed to public. A permit is required to land on island. Accessible by water. Biogeoclimatic Zones: Coastal Western Hemlock (CWH) Biogeoclimatic Variant: CWH vh1 CWH Southern Very Wet Hypermaritime Ecosection: Vancouver Island Shelf Region:Vancouver Island

IBA Cleland Island as an Important Bird Area

From: http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC080&lang=EN IBA Cleland Island & Southeast Clayoquot Sound Tofino, British Columbia Site Summary BC080 Latitude Longitude 49.186° N 126.074° W Elevation Size 0 – 10 m 396.71 km² Habitats: open sea, coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine) Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing Threats: Disturbance, Oil slicks IBA Criteria: Globally Significant: Congregatory Species,