Spatsizi Research ( Gladys Lake)
This is a report by G.E. Scudder in 1976, suggesting opportunities for research of Stone Sheep and Mountain Goats in the Gladys lake ER. See the PDF (5 pages) spatsizi_research
Drizzle lake Ecological reserve Interim research report 1976
Dr. Tom Reimchen produced this report on work started in the summer of 1975. interim_research_report_1976
Flora and vegetation of Lasqueti Islands Ecological reserve ER (#4)
PDF file: vegetation
Marine Birds of the Sartine Islands Ecological Reserve-1976
The Sartine Islands are located in the Scott Island group on the NW corner of Vancouver Island. This article is from The Murrelet 57(1), 14-16, 1976 See the full PDF: 1975 Pinniped-Seabirds_Sartine Is
Report on Great Chain Island
A ( very rough) report, but one which includes photos which may be useful as baseline information. See Complete PDF:report_on_great_chain_islands_including_oak_bay_islands
Research plan for the Spatsizi Wilderness Park, BC.
G. Scudder and R. Sinclair do this report in 1976 Aims : To obtain an understanding of the functioning of northern ecosystems and to determine the best way of manageing the Spatsizi area. preliminary_working_draft_of_research_plan
Spatsizi plateau Wilderness Prov. park Preserve or Playground?
Management policies to protect the reserve will be critical . The management question is basically one of recreational use. News report of Nov 21 : between 150 and 600 trophy heads have come out tof the Stikine… investigation underway. See the 3 page PDF: spwpp_preserve_or_playground
Spatsizi Wilderness park: Management Policies and Options for the Future
Parks Branch, Tom Lee Director, 1976 See the(15 page) PDF: management_policies_options_for_future
Wilderness Preservation , The Case of the Spatsizi
Irving Fox and Rosemary Fox present a thorough argument for the preservation of Wilderness in Northern BC. Presented at the Macmillan Planetarium. See the 12 page PDF : fox_1976_ wilderness_preservation_case_in_spatsizi
An Annnotated Checklist of the Odonata ( Insecta) of BC
G.G.E.Scudder,R.A.Cannings and K.M.Stuart , UBC present this paper of a complete annotated checklist of the dragonflies (Odonata) of BC See the PDF: scudder_et_al_1976_annotated_checklist_odanata_bc
10 Mile Point ecological survey, 1976
K. Coates and Dr. D. Ellis completed a preliminary littoral habitat survey in the area of ten mile Point in Victoria, April 19,1976; See the second part of this PDF: ellis and coates 1976 13 estuary investigations marine aspects
Cleland Island, Black oystercatcher research by Sarah Groves, 1976
Foraging behaviour of the Black oystercatcher , (Haematopus bachmani) was the topic of the thesis research by Sarah Groves. It also includes a Glaucous-winged Gull nest census of June 1976. See the PDF file: grove_1976_report_summer_research_cleland_island_er Photo of Black Osystercatcher juvenile:
Official Community Plan for Bowen Island
OCP for Bowen Island with a section on environmental concerns. See the PDF file: official_community_plan_bowen_island
Abundance and Movements of killer whales off eastern and southern Vancouver Island with comments on management
Michael Bigg, Ian MacAskie, and Graeme Ellis submitted this preliminary report on individual Orca whale identification , pod movements , population impacts and management. See 47 page PDF: abundance_and_movements_of_killer_whales
Evolution of the Queen Charlotte Stickleback Fish
A Speech by Dr. Tom Reimchen in March 1976 to the Museum Society Se the full PDF: evolution_of_QC_stickleback
The Vertebrate Fauna of Four Ecological Reserves on the Gulf Islands of BC
By Eileen South, Dept of Biology, U Vic, BC Feb 11, 1976 and Catherine Guest See the complete record in PDF file: fauna(8) Photo below : Lynne Milne, Bristol Foster and Hans Roemer at Lasqueti Island
Vegetation, survey, plots and map 1976: Tow Hill ER
Beil 1976 Vegetation plots and map Tow Hill ER
The Megin River – A test case. 1976
Bruce hardy wrote this for the Sierra Club Newsletter.
Notes on some Flora of the Skagit Valley
An exerpt from an annotated report by Michael Easton done in November 1975 Flora of Skagit Valley See also the management statement reference to rare steer’s head (Dicentra uniflora) The images above of Dicentra uniflora were provided by Daniel Mosquin of the UBC Botanical Garden http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/2012/03/
Plants, Animals and Birds of the Skagit Valley Area
A detailed 33 page report with map of Plants, Mammals and Birds of the Skagit Valley Area. an excerpt of the report by M. Easton done in November , 1975 ( Easton, M 1975 Natural Feature Analysis of the Skagit Valley Recreation Area. part 1 Parks Branch-)- See the PDF: natural_feature_anaylsis