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
Lower Mainland Ecological Reserve Warden Concerns – for discussion with BC Parks staff (compiled by Bev Ramey for October 7, 2011 Field Trip) ER #21 Skagit River Forest and ER #22 Ross Lake Warden John Riley not much human impacts on these two reserves see comment re communication with BC Parks under Reserve #89 BC
This map view shows the four Skagit River area Ecological Reserves all within the Skagit Valley Provincial Park. Note Ross lake on the border of British Columbia and the US. Adapted from BC Parks Ecological reserves part of website.
The photos on this page are from The Skagit Ecological Reserves. #89, #21 and #106
This map is adapted from the BC Parks website:
These maps are adapted from the BC parks website:
These maps are adapted from the BC parks website;
PHYSICAL: The reserve is on the floodplain of the Skagit River , a relatively small, fast-flowing river with a gradient of about six m/km. The northeast-southwest trending valley, located in the Hozameen Ranges of the Cascade Mountains, is bounded by slopes of about 30o which rise to peaks of 2100-2500 m. The valley is relatively
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To maintain stands of alluvial black cottonwoods for purposes of hybridization and stock improvement. Physical: The reserve river with a gradient of about six m/km. The northeast-southwest trending valley, located in the Hozameen Ranges of the Cascade Mountains, is bounded by slopes of about 30o which rise to peaks of 2100-2500 m. The
unauthorized fire in the reserve
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
Part 1 of the Interpretation Assessment report for the Skagit Valley Rec. Area Physiography, Bedrock Geology, Surfield Geology, glaciation, Flora, vertebrate species. Includes several maps See the complete version of the PDF: natural_feature_analysis_of_skagit_valley_recreation_interpretation_assessment_report
Ingram, G.B. June,1981. The Executive summary and index only are included in this PDF. The details of the Book it is from are below: See the PDF contaning the Executive Summary: ingram-1981-fragments-management-protection-and-restoration-proposals-for-thirteen-ecological-reserves-in-british-columbia Bibliographic information Title Fragments: Management, Protection, and Restoration Proposals for Thirteen Ecological Reserves in British Columbia, Canada Author G. Brent Ingram Contributor British
A detailed 33 page report with map of Plants, Mammals and Birds of the Skagit Valley Area. an excerpt of the report by M. Easton done in November , 1975 ( Easton, M 1975 Natural Feature Analysis of the Skagit Valley Recreation Area. part 1 Parks Branch-)- See the PDF: natural_feature_anaylsis
Michael Easton and staff reported to Tom Lee, Director of parks branch in 1975 Ross lake region, Whitworth meadow region Silvertip Campsite region, upper Skagit and Klesilkwa Bluffs See complete pdf: concept_for_interpretation_of_skagit_valley_recreation
The Skagit Valley Study group submitted this report in 1971 See PDF: future_of_the_skagit_valley