Prepared by Judy Millar and Crystal Klym–16 pages 2.0 invasive plant program background ESD, Okanogan region manages 330,791 ha of protected lands. Diverse ecosystems thrive within these lands and include sensitive grasslands, fertile riparian areas, fragile alpine meadows and productive forests these ecosystems, which provide critical habitat for many of British Columbia’s rare and
Adapted from the BC Parks website.
Original Purpose: To retain representative subalpine parkland in a transition area between dry and wet interior climates. Physical: The reserve is situated on the rolling crest of the Hunters Range. This range, within the Shuswap Highland, is bounded on the north by Eagle River, east by Wap Creek and Mabel Lake, and south and west
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
Malcolm Martin did this extensive report on the reserve, including maps, photos and species list See: PDF: report_of_1987_survey
From the 1987 report by Malcom Martin excellent hand drawn maps of vegetation distribution and color photos of the reserve. PDF : Kingfisher Creek Photos & Maps
Lynne Milnes and Peter Legg listed vegetation and several birds in 1982:
