Laas Parnell, a student from Haida Gwaii who attended Lester Pearson College in 2012-2014. She spent the summer in 2014 on a boat 7 hours a day in the ocean around Hippa island which is on the outer ocean side of the Vladimir Krajina Ecological reserve. She has sent us these images of this beautiful
ER warden Doug Biffard supplied this map of the area in the ten mile point reserve where plots have been laid out for an Ecological Monitoring program.
From the BC ParKs Management Direction Statement
Alton Valler from Cranbrook, BC has sent a set of pictures taken of the pools at Ram Creek . He indicates ” You may not be aware but this pool was washed out about 2-3 years ago and I have not been back there to see, but I hear its being rebuilt by local volunteers.
From the: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN/WINTER 2014 Update on NEB-Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Project By Mike Fenger and Garry Fletcher In the 2014 Spring/Summer LOG, our editor Louise Beinhauer provided an excellent summary of the Information Requests that Friends of Ecological Reserves provided to Kinder Morgan (KM). This summary is
From the: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN/WINTER 2014 An Exemplary Ecological Reserve Warden By Garry Fletcher Since the Friends of Ecological Reserves (FER) started its new website at www.ecoreserves.bc.ca two years ago, the opportunity has been available for Ecological Reserve (ER) Wardens to submit wardens’ reports and field notes. These reports and
From the: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN/WINTER 2014 Invasive Interruptus By Marilyn Lambert, ER Warden Oak Bay Islands Volunteer Warden, Oak Bay Island Ecological Reserve How would you like to spend a day on a lovely little island in the Salish Sea?” That was the question I posed to a small group
Each year since 1997, Lester Pearson College has facilitated the Christmas Bird Count at Race Rocks . This year we established a new record for the distribution of the Boreal Owl in British Columbia. Below is the account of the event from the Race Rocks website. “December 28, 2014– Val George and myself were picked
The vessel traffic lane in the Strait of Juan de Fuca is very narrow and it lies within 3 to 5 nautical miles of the boundary of Race Rocks Ecological Reserve. The ecoguardians at the Race Rocks Ecological reserve have contributed photos of the local fauna, with marine vessels, including tankers in the background and
Ecological Reserve #76, Fraser River Islands – December 7, 2014 By Ecological Reserve Wardens Bill and Bev Ramey Sunshine, 8 to 10o C, some high thin clouds, cold breeze mid-day blowing downriver. Water level at Mission: 1.8 m to 0.8 m Water level at Hope: 3.8 m Arrive islands 10:30 am; Leave islands 3:40 pm.
Ed note: This page was accessed at http://www.sfu.ca/biology/wildberg/bertram/triangle/trgpubs.html in December 2014. Note some links were not working at that time. Also note the lack of reference to the full title that should be used : “Triangle Island ( Anne Vallee) Ecological Reserve” Papers in Refereed JournalsHipfner, J.M., M.R. Charete and G.S. Blackburn. In press. Subcolony
Records combined 1985-1992 (Anthea Farr, Dan Rempel, and assisted by Ray Gurr), and 2004-Dec 2014 (Bill and Bev Ramey) NOTE: to date observations have not been made in Jan, Feb, or Jul. Birds Records combined 1985-1992 (Anthea Farr, Dan Rempel, and assisted by Ray Gurr), and 2004-Dec 2014 (Bill and Bev Ramey) NOTE: to date
Laurie Rockwell, the Ecological reserve Warden for Trout Creek ER #7 submitted this report to BC Parks. –my last tour for the year was a treat for November: 8c, minimal wind, periodic blue skies and no snow. –I saw or heard 6 species of expected resident forest birds. No migrating geese or cranes flew overhead.
Ecological Reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell reports on his trip to his reserve: ◦ it was an absolutely superb fall day;15c at 8.30,a periodic light breeze, and sunshine flirting for prominence with wispy clouds. ◦ I saw of heard 15 species of birds that were for the most part active and vocal. I was delighted to
A pdf copy of the letter is here: ADM-Lori Halls Letter Victoria BC V8S 4G9 From Mike Fenger September 30th, 2014 Lori Halls, Assistant Deputy Minister Lori.D.Halls@gov.bc.ca BC Parks and Conservation Officer Service Division 5th floor – 2975 Jutland Road, Victoria PO Box 9398 Stn Prov Govt. Victoria, BC V8W 9M9 Dear Lori Halls, I
Ecological reserve Warden laurie Rockwell submitted this report ◦ I was in the reserve for 2 hours early this morning. At 15◦ c, sunny,very quiet and no wind it was a very peaceful experience. ◦ I saw or heard 16 species of birds including the seldom seen Hairy Woodpecker,American Kestrel and Steller’s Jay. I was
Laurie Rockwell, warden for the Ecological reserve reported: ◦ A mild early morning at 17c under and an overcast sky, with enough fire smoke in it to make the sun an orangy-yellow. Light to gusty breezes were periodic. The reserve was very dry. ◦ I saw or heard 13 species of birds,including Pygmy, White and