Robson Bight Summary Report: 1981
BC Ministry of Lands Parks and Housing presenting options for consideration of the Robson Bight Ecological reserve. See 30 page PDF:robson_bight_summary_report
The report reviews the resources, opportunities, problems and alternatives for the Parks and Outdoor recreation Division at Robson bight and the Lower Tsitika. The heart of the issue is to conserve the whales and their habitat and secondly effective visitor management—– See the PDF: feasibility_study_1981
A brief from The Sierra Club of Western Canada in support of their establishment. Support is expressed for a provincial park, three contiguous ecological reserves including Robson Bight. See the 44 page PDF: robson_bight_er_1981
Johan Ashuvud and Garry Fletcher submitted this article to Diver magazine , 1980. “how does one ensure for future divers in B.C. the preservation of the ubnique underwater life? One approach is to involve concerned divers in their own local diving areas in projects aimed at ecological awareness and conservation”…..
Barry A. Leach of the Institute of Environmental Studies, Douglas College, NewWestminster, BC presented this report on Grus canadensis. It is comprised of the historical context and the reasons for decline in population. See complete PDF:sandhill_crane_in_lower_fraser_valley
Abstract: Race Rocks Ecological Reserve Proposal – Lester B. Pearson College On April 21, 1979, a proposal for an Ecological Reserve at Race Rocks was presented to the Ecological Reserves Branch of the Ministry of the Environment by the students of the diving service and the marine science class at Lester B. Pearson College. The
EcoCat:The Ecological Reports Catalogue. From https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat/public/search.do This is a good set of links of 122 complete pdfs of early reports done for the International Biological Program. Ministry of Environment EcoCat:The Ecological Reports Catalogue 122 Report(s) Found International Biological Programme Application: Antler Lake_Gold River (Nov 1974) Author: J. Krajina, H. Roemer, D. Kossick Old Reference Number: 177
Jim Pojar and R.Carswell in the summer of 1975 collected , described and interpreted animal and plant resources of Gladys Lake ER before it was designated as a reserve in November of 1975. See the 220 page PDF of this comprehensive baseline study.:pojar_vegetation_1976.pdf
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
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.
Original application form for UBC Endowment Lands Ecological reserve by Jim Pojar and Victor Krajina, IBP surveyors. Includes site map. ubcel-er-application-and-site-map_1974