Weed management projects were completed on Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (MWLAP), Okanagan Region, provincial parks, protected areas and ecological reserves as well as Nature Trust of British Columbia (BC) lease-back lands. These projects included weed inventory and control (cultural, biological and chemical). Link to report, 2003 Weed Management Annual Report Okanagan Region.
Access to the reserve was again intermittent due to periods when work at the gravel pit kept staff too busy to unlock the gate. The following visits were made :3rd May – Access not obtained.20th June – The area around the last lake at the south end was checked with no evidence of disturbance seen.A
Proposed by Malcolm Martin: Table of Contents: Introduction page 6 Background Summary page 6 Role and Long-term Vision page 8 Management Objectives and Five Year Plan page 8 Figures I Introduction Ecological Reserve Purposes As stated in the Ecological Reserve Act of 1971, ecological reserves are established for the following purposes: Scientific research and educational
COUGAR CANYON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE – E.R. 108 ANNUAL REPORT 1999/2000 Management and Visits 99.04.16 South end check. Recent fireplace use just outside reserve on east side of Lake 11. Check of salamander trap boards put out in previous October. 99.05.24 South end. Dragonfly survey. 99.06.18 South end. Dragonfly survey. Image of Enallagma cyathigerum, one of
Management and Visits 98.04.14 South end check. Track of light vehicle (mountain bike or trail bike) on north-west side of Lake 11; no damage; evidence disappeared by next visit. Start made on vegetation classification. 98.05.15 Examination made of two small wetlands south of Lake 9 near the 800 m contour above and outside the ER
COUGAR CANYON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE – E.R. 108 Visits Annual Report 1997/1998 97.04.28 The first inspection of the year revealed a fire ring constructed since the last visit of 1996 situated on the north side of the most southerly lake (#11). It was dismantled and garbage removed. As no ER sign has ever been placed in
A Computerized Inventory of Existing Parks and Ecological Reserves in the Okanagan District of BC Parks 1995 Link to project overview: 1995 Inventory Okanagan Parks And ERs Link to all 6 project documents: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat/public/viewReport.do?reportId=17330. Author: Dale Donovan Date Published: Mar 1995 Abstract Information was gathered on an Ecosection basis, with 5 Ecosections in the unit:
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
After passage of 11 years from the original proposal by the North Okanagan Naturalist’s Club, Cougar Canyon was finally granted ER status in November, 1981 443 ha 10km south of Vernon running in a south-westerly direction almost to the south end of Kalamalka Lake. Malcolm Martin did this report in 1984 and 1989 Vegetation ,
Rob Cannings in October, 1975 Appendix 3 has a preliminary List of the Vascular Plants of the Cosens Bay and Deep Lake Area including Cougar Canyon and the ridges East of Kalamalka Lake . 432 Species) Also has detailed meteorlogical information. See the complete PDF: cannings 1975 interpretation assessment of kalamalka lake park Picture by