Visit to Trout Creek ER #7, July 9, 2012 I was in the ER by 5.30am to beat the heat. It was 25C at 7.20 with periods of cloud cover and I was appreciative of periodic breezes! the ER is unusually green for this time of the year; even the Balsamroot has hardly started to
A quick survey of Wikipedia will show some interesting information about the Geology of this Volcanic Area . All images on this page have been adapted from NASA imagery. The Anahim Volcanic Belt is a 600 km (373 mi) long volcanic belt, stretching from just north of Vancouver Island to near Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. The Anahim
On June 10, 2012 This Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris , was photographed off Middle Rocks in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve from a whale watching vessel by Adam Bird. This is the first recorded sighting of sea otters at the reserve. Further information is available at: http://racerocks.ca/racerock/taxalab2/2012/Enhydra_lutris/enhydralutris.htm Since this first sighting, every year a sea
On Sunday June 10, 2012 Mike Robinson, the Lester Pearson College Ecoguardian at Race Rocks, reported in the Race Rocks log on Caspian Terns and provided this picture: He comments: ” I have noticed several (2-6) Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) in the area for a month or so. They have proven very challenging to photograph but
See the Race Rocks taxonomy and Image gallery…. All images have been taken at Race Rocks . Link to the Bird Species List as recorded on iNaturalist and the Race Rocks ER website
unusually cool at 6C at 7am,but no wind to make it colder and lots of welcome sun! I was in the ER for 2 1/2 hours,plus 20 min. walking in/out. I saw or heard 16 species of birds,including my first Sharp-shinned Hawk,the 79th species for the ER. I was happy to hear 5 blue-listed Gray
On May 20, 2012, Members of the Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves went on a field trip with Adolf and Oluna Ceska to the Eagle Ridge area by Koksilah Provincial Park, west of Shawnigan Lake This area has been proposed as an ecological reserve in past years but has been held up by timber
Laurie Rockwell reports: Today I was in the ER for 2.40 hours,plus 30 minutes hiking in and out. the weather was a cool a 6C with a wind that got up to about 20 kph at times. The sun felt quite warm when not hidden by clouds. I saw/heard 15 species of birds,including the 2nd
Anna served as warden for this reserve from the late 70’s until 2010. She has contributed a number of photos, which are added here.
Laurie Rockwell, the Ecological Reserve Warden for Trout Creek provides this report on his latest visit to the reserve. I was in the park for 2 hours this morning. It was cool at 5C,but with little wind and periods of sunshine. I saw or heard 10 species of birds including many singing Cassin’s Finches,my first
This photo of the red algae Fauchea lacineata from subtidal Baeria Rocks is used with the permission of the marine science student Andrew McCurdy. I must say it is one of the best pictures of this algae I have seen. This is the true colour when viewed by a diver underwater . It becomes a
Art Carson provided these images of plants in the Bednesti Lake Ecological Reserve, W. of Prince George BC June 1991
Art Carson provided these images of plants in the Sunbeam Creek reserve.
Art Carson provided these scenery images from the Sunbeam Creek Ecological Reserve
Abstract: Sponges, bivalves, and tunicates play an important role in the trophic dynamics of many benthic communities. However, direct in situ measurements of their diet composition, filtration, and excretion rates are lacking for most species, and knowledge of these rates is based mostly on indirect, in vitro measurements. This paper presents and evaluates an in
In 2012, the Race Rocks Friends of Ecological reserves field trip will be on Saturday May 12, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (NOTE DATE CHANGE) Departing from Lester Pearson College docks. 10:00 AM Contact by the ecological reserves e-mail address Cost: Members; $15.00 Non-members $30.00 Friends of Ecological Reserves archival photo September, 1981?
This photo was provided by Stephen Hui from his Flickr site
Burnt Cabin Bog Ecological Reserve # 145 Date of Report: March 20, 2012 Warden: Rosamund Pojar On October 15, 2011, I accompanied Scott McMillan and Alyson Brda (BC Parks staff) on a visit to the Canyon Creek (Burnt Cabin Bog) Ecological Reserve. We approached the reserve from the southern end via the Dome Mountain Road.