Hidden Gems, Ecological Reserves of British Columbia

. The hidden gems of British Columbia’s protected areas system are its ecological reserves, set aside for scientific study and education, not recreation. Two of the first ERs ever established sit above Columbia Lake at the headwaters of the Columbia Valley. Discover how a Czech refugee fleeing the Communists prompted B.C. to become the first

British Columbia Ecological Reserves Fonds

John Moran compiled this archive: pdf: Ecological Reserves fonds 2020 LInk to UBC FONDS British Columbia Ecological Reserves fonds Compiled by John Moran (2020) University of British Columbia Archives Table of Contents Fonds Description o Title / Dates of Creation / Physical Description o History of Ecological Reserves in British Columbia o Custodial History o

AGM of FER – Guest speakers on the History of Ecological Reserves in British Columbia

After the meeting section of the 2020 AGM, a series of speakers who had an early influence in creating ecological reserves 50 years ago present their stories and interesting perspectives on the early beginnings of the Ecological Reserves System in British Columbia. Bristol Foster, Jim Pojar, Louise Goulet, Hans Roemer, Vicky Husband and Lynne Milnes

2020 AGM of Friends of Ecological Reserves- May 4 2021

———————————————————– See this link for a recording of the speakers at the AGM You are invited to the 2020 AGM of Friends of Ecological Reserves. When: May 4, 2021 -Business part of meeting- 7:00 PM  Guest speakers- 7:30 PM  Pacific time ( US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOCqqTIvHNyIIAG4hdCBb5YELcSGC-3T After registering, you will

Nunataks and Nootka : The Brooks Penninsula, Vancouver Island’s Ice Age Refugium, by Jim Pojar

Jim Pojar in February of 1981, as a member of the  British Columbia Forest Service wrote this paper .  “a small intact west coast drainage system, biologically representative but with several floristic rarities; vegetation modified by extreme exposure; an estuary and a sand beach ecosystem; and the possibility (which needs further investigation) that the Brooks

Volunteer Wardens Wanted as B.C. Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Ecological Reserve System

By Jenny L. Feick, PhD, Friends of Ecological Reserves Commemorating Milestones in B.C.’s Ecological Reserve History British Columbians celebrate an important anniversary in 2021. Fifty years ago, thanks to the advocacy of the founder of British Columbia’s biogeoclimatic (BEC) zone classification system Dr Vladimir Krajina with support from the Federation of BC Naturalists and the

The Legacy of Vladimir J. Krajina

The pdf of this presentation is available here: 2016_Wali-Pojar_UBC_VJ Krajina Legacy Invited presentation for the Centennial of the University of British Columbia 2015 History of 100 years of the Department of Botany, 2016 The Legacy of Vladimir J. Krajina  and Contributions to UBC Botany Mohan K. Wali1 and Jim Pojar2 For what is the present

50 Years of ERs

50th Anniversary Timeline – Ecological Reserve Act

50th Anniversary Timeline – Ecological Reserve Act Following Canada’s commitment to implement the International Biological Program in the early 1960s, and scientific studies in the 1950s and 1960s by UBC Plant Ecologist Dr. Vladimir J. Krajina and other academics, Ray Williston, Minister of Forests, Lands and Water Resources supported the concept of protected reserves representing

Scientist botanist and politician Vladimir Josef Krajina

GOOGLE TRANSLATION FROM CZECH: ( Approximately!!) Google sometimes translated Krajina as “landscape” See the complete PDF in its original form here: Vladimir Josef Krajina-1 Šumava, the last day of February 1948. Snowy mountain forest. He doesn’t know much about the Šumava forests, but how much have he experienced such, even riskier, moments? To illegally travel

V.J. Krajina

Contributions of Vladimir Krajina to Ecological Reserves in BC

This picture on the left is significant as it was taken by Hans Roemer when Dr. Krajina first visited what later became the Nimpkish Island Ecological Reserve.  Hans says ” I took this photograph in June 1974, it shows Dr. Krajina, flanked by two foresters, making his way towards the largest Douglas-fir that then existed