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
Now we know! Here are fact-based guidelines for how close to kayak to seabirds May 12, 2011 0 Comment by Trudy Chatwin Summer 2011 issue of coastandkayak.com Some of the best experiences in a kayak are when you can slip quietly along and observe marine life so close that you feel a part of nature.
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
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
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
Two maps are included here the first a close up of satellite imagery, the second that shows the location in relation to other BC Parks.
Breeding by relatively small numbers of Common Murres was reported in 1969-82 at Starlight Reef and 2006 at Cleland Island ( ER #1),—— ( as published in Wildlife Afield. ) See the Complete PDF: 3_2_Carter_Morgan_Chatwin_Bruhwiler
(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 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
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
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
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
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
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
1001 The rare plants of the Queen Charlotte Islands Ogilvie R. and H.L. Roemer BC Naturalist general magazine article BC Naturalist May 1984 (Summer):17-18 1984 600 species and subspecies of plants known from Queen Charlotte Islands; the rarest are 1 1 plant species and subspecies some of which are found on west coast of Vancouver
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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
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,
