Robin E. Taylor submitted this in partial fulfillment for a degree of Master of Natural Resource Management , SFU. Boaters with a great deal of experience such as researchers and Photographers could possibly be a major source of disturbance. —-However, researchers are self-regulating , they are generally compliant to the terms of their permits, however
Notes on irrigation pipes withdrawing water.
A Masters of Science Thesis by Karl Martins Sturmanis UBC 1986 UBC_1986_A6_7 S88
A submission to the Wilderness Advisory Committee by George and Kay Wood in January 1986. In their view , the committee with its industrial bias was unfit and incompetent to give advice to the government on issues relating to naming and definition of the wilderness issue, and to the uncontorlled logging occurring in the Tsitika
The report is concerned with the proposed addition of a land-based buffer zone to the existing Ecological Reserve established over the water portion of the bight in June 1982. See PDF: er_upland_extension
This report from warden Anna Roberts concerns a grass fire that spread through the southern part of the reserve, and relations with local land owners.
Breeding Populations of Double-Crested Cormorants and Pelagic Cormorants were surveyed in the Strait of Georgia, BC in 1983. Double-crested Cormorant numbers have increased 2.4 fold and Pelagic Cormorant numbers 1.1 fold since 1975 PDF: canoe_islets_cormorant_article By Kees Vermeer and Leo Rankin Click on the introduction to the article below:
This 1984 study attempts to analyze the effects of boats on the Orcas of Johnstone Strait. See the PDF, (52 pages)effects_of_boats_on_orcas_1984
Thomas Ovanin writes about the 2 ecological reserves in the Islands trust area in the magazine “The Islands” PDF FILE:bc_double_crested_cormorants
The Robson Bight Study team was unanimous in recommending that the requirements of Killer qWhales br given the highest priority in any decision regarding the use of Robson Bight and the adjacent upland. See the 34 page PDF:kiler_whales_and_coastal_log_management
A Feb 1979 report on behalf of MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. evaluation_of_booming_and_barge_loading_sites
Management policies to protect the reserve will be critical . The management question is basically one of recreational use. News report of Nov 21 : between 150 and 600 trophy heads have come out tof the Stikine… investigation underway. See the 3 page PDF: spwpp_preserve_or_playground
Bruce hardy wrote this for the Sierra Club Newsletter.
Helmut Urhahn and Janet Lee produced this report in 1974, See the complete 167 page PDF: Urhahn_&_Lee_1974_Interim_Report_Natural_Resources_UBC_Endownment_Lands
Abstract: Because of its vast forest resources, Canadian and U.S. forest policy through much of the 20th Century addressed environmental concerns by enlarging the area of forestland set aside as parks and wilderness area, and managing remaining forestland for multiple uses (integrated management). Inevitably demand for environmental services from forest— Link to the complete PDF