Portage Brule Rapids Ecological Reserve and Protected Area Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan

Primary Role The primary role of the Portage Brule Rapids Ecological Reserve (ER), located downstream of the junction of the Coal and Liard rivers along the Alaska Highway, is to protect unique hotsprings with unusual vegetation and a forest community of different ages that has developed on alluvial terraces along the river bank. The hot

Portage Brule Rapids Ecological Reserve Overview: Biological and Physical

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect unique hot spring, river bank, and forest environments along the Liard River Physical:Located between the Alaska highway and the Liard River, immediately east of the Coal River, the reserve faces Portage Brule Rapids, a series of rapids of the Liard River stretching over more than 2 kilometres. Several hot and warm