Friends Board Members at BC Protected Areas Research Forum

On Dec 5- 7,  2011 Four members of the Friends of Ecological reserve attended the BC Protected Areas Research Forum at UBC campus in Vancouver. FoER Board members Mike Fenger and Rick page convened a special  session entitled: Ecological  Reserves Where  do  we  go  from  here?  Management  of  Ecological  Reserves Panelists  Vicky  Husband,  Briony  Penn

Warden Reports for Race Rocks Ecological Reserve

Since 2000, the website www.racerocks.com & www.racerocks.ca have carried the observations at Race Rocks of ecoguardians, wardens, students and faculty of Pearson College. Posts tagged with warden’s reports on the ecoreserves website are located here: https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/category/97+wardenreports/ Posts on the Racerocks.ca site tagged as warden’s reports here: http://www.racerocks.ca/wp/category/er-warden-report/ These reports have been provided by Garry Fletcher

ELF seeks 1500 hectare park -2011

 Coast Reporter – Sunshine Coast     August 5   Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) wants to extend the boundaries of Mount Elphinstone Provincial Park to 1,500 hectares from the 139 hectares currently set aside in three parcels on the lower mountain slope.- File Photo Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) wants to extend the boundaries of Mount Elphinstone

Monitoring Demolition Training Impacts in Military Training Area WQ on Sea Lions in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, B.C. ProgressReport #1 Revised

OVERVIEW LGL Limited successfully completed 5 days of monitoring (28––30 November and 1––2 December 2010) of demolition training (Officer’’s Course) in Exercise and Training area WQ. Monitoring comprised a day of pre-blasting, 3 days with blasting, and a day of post-blasting. We have not yet reviewed information on the sizes of the projects that were

Conservation of Ecological Integrity in B.C. Parks and Protected Areas

Report 3 August 2010: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: British Columbia’s parks and protected areas – about 1,000 in all – are integral to the quality of life in this province. These areas help purify the water, provide habitat to rare and endangered species, regulate climate, and contribute to British Columbians’ physical, mental, economic, social and spiritual well-being.

Battling Broom on Trial Island ER

By Matt Fairbarns From: THE LOG    FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2010 Trial Island is an ecological gem and hosts a great number of rare species and ecosystems. The upland mead- ows, maintained free of native trees and shrubs by a combina- tion of summer drought and winter winds, support many endangered species including

Effectiveness of a five-minute Demolition Interval to Mitigate Blasting Noise Impacts in Military Training Area WQ on Sea Lions in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, B.C.

Executive Summary: Noise from explosions at the Bentinck Island Demolition Range at Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot (CFAD) Rocky Point has the potential to disturb pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) hauled out in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve (RRER). Such disturbance is prohibited by the Marine Mammal Regulations (MMRs) under the Fisheries Act and may be

Protected Areas, Climate Change & The Path Forward

By Tory Stevens, with assistance from Doug Biffard and Trevor Murdock Speaking notes transcribed by Mike Fenger with permission (Photos by Bill Munt, Gail Ross, Boomer Jerritt, Greg Betz & BC Parks) From: THE LOG    FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2010 Introduction This is a summary of a public presentation organized by Friends of