From Elphinstone Logging Focus: The latest (April 1st, 2021) BCTS Planning Map shows that the series of A87126 blocks that make up the Dakota Bear Sanctuary no longer appear. This eraser of their polygons from the map is a thing of beauty. With the block shading removed the topo for the area reveals how steep
Probably the most disappointing example of abuse of an Ecological Reserve was that which we observed in October of 2012. ER Warden Don Guild had taken me to Browne Lake to see the Ecological reserve and what we encountered was shocking to say the least . In the trees beside the large open meadow we
Since we have been recommending proposals for ERs for several areas, an update on the protection of the Mt. Elphinstone ecological reserves proposals was recently provided by Ross Muirhead of the Elphinstone Logging Focus group; “The Clack Creek Forest was logged in early 2020. However, out of the 5 x Rubus Navailis patches 2 were
See Also Elphinstone Logging Focus Dakota Bear Sanctuary Needs Protection From: https://www.coastreporter.net/local-news/dakota-bowl-protected-under-deal-with-squamish-nation-3469610 Mar 1, 2021 5:47 PM By: Keili Bartlett 77 culturally modified trees have been identified in the area that is now part of an agreement between Squamish Nation and the province. A contentious cutblock in the Dakota Bowl area of Mount Elphinstone will be
From the website Elphinstone Logging Focus: Dakota Bear Sanctuary Needs Protection A history of the Struggle of the people of the Sunshine Coast who were involved in the effort to save this magnificant old growth forest
I received this email with maps attached after I made an inquiry into the nature of the proposed park development at Big White From: Baric, Keith J Feb 22, 2021, 9:40 AM Hi Garry Thanks so much again for your time on the phone last Friday afternoon. Fortunately, I was also able to touch base
COASTAL WATERSHEDS An Inventory of Watersheds in the Coastal Temperate Forests of British Columbia by Keith Moore with an essay THE COASTAL TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST An Ecosystem Management Perspective By Spencer B. Beebe & Edward C. Wolf A BC ENDANGERED SPACES PROJECT WORKING PAPER Earthlife Canada Foundation & Ecotrust/Conservation International 1991 IMPORTANT NOTE: this document
Mike Fenger and Garry Fletcher will participate in the Oceans Protection Forum online February 17-19 . The Annotated_Agenda_2 We have several concerns as a result of our experience as Intervenors in both of the Hearings of the National Energy Board and produced a number of reports as a result of the process. Our participation in
Location of current shipping lanes threaten South Vancouver Island – time for a change. By Mike Fenger, Victoria and Garry Fletcher, Metchosin. The 1891 Wreck of the S.S. San Pedro on Brotchie Ledge, a watercolour by Samuel McClure Starting in the mid-1800s, square-rigged ships and coal-fired steamers took on locally knowledgeable pilots at Brotchie Ledge,
PDF version: ER Management Issues Gap Analysis Summary update Feb 15 2021 Citation: Feick, Jenny L. Jan. 2021. Ecological Reserves Management Issues Gap Analysis Summary January 2021 Update. Victoria, B.C., Friends of Ecological Reserves, unpublished report. Acknowledgements: This report and the data analysis that supports it were prepared by Jenny Feick and Ian Hatter with
The 2020-21 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2020-21 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Happy 50th Anniversary to B.C.’s Ecological Reserves!! iNaturalist Surveys in B.C.’s Ecological Reserves Trev Anderson, Race Rocks ER Advocate Turns 100 FER Weighs in on Old Growth Review Strategic Report A Trip
IMPORTANT: SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT using this Link: by February 26, 2021 If they want to lob off 3.5 hectares, the least that can be done is adding another 3.5 hectares on another corner of the reserve and a considerably sized buffer zone, with fencing in the summer to prevent people from
Our thanks to the Ross Muirhead of (ELF) Elphinstone Logging Focus for sending us this link to a new film that takes the viewer into the Dakota Bear Sanctuary, Squamish Nation, Sunshine Coast, B.C.The Dakota Bear Sanctuary. This link will provide all the posts on this website about the Dakota Bowl Ecological Reserve proposal. https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/category/er/156/
https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/three-fire-departments-called-to-wildfire-at-ecological-reserve-north-of-ladysmith/ North Oyster Fire Department and other crews are at the scene of a wildfire in the Woodley Range Ecological Reserve north of Ladysmith. (Cole Schisler/Ladysmith Chronicle) Multiple fire crews called to wildfire at ecological reserve north of Ladysmith The fire is now under control NANAIMO NEWS STAFF Sep. 8, 2020 3:50 Crews from multiple
2018 Bowser Ecological Reserve Wardens’ Annual Report by Gerry van der Wolf on behalf of Bill Image and Peter Spodzieja January 9 Bill and Gerry arrived at the ER in the early afternoon, noted more yard waste dumped at the main gate, then checked the plantation road to the fork at 1.8 km. We noted
PDF version: ER Management Issues Gap Analysis Summary-June 16-2020 update to ER wardens Reserve on Saltspring Island, South Coast Region, April 2019 (Photo by Jenny Feick) Citation: Feick, Jenny L. 2020. Ecological Reserves Management Issues Summary. Victoria, B.C.: Friends of Ecological Reserves, unpublished report. Acknowledgements: This report and the data analysis that supports it
This report was published in April 2020 Authors: Karen Price , PhD., Rachel F. Holt, PhD., R.P.Bio and Dave Daust R.P.F., M.Sc. See the full pdf of the report here: bcs-old-growth-forest-report-web Conclusions Productive old forest has almost vanished across BC. Low productivity inaccessible old forest remains in some forest types. Forest policy in BC does