Sunshine Coast group rallies to save Forest with 1,000 Hearts from loggers: Vancouver Sun Randy Shore Publishing date: October 24, 2019 ROBERTS CREEK (Oct. 24, 2019) — Ross Muirhead and Elphinstone Logging Focus are trying to stop the emerging old growth inside a proposed provincial park expansion from being logged. Randy Shore/Postmedia News [PNG Merlin
Eagle Ridge is mentioned in part of this report: Phase 1 Report: Watershed Character and Condition Cowichan Station Area Association Prepared by: Heather Pritchard, RPF Emily Doyle-Yamaguchi, FIT Dr. Martin Carver, PGeo/PEng, PAg Carol Luttmer, MSc September 30, 2019 See the PDF here: EBAKoksilah_Phase1_Final_Sept2019 Introduction The approximately 30,000-hectare Koksilah River watershed is a place of
Warden Report Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve, ER #108 by Harold Sellers ER Warden: Denis Seymour (deceased), Roseanne Van Ee (long term disability), Val Buchanan (moved away), Harold Sellers Volunteer hours logged in 2019 : 5 hrs Visits : 1 Mileage : 26 km First Visit of the Year: 11 July 2019 On this date I joined three BC Parks rangers and
From: Pacific Wild https://pacificwild.org/let-the-trees-grow-old/ This article on the pacific Wild website presents excellent photos and a compelling story of the value of old growth forests. “a visit to the rare old-growth fir forests of vancouver island Old growth forest on Vancouver Island has reached almost mythical status. The swaths of clearcuts and second growth monocultures
COSEWIC assessment summary Assessment summary – May 2019 https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/vancouver-island-marmot-2019.html Common name: Vancouver Island Marmot Scientific name: Marmota vancouverensis Status: Endangered Reason for designation: This endemic species is found only on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Since the last assessment in 2008, the species has demonstrated a rapid population increase and then a subsequent decline; there are currently
Excellent photos at the end! Thanks Bev and Bill ER #76, Fraser River Islands – April 29, 2019 By Ecoreserve wardens Bill & Bev Ramey Sunshine, 14o to 18o C, strong winds in afternoon Launch kayak and canoe from Nicomen Island at 10:00 am, return 6:00 pm Walking and paddling distance about 16 km Water
Our work as Intervenors in the NEB Reconsideration hearings resulted in being acknowledged at least , but when the political decision was already made, we could not make much of an impact. The following page numbers denote where our submissions were recognized: 408, 410, 448, 478, 482, 498, 518, 534, 613 and 622. See The
The 2018 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available from this website. Just click below. Click here to open the 2018 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Year in Review FER Opening Statement for the NEB Reconsideration Review Ospika Cones ER Field Trip Report Sikanni Chief River ER Field Trip Report To see a complete list of all “The
The 2018 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available from this website. Just click below. Click here to open the 2018 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: President’s Report Spilling the Facts on Dilbit Elephant Seal Pups Born on Race Rocks To see a complete list of all “The Log” Newsletters, please visit the Newsletter Archive.
https://mushroomobserver.org/species_list/show_species_list/1297 Adolph and Oluna Ceska have submitted this species list to mushroomobserver.org . Photographs such as the following and details are included
FROM Information Bulletin :https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2017-2021/2018IRR0065-001914.htm BACKGROUNDER For Immediate Release 2018IRR0065-001914 Oct. 3, 2018 Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation B.C.-Blueberry River First Nations adjournment agreement As an outcome of productive negotiations, B.C. and Blueberry River First Nations have reached an agreement that adjourns litigation until April 29, 2019, and outlines a path to address Blueberry River’s
At the May 16 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Ecological Reserves a panel of four speakers presented their analysis of the Problems of the Kinder Morgan Trans-Mountain Pipeline Expansion program. https://youtu.be/XB1mfWrgH_c This Link provides the images from a presentation by Stafford Reid on Understanding Risks in the Marine Environment on shores of
CONSTITUTION OF THE FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES SOCIETY ARTICLES: 1. The name of the Society is “F.E.R.” Friends of Ecological Reserves Society” (hereinafter referred to as the “Society”). 2. The purposes of the Society are: (a)To promote the establishment, management, and maintenance of Ecological Reserves in British Columbia, including the acquisition of land for Ecological
Also see Observations created by Oluna and Adolf Ceska From Adolf Ceska’s Facebook pages:
As of 2021, the type of protected area for Eagle heights ( Ridge) has not been determined. It is included here as a proposed Ecological reserve because of the sensitive nature of the ecosystem. From The Cowichan Valley Citizen, May3, 2018 by Lexi Bainas Premier John Horgan, Environment Minister George Heyman, and Cowichan Valley MLA
The following is taken from the TIMES COLONIST: by Katie DeRosa , May 4, 2018 NOTE: This area was in the past proposed as an Ecological Reserve. We are adding it here to our list of Proposed Reserved The B.C. government has purchased 190 hectares of ecologically sensitive land from private owners, including a large
See a compilation of the panel presentations at https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/2018/07/30/agm-panel-discussion-on-kinder-morgan-pipeline/ See a compilation of the panel presentations at https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/2018/07/30/agm-panel-discussion-on-kinder-morgan-pipeline/