Briony Penn is an award-winning writer, a geographer, an adjunct professor and lecturer and lives on Saltspring Island[1]. Mike Fenger (MF) I am here with Briony Penn to learn about the history and legacy of Ecological Reserves and her role with that. What we would like to do first though is find out what interested
Jim Pojar is forest ecologist and well known BC natural history author who also served as ecologist with BC Ministry of Forests as well as with the Ecological Reserves Program at its inception. Mike Fenger (MF) I am here with Jim Pojar we are sitting on the shores of Oak Bay and behind us is
Derek Thompson has over 30 years of experience with the Government of British Columbia. His work concentrated primarily on parks planning and land use management and policy development including Ecological Reserves. He is also on the Elders Council for Parks[1] Mike Fenger (MF). I am here with Derek Thompson a long time Parks employee and
This article appeared in the 2007 November December Issue of the BC Forestry Professional Magazine FORUM see page 14 BCFORPRO-2007-6
By Michael Church and Darren Ham of the Department of Geography, UBC, October, 2004 The complete PDF may be viewed at this external link: Historical photos (1928- 1999) as presented by Dr. Michael Church www.geog.ubc.ca/fraserriver Once on this site of the Fraser River Gravel Reach Studies, click on “Reports and Publications” and then under Atlas
ECORESERVES AGAIN From The Log, Winter 2003, by Jim Pojar Late this past August [2003], towards the end of what was a magnificent summer in the northern hinterland, I was a guest at the marriage of two friends and colleagues-both keen botanists and naturalists. It was a moving ceremony, not least for me because the
Orthocarpus bracteosus has been known in the Victoria area since 1893. Historical records for Sidney, Oak Bay, Victoria and the Patricia Bay Highway are unmappable because the locality is too vague. Historical records of populations at Rollin’s Farm, Blenkinsop (Lost) Lake, Mount Douglas (Cedar Hill) and Beacon Hill are at least 90 years old and
Garry Fletcher wrote this history in 1996 for the Race Rocks website: In the fall of 1978, a small group of students of Lester B. Pearson College who were in marine science and diving, together with their teachers, Garry Fletcher and Marks McAvity and with the urging of the light keepers at Race Rocks, Trev
This 371 page, 50 mb book may be downloaded from http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/HFD/library/documents/bib32374.pdf Thanks to Jody Krakowski ER warden for Baynes Island ER #69 for showing us the location of this important document. It provides a page and a map on each of the reserves created up to 1992. Include are the Ecological Reserves now lost from
Early Letters about the establishment of the ecological reserve.
The following was written by Dr.John Ford and was part of a section in the publication of Orcanetwork in Killer whales Around the World, Pacific Northwest. Bigg’s Killer Whale: A Tribute to the Man Who Started It All Dr. Michael A. Bigg 1939-1990 For over 15 years, Mike documented in meticulous detail the demographics and
“As it now stands, the BC system of ecological reserves is far from complete. If it is to meet the purposes stated in the act, additional reserves are required to represent the ecosystems of the province and protect outstanding and rare features or species. The system is not representative of the entire province at present
History, Tsitika Watershed Integrated Resource Plan,Issues Lists Ecological reserves. see PDF: bc_forest_service_review_of_tsitika_watershed
The 1989 Survey program prepared by E.J.Karanka and Associates, Jan. 1990 A good Hydrological study Ed note: Read the blacked out portions, all disclaiming the effect of logging on the ecosystem?? Hmm… See the PDF: Karanka 1990 Tstika River study report
An interesting Document on a land title search. As of 1989, David Spector states” It is unlikely that further land title research will determine whether the Province of BC or the Federal Government possesses a clear title to Trial Island. A legal opinion is perhaps needed. Ed note: The Ecological reserve was established in 1990, so
MOHAN K. WALI , State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, U.S.A. WALI, M. K. 1988. Reflections on the life, work, and times of Vladimir Joseph Krajina. Can. J. Bot. 66: 2605-2619. A distinguished teacher, botanist, ecologist, and conservationist, Professor Vladimir Joseph Krajina has made major contributions to
Kristal Dawn Kennett’s, research project submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Natural Resources Management, in the Natural Resources program Report No. 45 Simon Fraser University August, 1987. Download the complete PDF from: summit.sfu.ca/system/files/iritems1/6084/b15455543.pdf Locations of Case Studies of Ecological reserves that she uses in the Project.
Prior to creation of the RObson Bight ER in 1982, Adolf Ceska produced this detailed Plant Community analysis and vegetation species list for the ER Unit of Ministry of Lands Parks and Housing, 1981. He notes that the Tsitika River watershed was the last unlogged watershed on the eastern side of Vancouver island. See the