IBP Criteria checklist for Trial Island ER proposal
Ceska, Pojar, and Roemer submitted this proposal for an Ecological reserve on Trial Island in 1981 See the PDF: Trial Islands Ceska, Pojar and Roemer 1981 survey
Tsitika Provincial Park , Robson Bight Ecological Reserve No. 111.
A report submitted by the Sierra Club of Western Canada in support of their establishment. Includes supporting letters. See the full 38 page PDF: Robson Bight ER_Tsitika River Park Supporting Info Document
Soap Lake Report and Management
FROM BC PARKS: Soap Lake ER 3 PDF FILE Exerpts below: ORIGINAL PURPOSE To conserve an alkaline lake, its associated flora and fauna, and representative ecosystems of the Interior Douglas-Fir Zone COMPOSITION Physical:Soap Lake, about 9 ha in size and located in a shallow valley in the center of the reserve, is very alkaline (pH
Ecological Reserve Proposal #290: Islets off Anthony Island
Trudy Carson provided a description of the islands and the bird species. A species list of macrophytes, and Randy Baker has provided a report on annelids. The uniqueness of this reserve and why it was an IBP Area, is that they are a small group of islets with different habitats ( landform and vegetation) features
Whales at Bay
Article in BC Outdoors by Erich Hoyt. “The bay called Robson Bight is haven for over half B.C.’s orcas. But it’s in danger.” See the 8 page PDF:whales_at_bay
Sea Otter Survey, 1980
Anthea Farr, Alton Harestad and Lindsay Jones surveyed for sea otters off the West Coast of Vancouver Island from 14th to the 18th ofJuly , 1980 See complete PDF : sea_otter_survey_1980
The Race Rocks Marine Ecological Reserve 1980
Johan Ashuvud and Garry Fletcher submitted this article to Diver magazine , 1980. “how does one ensure for future divers in B.C. the preservation of the ubnique underwater life? One approach is to involve concerned divers in their own local diving areas in projects aimed at ecological awareness and conservation”…..
Queen Charlotte Islands Herbarium
## sites on Haida Gwaii were sampled by Mary Morris and Sheila Douglas as part of a natural history Project conducted by the Queen Charlotte Islands Museum for its herbarium. See this PDF file for the complete species list.qci_herbariumqci_herbarium
Parental Feeding in the red-Throated loon Gavia Stellata on the QCI
T.E. Reimchen and Sheila Douglas report on the study methods on loons which forage in the ocean and yet feed o their young in inland lakes. See full PDF:parental_feeding_in_the_red-throated_loon_on_qci
Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park Master Plan, June 1980
A report of the planning and Design branch of Ministry of Lands Parks and Housing, BC spatsizi_plateau_park_master_plan
Overview Ilgachuz Range To preserve extensive and diverse alpine-subalpine ecosystems in an isolated massif of volcanic origin
Original Purpose: To preserve extensive and diverse alpine-subalpine ecosystems in an isolated massif of volcanic origin Physical: The Ilgachuz Range is one of three distinct mountain masses which lie within the confines of the Fraser Plateau in the Anahim Lake area. All were formed by shield volcanoes of Miocene age which built up dome-like piles
Lac du Bois Crown land Plan
wildlife management area above Kamloops Lake Waterfowl management, research Area, Includes maps. lac_du_bois_dewdrop_crown_land_plan Photo by Garry Fletcher ( ducks unlimited!!)
Field’s Lease ER #33 Maps
Two maps adapted from the BC Parks Website
Oribatid Mites ( Acari: orbatida) of Hayne’s Lease ER
Valerie M. Behan-Pelletier of Biosystematics Research Centre , Agriculture Canada, Ottawa did this research in the 1980s. Oribatida are a quantitatively important component of most soils. They affect litter decomposition by feeding on and dispersing fungi, and by stimulating senescent fungal colonies through grazing. See the PDF: oribatid_mites_of_haynes_lease It notes that two generas were found