Will Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve Still Have Erythroniums 50 years from now?

From: THE LOG • FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER • AUTUMN 2005 by David F. Polster, M.Sc., R.P.Bio. Plant Ecologist Construction of the logging road bridge across Sutton Creek at the upstream edge of the ecological reserve has caused a significant change in the hydrology of the creek and consequently the ecology of the reserve.

Honeymoon Bay ER #113 Purpose Statement

Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key goal 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. Most ecological reserves

Honeymoon Bay ER #113 Overview: Physical and Biological

Original Purpose: To preserve showy stands of the rare  fawn lily. Physical: The reserve is located where Sutton and Millar creeks issue from the Vancouver Island mountains, depositing alluvial materials in a reach of  reduced gradient, 1.5 km upstream from the creek mouth at Cowichan  Lake. Sutton Creek winds through the middle of the reserve.

Guide to Ecological Reserves in BC

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