“Flight speeds of 7 bird species , the tree swallow, mountain bluebird, white-throated Swift, European Starling, Black Tern, Pigeon Guillemot, and Red-necked grebe were recorded using a Doppler Radar handgun . Morphological measurements were also made on some species and were used along with literature values , to construct curves of estimated total power required
ER #84 Warden Art Carson has provided the following photos from a field trip in 1989:
TheRobson Bight Preservation Committee of the island Econauts Society did this report for DFO in 1980 See the 70 page PDF:inventory_of_salmonid_and_marine_resources
Robin Baird and Pam Stacey published this paper in the Canadian Field-Naturalist , 1989. Observations on the reactions of California Sea Lions ( Zalophu californianus, and Steller Sea Lions ( Eumetopias jubatus) to the presence of foraging transient Killer Whales ( Orcinus orca) were made on theree occasions.
Malcom Martin of the North okanagan Naturalist Club, Vernon, lists a number of additions to the list of vascular plants made during visits in 1989 including one new record for BC. Additionally the two survey transects established in 1984 were resurveyed on their 5 year anniversary. See the complete PDF: martin_1989_addendum_2_mara_meadows_er Yellow lady’s Slipper Cypripedium
Biogeographical study of the Phantom Orchid in BC Leading to the preparation of a COSEWIC report. research_proposal_for_cephalanthera_autinae
A letter from the Pender Harbour and District Wildlife Society to Dr. Louise Goulet , then Ecological reserves Coordinator. It describes the recent field trips made by the group and request for Collection Permit to be extended. . and has a species list – birds and mammals attached. John Field author. letter_to_er_coordinator_lgoulet
Terrence Lewis reported on the vulnerability of the ER to windfall on the southwestern boundary. Climatology and soil structure are discussed See the 42 page pdf: sw_boundary_potential_impacts
After passage of 11 years from the original proposal by the North Okanagan Naturalist’s Club, Cougar Canyon was finally granted ER status in November, 1981 443 ha 10km south of Vernon running in a south-westerly direction almost to the south end of Kalamalka Lake. Malcolm Martin did this report in 1984 and 1989 Vegetation ,
members of Millenia Research of Sidney, BC “contracted to research the Indian History of the Robson Bight area.” Culturally modified yellow cedar trees were the main object of investigation in 14 transects , and five prehistoric sites were found. See the 146 page PDF: robson_bight_archaeological_resource_inventory
Andrew Bryant’s year end report on field studies, Nov 1 1988 See PDF: genetic_variability_and_minimum_viable_pop_in_vi_marmot
Pellaea glabella photo by Anna Roberts, 1976
Blood, MacAskie and Low submitted this very thorough 92 page report to the ER program, Ministry of Parks. Physical and Biotic features are dealt with as are management problems . See the full PDF:1988_background_report
Rick Howle did this survey in 1988: See the 1 page PDF: Race Rocks 1988 Bird Surveys.
Derek Thorkelson report in Geological Survey of Canada, 1988 See the PDF:jurassic_and_triassic_volcanic_and_sedmientary_rocks_in_spatsizi
Jane Watson submitted this report to Dr. Louise Goulet of Ecological reserves on the work conducted in 1987 and 1988 examining the community biology of sea otters in Checlesset Bay. PDF : sea_otter_community_ecology
Hans Roemer and John Pinder-Moss established a series of vegetation and trail plots selected to be representative of the plant cover and soils that occur. Vegetation cover/abundance estimates are according to the Braun-Blanquet scale. See the full 77 page PDF… B&W photos of all plots established, and species lists: er_baseline_study_1988.pdf
