Marine Ecological Reserves : Their Future in an Oil-Spill disaster. G. Fletcher

The threat of a disastrous oil spill that would devastate some  marine ecological reserves in BC is looming ever larger.  Proposals for two separate sets of Pipelines to the Coast of British Columbia and the ensuing transport of diluted tar-sands bitumen ( dilbit) by giant tankers are now being considered by our governments. The first

ERs in the Path of the Proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Tanker Route.

This map shows the route of the tankers that would go through Hecate Strait, right past three important Ecological Reserves if the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline is allowed to be built by the Canadian  and British Columbia Governments. Dewdney and Glide Islands ER #25 Moore/McKenny/Whitmore,Islands, ER # 23 and the Byers /Conroy Harvey/Sinnet Islands ER#103

Management Direction Statement for Dewdney and Glide

Introduction Purpose of the Management Direction Statement Management direction statements (MDS) provide strategic management direction for protected areas that do not have an approved management plan. Management direction statements also describe protected area values, management issues and concerns; a management strategy focused on immediate priority objectives and strategies; and, direction statements from other planning processes.

Dewdney and Glide Islands Ecological Reserve Overview:

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To provide a research area containing extensive bog and fen ecosystems representative of outer islands along the northern mainland coast. Physical:  Most of the reserve is made up by low-lying Dewdney Island, the southernmost of the Estevan Group, which at low tide is connected to Barnard Island on the north. Many small islands,

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

Bog and Forest Ecosystems near Prince Rupert, BC

This reference is included since it details some of the unique characteristics of the blanket-bog ecosystem such as that which exists in the Dewdney Glide Ecological reserve. The full thesis of Allen Banner may be found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/23880 A classification of the bog and forest ecosystems along four topographic transects near Prince Rupert, British Columbia