57 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Ranking of Important Protected Areas in BC based on importance as gene conservation reserves in the zone

6FebruaryGarry Fletcher102, 147, 150, 152, 50, 57, 62, 8, 80, Research

In this UBC forestry document , we have extracted the Ecological reserves from the list of Protected Forest Areas in BC . The complete listing is at: http://www.genetics.forestry.ubc.ca/cfcg/proj_cataloguing/status_report/r_pa_rank_bwbs.html BWBS zone Important Protected Areas Protected Areas are ranked based on their importance as gene conservation reserves in the zone and in BC. Ranking is based on

Chickens Neck Mt./ Charlie Cole Creek ER relative location map

6FebruaryGarry Fletcher102, 149, 57, 58, Maps

This satellite image shows the relationship in location between 4 Northern BC Ecological Reserves., near Highway #37. It is adapted from the BC parks website.

Chicken’s Neck Mountain ER Maps , Location

6AprilGarry Fletcher57, MapsDease River

Two maps , topographic and satellite adapted from the BC parks website showing location .

Chicken’s Neck Mountain ER Maps

6AprilGarry Fletcher57, Maps

2 maps of Chicken’s Neck Mountain adapted from BC Parks Management Direction Statement

Chickens Neck Mountain ER 57 Management Direction Statement 2003

7FebruaryGarry Fletcher57, Reports

The provincial government established Chickens Neck Mountain Ecological Reserve (E.R. #57) as an ecological reserve on February 6, 1975 by Order-in- Council #440/75 under the authority of the Ecological Reserve Act. The Protected Areas of British Columbia Act provided legislated status to the ecological reserve boundaries on June 29, 2000. See the full MDS in

Chicken’s Neck Mountain ER 57 Overview, Physical and Biological

6AprilGarry Fletcher57, Reports, Species ListBoreal White and Black Spruce, Juncus albescens, whitish rush

Original Purpose: To preserve an excellent stand of mature spruce-subalpine fir in the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone. Physical: The reserve is within the Stikine Ranges of north-western British Columbia. These mountains have a core of granitic rocks which intrude folded sedimentary and volcanic rocks. The reserve is on relatively steep north-facing slopes in

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

Dease River Deferred Area Study, 1982

6AprilGarry Fletcher57, 58, Maps, Reports

This document outlines the background leading to the designation of the Dease River Deferred Planning Area, the resource values of the study area , and four land status alternatives to manage the resources therein. See the Complete PDF file : bc government 1982 dease_river_deferred_study_area