On October 11, 2010, Ecological Reserve wardens Roseanne Van Ee and Dennis Seymour took Garry Fletcher, Friends of Ecological Reserves Board member and Niran Lella out to Kalamalka lake Provincial Park to view the Cougar Canyon Reserve from the cliffs on the East end. From the area used as a popular local rock-climbing cliff, we
1.2 Planning Area Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve is located on the west side of Salt Spring Island in the southern Gulf Islands off the east coast of Vancouver Island, about half way between Nanaimo and Victoria. The ecological reserve contains a variety of features including Garry oak meadows, moss covered rocky outcrops and bluffs, species-at-risk,
We visited this reserve with the warden Don Guild on October 10, 2012. Don contacted the resort staff at the bottom of the ski run first and then drove us up what is probably the roughest boulder strewn washed out snow-cat road (without snow) on which I have ever traveled. Also see the Panoramas of
On a recent trip to the Okanagan, ER Warden Don Guild drove Garry Fletcher and Niran Lella to the alpine summit and the forested bottom of the Big White ER. Click on the image twice to see the following panoramas by Niran. From the small clearcut down in the lower valley to the right of
On October 10, 2012, the Browne Lake Ecological Reserve Warden Don Guild drove with Garry Fletcher, Friends of Ecological Reserves Board member and Niran Lella to the Browne lake Ecological Reserve. We went to check on the reserve and its special features. Some infractions were observed in the reserve which will be described later. It
On October 9, Laurie Rockwell, Ecological Reserve warden for Trout Creek ER , joined Garry Fletcher and Niran Lella to guide us through the Trout Creek Ecological Reserve near Summerland. Laurie makes regular visits to the reserve and has excellent cooperation with the local area BC Parks personnel in the management of the reserve. His
On our visit to Mahoney lake ER on October 8, 2012, Kathryn McCourt indicated that she had not seen the lake at such a low level and with such an intense colour before. She sent her archived photos to document the changes: Other images showing colour and water level can be seen on this page.
On October 9, 2012, the Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve Warden Kathryn McCourt met with Garry Fletcher, Friends of Ecological Reserves Board member and Niran Lella to talk about the reserve, its problems and its special features. On October 8, 2012, Niran Lella and Garry Fletcher took the images below while on a trip to the
On October 8, 2012, Niran Lella took the panoramas below while on a trip with Garry Fletcher and the Mahoney lake Ecological Reserve warden Kathryn McCourt . Kathryn commented on the fragility of the lake, a rare meromictic or non-mixing lake which has unique chemical properties. She also pointed out the invasive species in the
On October 8, 2012 myself and Niran Lella visited Hayne’s Lease, the second of 11 Ecological Reserves in the Okanagan visited that week. We were not able to time this visit with the warden Robert Calder since he was away that week. Issues: The reserve looks to be in very good shape, with good signage
On October 8, 2012 myself and Niran Lella visited Field’s Lease, the first of 11 Ecological Reserves in the Okanagan visited that week. We were not able to time this visit with the warden Robert Calder since he was away that week. Issues: The reserve is very small and is surrounded by vineyards to the
On October 8, 2012 myself and Niran Lella visited Hayne’s Lease, the second of 11 Ecological Reserves in the Okanagan visited that week. We were not able to time this visit with the warden Robert Coulter since he was away that week. Issues: The reserve looks to be in very good shape, with good signage
This afternoon I was accompanied by Garry Fletcher and Niran Lella on a tour of the reserve that took us to the ridge overlooking the bowl that forms the heart of the reserve. We then drove to the east, which afforded a view from the lowest elevations back up to the ridge. Big White Ecological
Laurie Rockwell sent this report to his BC Parks Area Supervisor: I toured the TCER with Garry Fletcher from The Friends of Ecological Reserves and a photographer traveling with him, Niran Lella, as they visit reserves in the Okanagan. the weather was great. It got up to about 15 c by the end of our
For many years, as part of their public education service, BC Parks provided a map brochure of BC’s Ecological Reserves (ERs). Since that map went out of print ten years ago there has been a gap in public knowledge and understanding of the role and importance of Ecological Reserves as part of BCs protected areas
The author, Jan Drabek has provided us with the introduction and chapter 15 of his book on Vladimir Krajina . In Chapter 15, he discusses the origin of the Ecological Reserves Program. The book was published in 2012. It is available from Ronsdale Press. Introduction During the war “Krajina” was a just a concept which was
From the Shuswap Tourism Newsletter September 2002 The September Issue of the Shuswap Tourism Industry Newsletter is Dedicated to John Coffee Long time champion of trails and the natural world in the Shuswap, John Coffey, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night after a short, brave battle with cancer. John was a co-founder of the
ER#76 – September 15, 2012 Wardens Report by Ecological Reserve Wardens Bev and Bill Ramey The weather was sunny and hot, with temperatures up to 22 degrees, despite a breeze in the afternoon which cleared away much of the morning haze. The water level at Mission read 1.6 to 0.8 metres (tidal), and at Hope
Laurie Rockwell reports: a very cool 7c at 7.30am with a slight breeze that seemed less noticeable in the sunny spots! it was very quiet for most of my 2hr hike. I saw/heard 13 species of birds, mostly resident species. I was very happy to see a species that I have seldom seen on the
