South Coast Ecological Reserves in BC

Vancouver Area( South Coast) Wardens and Parks  staff meeting at the BC Parks office in Surrey. February 18, 2013 February 18, 2013 Fraser Room, South Coast Ministry of Environment office, 2nd floor, 10470 152nd Street, Surrey 1. Welcome and Introductions (Joanna Hirner, Conservation Specialist, BC Parks) BC Parks Update BC Parks Volunteer Program and Volunteer

Bowen Island Ecological Reserve #48 Resource Inventory Data Report

Bowen Island Ecological Reserve #48 Resource Inventory Data Report     Submitted to: Tom Eng, Research and Planning Technician BC Parks     Dr. Don Guthrie Project Supervisor   Submitted by: Leslie Broscomb Corinne Johnstone Jane Wood May 1997 SUMMARY  Ecological reserves are areas of land that have been protected from the consumptive resource use

Bowen Island ER #48 Resource Inventory Data Report 1997

SUMMARY Ecological reserves are areas of land that have been protected from the consumptive resource use under the Ecological Reserves Act.  The Bowen Island Ecological Reserve was established in May 1973 to preserve dry subzone forest ecosystems in the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone at a location convenient for research. The purpose of this study was

Bowen Island ER # 48 Overview: Biological and Physical

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve dry subzone forest ecosystems in the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone at a location convenient for research Physical: The reserve straddles a southwest-northeast trending ridge. Most of its area is on the rolling summit of the ridge above 300 m in elevation but steep slopes occur along the northwest and southeast edges.

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

Douglas Fir Forests

Bowen island ER #48 Management Strategy 1990

File: 6-7-1-188-50 Date: 90-03-01 BOWEN ISLAND ECOLOGICAL RESERVE #48 MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (This statement is intended for use in conjunction with the descriptive text and map pages supplied in the “Guide to Ecological Reserves in British Columbia”). Features Requiring Special Management Consideration: Relatively large area of undisturbed forest (early mature stage) close to Vancouver and universities.