Recovery Strategy for the Misty Lake Sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Canada Descended from the marine Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), parapatric (meaning species living adjacent to each other) lake-stream stickleback species are of considerable scientific interest and value due to their recent and unique evolutionary history. Although they live in contiguous geographic ranges, they interbreed relatively
Excellent photos at the end: ER #76, Fraser River Islands – April 24, 2018 Sunshine, 18o to 28o C, unseasonably warm weather, calm Launch kayaks at 11:00 am, return 6:30 pm Walking distance – 12 km, Water level at Mission: 1.5 metres to 2.2 metres; Water level at Hope: 4.5 metres Participants: Bill and Bev
The 2017 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Click here to open the 2017 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Minister of Environment & FER Meeting Tranquille ER ER Wardens’ Summaries: .Trial Islands ER .Baeria Rocks ER .Galiano Island ER .Checleset Bay ER .Bowser ER .San Juan Estuary ER .Comox Lake Bluffs ER .Woodley Range ER Pacific Reef and
Ecological Reserve Warden 2017 Annual Report. Bowser ER January 25 th 2018 Wardens : Bill Image, Gerry Van der Wolf. Peter Spodzieja Volunteer hours logged in 2017 : 200. Visits : 14. Mileage : 1000 kms. Summary of activities. January 3 rd and 26th Made an approx. 6 km hike from FSR gate west to
Ron Long has assembled this report on field research that illustrates the unique biodiversity of Pink Mountain. This is an area that the Friends of Ecological Reserve considers to have the ideal characteristics to be designated as an Ecological Reserve. See this 11 Mg pdf: Pink Mountain report here: Pink Mountain See this 11
Ecological Reserve #130 Warden’s Annual Report 2017 ER Name: Mahoney Lake Warden: Kathryn McCourt Report Date: December 5, 2017 February 11: 2:00 PM, +1, light SE breeze, light cloud, sun visible. Lake covered in snow except around edges and a streak of open water down the centre. No visible garbage at pullouts. Birds: Pygmy Nuthatch.
ER #76, Fraser River Islands – October 8, 2017 Sunshine, 14o to 18o C Launch kayaks at 10:30 am, return 6:00 pm Walking distance – 13 km, Water level at Mission: 0.1 metres to 1.5 metres; Water level at Hope: 3.64 metres Participants: Bill and Bev Ramey The water level was even lower than last
The 2017 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available. Click here to open the 2017 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: President’s Annual Report Invasive Species & Ecological Reserves Laurie Rockwell Will be Missed FER Attended IMBD & BioBlitz Klanawa River ER Visited To see a complete list of all “The Log” Newsletters, please visit the Newsletter Archive.
Trout Creek Ecological Reserve Warden’s Report August , 2017 by Keegan Hoffman I visited the ecological reserve on Wednesday, August 2nd. The temperature at 11:20am was 28 degrees Celsius with a pleasant breeze. Unfortunately, smoke from the wildfires blanketed the Okanagan Valley. The ER was extremely dry as there had been no measurable rainfall since
Often when we visit special ecological areas our observations are restricted to a limited view. In 2021 Along with Jamie Frith, I visited six diverse Ecological Reserves with the goal of revealing some of their special features from a distant viewpoint as well as a close up one. Under a special permit from BC Parks,
We are pleased to welcome Keegan Hoffman as the new assistant warden for Trout Creek ER . July 7, 2017 I arrived at the ecological reserve at 5:30pm. The temperature was an intense 33 degrees Celsius and partly cloudy with a light breeze. During my 2.5hr visit the wind steadily increased and eventually brought smoke
Zoe Blunt has submitted several videos of Animals present in the Ecological reserve and a list of Animals she has observed on the reserve. Mammal species in SJR ER Little brown bat Red squirrel Least weasel American mink American marten River otter Raccoon Black tailed deer Harbour seal Stellar sea lion Black bear Roosevelt elk
On Saturday, June 10, 4 members of the Board of Friends of Ecological reserves and a guest went out to this reserve to inspect it and to check on its integrity. We were surprized by the pristine nature of the reserve and were able to easily find the rare redwood sorrel, which is not in
Apr 17, 2017 by : Linda Kennedy Volunteer Warden Campbell Brown Ecological Reserve In 2015, we saw very few snakes despite monitoring the dens in the Spring and the Fall. Last year’s 2016 Spring capture and marking program was also very disappointing. Only 29 snakes observed – 25 rattlesnakes and 4 blue racers total in
See excellent photos after the warden’s report ER #76, Fraser River Islands – March 31, 2017 High cloud, 11o to 12o C Launch kayaks at 11:00 am, return 8:00 pm Walking distance – 13 kilometres, with loops around upper and lower islands Water level at Mission: 0.8 metres to 2.0 metres Water level at Hope:
Kathryn McCourt, the ER warden for Mahoney lake has provided this Obituary Sadly, G.Fletcher’s profile of Laurie Rockwell, “An Exemplary Ecological Reserve Warden,” published in “The Log, Autumn/Winter 2014”, requires an update. In February 2017, after twenty-five years of service as an Ecological Reserve warden, Laurie stepped down from the position because of deteriorating health.
The 2016 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Click here to open the 2016 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: What Lies Below at Baeria Rocks Ecological Reserve? Campbell Brown ER Det San ER Kinder Morgan Pipeline Project Needs Additional Conditions Biological Diversity Why is it Important? To see a complete list of all “The Log”
Appendix A: Ecological Reserve Warden Annual Report ER Name: Trout Creek Ecological Reserve # 7 Report Date: January 2016 Warden Name: Laurie Rockwell Number of volunteer hours logged during the past year: only 15 due to a knee injury. Possible Topics to Include: see my monthly reports to Parks, MOE, Penticton. • Toured the reserve
ER Warden Laurie Rockwell submitted this report for his last visit to the reserve this year: It was mild at 8c for my last tour of the year under a partly overcast sky(some mist), but some sunshine. As expected,I saw only 5 species of forest birds, but I was pleasantly surpsrised to get good looks
On 10/9/2016 4:28 PM, Ecological Reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell wrote: mild at 9c with little wind, and overcast sky and some sunshine. Needless to say it was very quiet. I heard 6 species of forest birds, except for one migrating Ruby-crowned Kinglet( Regulus calendula), more of a deciduous,riparian specialist. there were no insects and only