Big Creek ER Location Map
This map has been adapted from the BC Parks website.
This map has been adapted from the BC Parks website.
BC Parks map :
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
Thesis of Andre Mario Breault See the PDF: westwick UBC_1990 .pdf Title: Breeding distribution, habitat selection and factors affecting coloniality in eared grebes in British Columbia Author: Breault, Andre Mario Degree Master of Science – MSc Program Zoology Copyright Date: 1990 Subject Keywords Grebes; Birds — Breeding; Birds — Habitat Abstract: In this study, I
Anna Roberts reports that fencing was completed, and 428 Canada geese and 6 Tundra Swans were resting on the lake in October.
Letter from ER office to Ordell Steen on Vegetation Status in Westwick Lake.
Notes on irrigation pipes withdrawing water.
This report from warden Anna Roberts concerns a grass fire that spread through the southern part of the reserve, and relations with local land owners.
Anna Roberts reports on a high density of water birds on Westwick lake
G.G. E Scudder published this paper in Hydrobiologica, Vol 105,Number 1 (1983)
Anna Roberts reports:
This is one from the original ER information publication.
“Westwick lake is the Type locality ” of many insects studied by Scudder and his students”
Anna Roberts wrote this letter to Lynne Milnes in the Ecological reserves Unit in 1981 . In it she comments on the lichens of Cardiff mountain.
Anna Roberts checked the reserve several time during the year and submitted thius report: roberts_1981_field_observations_westwick_big_creek_doc_english_ers
A.P. Nimmo and G.G.E.Scudder present an annotated checklist of the caddis flies of BC a total of 2148 species is reported from the province. Westwick lake is one of the areas of collection. nimmo_&_scudder_1978_ annotated_checklist_trichoptera_bc
Bristol Foster and Trudy Chatwin provide a bird and mammal list. Also this PDF has a extensive list of Publications on Westwick lake. PDF: carson_&_foster_1978_wildlif_observations_westwick_er