Bowen Island Photo
This photo was provided by Stephen Hui from his Flickr site
Burnt Cabin Bog Ecological Reserve # 145 warden’s report
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.
Torkelson Lake ER #73 Warden’s report 2012
Ecological Reserve Warden annual report by Rosamund Pojar Torkelsen Lake Ecological Reserve #73 Date of Report: March 20, 2012 We (Jim Pojar and myself) visited the reserve in March 2010 and snow – shoed on the creek along the northern edge of the reserve. The reserve boundaries are all intact as far as we can
Checleset Bay Sea Otter photos
Photos of sea otters by Sherry Kirkvold
A Conversation with Louise Goulet
This interview was videographed by Ray Painchaud at Louise Goulet’s home in Oak Bay Victoria Nov 4th 2011. Mike Fenger (MF) I am here with Louise Goulet who has a long association with Ecological reserves and we want to hear some of the tales from the historical vault and some of Louise’s impressions of the
Vancouver Island North Regional Visitors map
www.vancouverislandnorth.ca See the full version of the map and publication here: visitors map 2012
Skeena River ER #63 photos
Adrian DeGroot has provided these images of the forest growth on the middle bench floodplain ecosystem in the Skeena River Ecological Reserve. Click for full image Mature forest on one of the floodplain islands
Plants and Fungi of ER #74 Pacific Spirit Regional Park 1992- 2012
PLANTS – TERRY TAYLOR, FUNGI –TERRY TAYLOR AND PAUL KROEGER. 1992 – 2012 TREES: Abies grandis Grand fir Acer macrophyllum Bigleaf maple Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut I Alnus rubra Red alder Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Crataegus monogyna European hawthorn I Malus fusca Pacific crabapple Malus cv Apple I Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Prunus avium Sweet
ER #74 Pacific Spirit Regional Park Annual report 2011
ECOLOGICAL RESERVE 74. PACIFIC SPIRIT REGIONAL PARK. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2011. MAY, 2012 Warden Terry Taylor made five visits to the ecological reserve during 2011 – January 9, February 13, April 20, July 5, and October 4. No new incursions into the reserve were seen, but short dog trails continue to go a few metres
Trout Creek Warden Report, March 9, 2012
Warden report by Laurie Rockwell, March 8 2012 it was mild day (4C at 8.30am) with periodic gusts of cold air. Snow cover was from 0-5cm, mostly in sheltered areas. I saw or heard 6 species of expected birds. The only returning migrants were a few robins. 5 plants were in leaf and the Saskatoons
Images of Det San ER #154
Adrian DeGroot, the Ecological reserve Warden for the Det San Ecological Reserve, has sent these images from winter , 2012 in the reserve. He notes that they show the open nature of the SW facing slopes. Click for enlargement.
Update on Gulf Island Marine Park Ecological Reserves,
From : Todd Golumbia, Ecologist Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, March 2012 Since the Park was established, we have undertaken ecosystem mapping of the southern gulf islands including these areas. Both ERs have field plot data for the mapping but it not extracted from the larger data set. We have also done flora surveys on
(Brackendale Eagles Park,) Baynes Island ER (Tantalus Park) Management Plan, 2012
The latest BC Parks Management Plan Baynes Island Ecological Reserve protects the black cottonwood floodplain ecosystem. Recreation is not encouraged on Baynes Island but opportunities for scientific study and research are permitted to enhance scientific knowledge of low elevation coastal floodplain ecology. For the full PDF see: bebit_mp-1 Excerpts of the Plan are provided here:
Fungi of the UBC Endowment Lands
A Gallery of Fungi: Photography by Rosemary Taylor. Identifications by Terry Taylor Click on image for enlargement. All images are copywrite of the author, Rosemary Taylor.
Haley Lake ER #117 Physical/Biological
PHYSICAL: The reserve consists of steep rocky south, east and northeast-facing slopes of a subalpine ridge and the upper parts of associated colluvial slopes. The ridge extends southeastward from Green Mountain in the Nanaimo River drainage. From BC Parks see complete PDF file: haley lake er BIOLOGICAL: Major plant community types in this reserve are
Bednesti Lake ER #86 scenic photos
We are grateful to Kris Benson who has given us permission to publish his images of Bednesti Lake in the gallery below from his Flickr site (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorkb/125036208/) The first image shows tamarack trees which are one of the reasons the reserve was created– See from the Purpose Statement of BC Parks below: Bednesti Lake Ecological
Images of Rose Spit ER by Ron Caves
Many photos are taken in natural areas which have scientific value, almost similar to a baseline study. I found these images on Ron Cave’s Flickr site and he has given us permission to have them included here. Also see the ones in his gallery on Tow Hill