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
The Concept for Interpretation of the Skagit Valley Recreation Area PART 2
Michael Easton and staff reported to Tom Lee, Director of parks branch in 1975 Ross lake region, Whitworth meadow region Silvertip Campsite region, upper Skagit and Klesilkwa Bluffs See complete pdf: concept_for_interpretation_of_skagit_valley_recreation
An Interpretation Assessment of Kalamalka Lake Park
Rob Cannings in October, 1975 Appendix 3 has a preliminary List of the Vascular Plants of the Cosens Bay and Deep Lake Area including Cougar Canyon and the ridges East of Kalamalka Lake . 432 Species) Also has detailed meteorlogical information. See the complete PDF: cannings 1975 interpretation assessment of kalamalka lake park Picture by
Vegetation Thesis on Tranquille #29, and Trout Creek #7 ERs
A vegetation Description ot two Ecological reserves in Interior BC by Shirley Dale Lamour. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Dept of Botany (PDF) 125 pages. 1975 ( Tranquille and Trout Creek) Vegetation Thesis(1)
Spatsizi Report including Gladys lake ER
“The ecological reserve is a good calving ground for caribou” Rod Karswell, 1975 includes letter from W.G Hazlewood includes report from Rosemary Fox See the 104 page PDF : carswell_1975_wildlife_inventory_gladys_lake_er
Sand Dunes on the (Queen Charlotte Islands) Haida Gwaii
PDF file: A survey by Trudy Carson. Sand Dunes(1)
Major Ecosytems Map by Victor Krajina, 1975
From the IBP report: Victor Krajina describes the major ecosystems in the UBC Endowment lands. See 6 page PDF: Krajina_ubcel-er-site-map-legend
A Volunteer Field Warden Program for Ecological reserves
Anna Roberts wrote this letter for the Naturalist newsletter. The warden program was set up in ;later years. She mentions the building of a fence on the reserve with other volunteers. The date is estimated.