Frazer River Ecological Reserve #76 Wardens Report Oct 2026
ER #76 Fraser River 2026, September 19 & 20 with photos compressed
The Log, 2024-25 Autumn/Winter Newsletter
The 2024-25 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2024-25 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: FER President’s Page Hia’s/Triangle Island: B.C.’s Largest Seabird Colony Increased Numbers of Orcas and Salmon near Alert Bay Trespass in the Clayhurst Ecological Reserve Bowser Ecological Reserve Warden’s Report FER Joins BC
Mt Sabine Ecological Reserve Annual Report 2022
ER#19MtSabine2022AnnualReport This report includes: Mt Sabine ER Location Description and Ecological Significance Timeline of Warden Activities Observations Sept 10 2022 Natural history observations Issues: unmarked boundaries Issues : Access and effects on vegetation Recommendations Plans for 2023 Travel and Volunteer hours Thanks to BC Parks see the full report pdf: ER#19MtSabine2022AnnualReport
Columbia lake Report Sept. 2023
See the Pdf: Columbia Lake ER Warden Trip Sept 10, 2022 Final Report Purpose and Objectives for This Site Visit Purpose: Collaborate and learn about the Columbia Lake ER and its values from one another. Objectives: Locate the Columbia Lake ER (UTM coordinates); Assess ease of access for rangers’ vehicle; Assess if
Vance Creek ER ..An Ecological Reserve as an Outdoor Classroom
An Ecological Reserve as an Outdoor Classroom by Harold Sellers Vance Creek Ecological Reserve was visited this past September by a group of high school students from Vernon. Rob Buchanan is a teacher at Clarence Fulton Secondary School in Vernon, where he leads the Awaken Inquiry Adventure Okanagan(AIAO) program. There are about 30 students in
The Log, 2022/23 Autumn/Winter Newsletter
The 2022/23 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2022/23 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Biological Diversity Key to a Healthy Planet Island Gems are among B.C.’s Seven Biodiversity Hot Spots Intact Forest Ecosystems – A Conservation Campaign Columbia Lake ER Warden’s Report Lasquiti Island Report BC
Educational Exercise by AIAO at the Vance Creek Ecological Reserve.
Rob Buchanan Life Science Teacher Academy of Inquiry and Adventure Okanagan Vernon BC – aiao.ca sent us this report of a field trip with his students to Vance Creek Ecological reserve “AIAO ( Academy of Inquiry and Adventure Okanagan) students had a fulfilling day of learning and exploring at the Vance Creek Ecological Reserve. Students were relieved
The Log, 2020-21 Autumn/Winter Newsletter
The 2020-21 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2020-21 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Happy 50th Anniversary to B.C.’s Ecological Reserves!! iNaturalist Surveys in B.C.’s Ecological Reserves Trev Anderson, Race Rocks ER Advocate Turns 100 FER Weighs in on Old Growth Review Strategic Report A Trip
Lasqueti Island ER Field Trip
FROM: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2016 By Fred Beinhauer On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, FER Board members and friends took a field trip to the Lasqueti Island Ecological Reserve # 4. Lasqueti Island is a small island located North of Parksville in the Strait of Georgia, between Vancouver Island and the
San Juan River Estuary ER#141 Field Trip
By Mary Rannie: Members of the FER board who drove the 2 hour west coast road from Victoria to Port Renfrew on on August 28th, enjoyed a day greatly anticipated. Garry and Helen Fletcher, Marilyn Lambert andMary Rannie had never visited the nearby San Juan River Estuary, ER #141. From May to October its newly
Catherine Creek ER # 146 visit,photos and iNaturalist link May 2020
Adrian de Groot writes to FER: I visited Catherine Creek ER yesterday. I posted 50 iNaturalist observations for the ER, and have attached a few vegetation type photos for you also. Adrian Adrian de Groot Drosera Ecological Consulting Smithers, BC, V0J 2N6 droseraecological.com
The Log, 2019/20 Autumn/Winter Newsletter
The 2019/20 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available from this website. Just click below. Click here to open the 2019/20 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: 2020 Brings a Renewed Push to Revitalize the ER System A Community Fights to Save Clack Creek Forest Hidden Complexity Revealed, How LiDAR helps re-map Aleza Lake The ‘Blob”,
The Log, 2019 Spring/Summer Newsletter
The 2019 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available from this website. Just click below. Click here to open the 2019 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Friends of Ecological Reserves AGM Highlights from AGM Talk, “Orcas in Peril? Culture and Conservation of” Field Trip to Mount Maxwell ER The Extraordinary Life Of Pen Brown Migratory
Fraser River Islands ER #76 Warden’s report April29, 2019
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
The Log, 2018 Autumn/Winter Newsletter
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
Field Trip to the Klanawa Ecological Reserve
On Saturday, June 10, 4 members of the Board of Friends of Ecological reserves and a guest went out to this reserve to inspect it and to check on its integrity. We were surprized by the pristine nature of the reserve and were able to easily find the rare redwood sorrel, which is not in
The Log, 2016 Spring/Summer Newsletter is published
The 2016 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available. Click here to open the 2016 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Annual General Meeting Pink Mountain – A Strong Case for a new ER Andy MacKinnon Delivers FER AGM Talk on Cool Plants and Their Fungal Friends Fate of BC’s Old Growth Forests in Jeopardy Lasqueti Island Ecological Reserve Field Trip Vancouver Island
What Lies Below at Baeria Rocks Ecological Reserve
In 2016 The Friends of Ecological Reserves provided funding to the Diving Class at Bamfield Marine Station to do an underwater survey in the Ecological reserve to document for baseline Data purposes the species of the Underwater and Terrestrial portion of the reserve. The report by Isabelle Côté and Siobhan Gray is documented in the
ER 4, Lasqueti Island, Field Trip Photos, June 2016
On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, FER Board members and friends took a field trip to the Lasqueti Island Ecological Reserve #4. Lasqueti Island is a small island located North of Parksville in the Strait of Georgia, between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland, and adjacent to Texada Island. Alfred Gaensbauer is the warden for the ER
Mount Tzuhalem – Breath-taking Vista of Wildflowers
From the: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER, 2015 Mount Tzuhalem – Breath-taking Vista of Wildflowers –By Emily Dent, BSc (Hon) Bio, BN Mount Tzouhalem is located in the backyard of Duncan (North Cowichan), BC, on Vancouver Island. It is located on municipal forest land, and part of it is an 18 acre