55 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Cardiff Mountain Photos by Anna Roberts

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Anna served as warden for this reserve from the late 70’s until 2010. She has contributed a number of photos, which are added here.

Cardiff Mountain ER #55 Map

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This map is adapted from theBC Parks website

Cardiff Mountain ER #55 Location Map

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Cardiff Mountain Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement

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Special Feature: Very good example of symmetrical, vertical columnar basalt capped with fractured basalt. Notes suggest best example in B.C. Unique biogeoclimatic relationship involves a small fern found in rocky crevices which has adapted from the cool, moist shady environment to an open, dry, windy and hostile environment. A small, clear, shallow lake with an

Cardiff Mountain ER #55 Overview 2

20AprilGarry Fletcher55, Reports, Species Listbirdfoot buttercup, fern population, ferns, Potentilla ovina var. ovina, Ranunculus pedatifidus, sheep cinquefoil, Woodsia

Original Purpose:To protect a site having outstanding basalt columns and associated flora Physical: This reserve is mostly noteworthy for its symmetrical, vertical columns of basalt, reputed to be the finest examples in the province. These are exposed on the northwest side of Cardiff Mountain, which is situated in the center of the reserve. Though rising

Guide to Ecological Reserves in BC

15NovemberGarry Fletcher1, 10, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 11, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 12, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 13, 130, 131, 132, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 3, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 4, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 5, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 6, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 7, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 8, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 9, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, History, Reports

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

Cardiff Mountain ER #55 Overview 1

19AprilGarry Fletcher55, Geology, Reports, Species ListKinnikinnick, needlegrass, pinegrass soopalallie, rosy pusseytoes, wheatgrass

The reserve is noteworthy for its symmetrical vertical columns of basalt, reputed to be the finest example in British Columbia.

Cardiff Mountain Warden’s report, 1982

25SeptemberGarry Fletcher55, Species List, Warden ReportsArtemesia michauxiana, bald eagle, Calamagrostis rubescens, Carex petastata, Carex richardsonii, mountain bluebird, Phalaris arundinacea, Pinus contorta, ribes oxyacanthoides, Stipa comata, townsends Solitaire, Viburnum edule, Woodsia oregana, yellow-rumped warbler

Artemesia michauxiana photo by Anna Roberts Anna Roberts visits the reserve in September of 1982 , she adds one new species to the J. Pojar species list, Viburnum edule

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