142 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Multiple Fire Crews called to Wildfire at Ecological Reserve North of Ladysmith

9SeptemberGarry Fletcher142, Human Disturbance, News

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/three-fire-departments-called-to-wildfire-at-ecological-reserve-north-of-ladysmith/ North Oyster Fire Department and other crews are at the scene of a wildfire in the Woodley Range Ecological Reserve north of Ladysmith. (Cole Schisler/Ladysmith Chronicle) Multiple fire crews called to wildfire at ecological reserve north of Ladysmith The fire is now under control NANAIMO NEWS STAFF Sep. 8, 2020 3:50 Crews from multiple

The Log, 2017 Autumn/Winter Newsletter

4FebruaryFred Beinhauer109, 128, 132, 135, 136, 141, 142, 24, Newsletters, Reports

The 2017 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Click here to open the 2017 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Minister of Environment & FER Meeting Tranquille ER ER Wardens’ Summaries: .Trial Islands ER .Baeria Rocks ER .Galiano Island ER .Checleset Bay ER .Bowser ER .San Juan Estuary ER .Comox Lake Bluffs ER .Woodley Range ER Pacific Reef and

Woodley Range ER on Google Earth

13MarchGarry Fletcher142, Maps

This image was adapted from Google Earth.. red dots approximate the borders.

Woodley Range Field trip Photos May 2011

12MayGarry Fletcher142, Field Trips, Photos, Rare Species, Species ListFoER

In May 2011, The Friends of Ecological reserve Board members went to visit Woodley Range, under the guidance of Warden Gary Backlund. These are some of the images Board member Garry Fletcher took on that trip.

A Visit to Woodley Range ER

8MayGarry Fletcher142, Field Trips, Photos, Species List

From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2011 By Wynne Miles On Sunday, May 8th, seven Friends of Ecological Reserves Board members and two guests drove to the outskirts of Ladysmith on Vancouver Island to meet Gary Backlund and tour Woodley Range Ecological Reserve. Gary, along with his daughter Katherine are the ER

Woodley Range Warden’s Report 2000

15JanuaryGarry Fletcher142, Rare Species, Warden ReportsLotus formosissimus

Gary and Katherine Backlund submitted this warden’s report in January 2001 See the PDF at: 2000 ER Warden Report_Woodley Range

Haley Lake and surrounding ERs location map

13MarchGarry Fletcher113, 117, 142, Maps

These maps are adapted from the BC Parks website;

Mid-Island Ecological Reserve relative locations

15FebruaryGarry Fletcher128, 139, 142, 151, 17, 18, Maps

This map is adapted from the BC Parks website

Woodley Range ER#142 and Yellowpoint Bog ER # 139 Location Map

15FebruaryGarry Fletcher139, 142, Maps

These maps are adapted from the BC Parks website.

Woodley Range ER#142 Map

15FebruaryGarry Fletcher142, Maps

This map is derived from the BC Parks website;

COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Bog Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus pinnatus in Canada

16JulyGarry Fletcher142, Rare Species, Reports, Species Listbog bird's-foot trefoil, COSEWIC, lotus pinnatus

Endangered–2004 Bog Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus pinnatus Lotus pinnatus (bog bird’sfoot trefoil) is a lowgrowing, multistemmed perennial herb with compound, pinnate leaves. The pealike, yellow and creamcoloured flowers are borne at the end of a long stalk arising from the angle between the stem and leaf stalk. It is distinguished from other Lotus species by its

Woodley Range Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement August 2003

15AugustGarry Fletcher142, Management, Reports

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. Access to the

Woodley Range Plant Survey 2001

9MayGarry Fletcher142, Species List

The Arrowsmith Naturalists produced this report from a field trip made in 2001 2001 Woodley Range flower survey

Woodley Range Ecological reserve Plant Survey

11MayGarry Fletcher142, Rare Species, Species List

Plant Species list by Kent Anders after a field trip by the Sierra Club to Woodley Range See the PDF here: Woodley Range ER 2000 Plant survey

Woodley Range ER # 142 Overview: Physical and Biological

15FebruaryGarry Fletcher142, Invasive Species, Rare Species, Reports, Species ListBig-eared Bat, bog bird’s-foot trefoi, dune bentgrass, green-sheathed sedge, Howell’s violet, Keen’s Long- eared Myotis, Nuttall’s quillwort, slim-leaf onion, Turkey Vulture, white-top aster

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect exceptional plant species richness and sensitive meadow and woodland ecosystems developed on cretaceous sandstones. Physical: Woodley Range is a prominent NW-SE-oriented ridge with a steep escarpment to the southwest, facing the head of Ladysmith Harbour, and more gentle, smooth slopes towards the northeast. The reserve is located on the moderate NE-facing