Jim Borrowman, ER Warden for Michael Bigg, (Robson Bight ) Ecological Reserve

This video is an interview with Jim Borrowman. Jim has, since the 1980’s  been the Ecological reserve warden of Robson Bight . He has through his Ecotour business helped in educating thousands of visitors on the values of the Orca and the rubbing beach areas. See the interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeLEPaueWVw You may access photos

Temporal Spacing of Demolitions to Mitigate Demolition Training Impacts in Military Training Area WQ oc Sea Lions in the Race Rocks E.R. B.C.

LGL  Ltd has done  research for DND  for several years in response to complaints from the public using Race Rocks as a centre for observation. Typical patterns of blasting on Bentinck Island in the past have resulted in disturbance of sea lions at  Race Rocks. See the PDF: http://racerocks.ca/racerock/admin/military/bentinck2089report.pdf

Victoria’s Owl Clover Found on Trial Island

By Marilyn Lambert After a night of howling winds, the day we picked for this year’s Trial Island trip dawned bright, sunny and, most importantly, calm! Our usual trip leaders, Adolf  and Oluna Ceska, weren’t available this day, so we were fortunate to have Trial Island Ecological Reserve warden, Matt Fairbarns share his views on

Development of Scientifically-based Guidelines for Viewing Seabirds

Seabird nest and roost sites are important to maintenance of BC’s biodiversity and many of the important nest colonies are protected in Ecological Reserves and Parks. Disturbance to wildlife is a major issue that park and wildlife managers routinely face, yet information to assess threat is often not available, —-Need to set guidelines based on

Yale Garry Oak ER # 144 Biological and Physical Overview

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect the most easterly isolated stand of Garry oak and associated ecosystem in British Columbia Physical: The reserve consists of a series of rocky outcrops and bluffs that have been cut through by the Canadian National Railway line which separates the upper part of the stand from the more open lower portion.

Checleset Bay ER Sea Otter Research

From:  THE LOG   FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER       AUTUMN 2008 By Jane Watson Dear Friends, This year, with support from the Friends of the Ecological Reserves, we completed our 22nd season, studying sea otter community ecology in Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve. Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve was established in 1981 to protect habitat for a fledgling

Comox Lake Bluffs Species List 2008

 . Flora of the Comox  Lake Bluffs  E.R.   2008  .  .      SPERMATOPHYTES  . AGAVACEAE      Camassia quamash APIACEAE      Daucus pusillus      Lomatium utriculatum APOCYNACEAE      Apocynum androsaemifolium ARACEAE      Lysichiton americanus ASTERACEAE      Achillea millifolium      Adenocaulon bicolor      Anaphalis margaritacea      Antennaria howellii      Cirsium vulgare      Eriophyllum lanatum      Hieracium albiflorum

Pine Tree and Storm Islands from a Kayak

Tom Howell kayaked through the Pine, Tree and Storm Islands of the Duke of Edinburgh Ecological Reserve in 2008. Some of his images from that trip are posted here. His Panoramio site carrying these images with locations on Google map is here: EAST TREE ISLAND STORM ISLAND PINE ISLAND Hover the Cursor on the images