Documenting biodiversity in a Haida Gwaii ecological reserve

45, Ecosystem approach, Management, News, People, Photos, Reports,

Posted on December 12, 2025 Categories: BC Parks News, Conservation Guest blog by Julia Carr, 2024 field team member with the BC Parks Biodiversity Program. Julia visited Ahlúu Ḵáahlii Vladimir J. Krajina (Port Chanal) Ecological Reserve on Haida Gwaii in late summer 2024. Haida place names provided by Raven Ryland, Communications Manager for the Council of the

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Big White Mountain Ecological Reserve Update on Proposed Resort Development plans

34, BC Parks, Boundary Changes, Friends of Ecological reserves, Human Disturbance, Reports

As a follow-up to a previous post here, we recently received this update to the Development Plans for the Big White Resort: RE: Big White Ski Resort – Update to the Draft 2020 Master Plan We are following up on our December 1, 2020 correspondence regarding Big White Ski Resort’s Master Plan update and proposed

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The Log, 2025 Spring/Summer Newsletter

132, 20, 3, 4, 76, 8, 92, Annual Reports, Management, Newsletters, People, Photos, Warden Reports

The 2025 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2025 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: FER 2025 AGM Thoughts on a Visit to Clayhurst Ecological Reserve Yellow Point Event Focussed on Fighting Invasive Plants Love of The Salish Sea Islands BC Parks Foundation Spearhead Largest Terrestrial Conservation

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Oak Bay Islands ER#94 Warden’s Report 2023

94, Invasive Species, Key Biodiversity Area, Marine Reserves, Photos, Reports, Warden Reports

OakBayIslandsERWardensReport2023Oak Bay Islands Er#94 wardens Report 2023 Use the link above for the complete set of photos with this report Oak Bay Islands Ecological Reserve Wardens Report – 2023 Marilyn Lambert, Phil Lambert, with notes from: Michael Sheehan, Mike Jackson and Jacques Sirois   Continuing boat, and other, issues meant that I wasn’t able to

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The Log, 2023/24 Autumn/Winter Newsletter

19, 20, 30, Ecosystem approach, ER Proposals, Key Biodiversity Area, Marine Reserves, Newsletters, Oil Spill Threat, Reports

The 2023/24 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2023/24 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: FER’s Response to the B.C. Biodiversity & Ecosystem Health Framework Oil Spill Response is Questioned An Ecological Reserve as an Outdoor Classroom ER Proposal History and Current Status Flora of Two East

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Mt Sabine Ecological Reserve Annual Report 2022

19, BC Parks, Boundary Changes, Field Trips, iNaturalist, Issues, Maps, Photos, Warden Reports

ER#19MtSabine2022AnnualReport This report includes: Mt Sabine ER Location Description and Ecological Significance Timeline of Warden Activities Observations Sept 10 2022 Natural history observations Issues: unmarked boundaries Issues : Access and effects on vegetation Recommendations Plans for 2023 Travel and Volunteer hours Thanks to BC Parks see the full report pdf: ER#19MtSabine2022AnnualReport

Friends of Ecological Reserves Submission to B.C. Government in Response to the B.C. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework

Ecosystem approach, Friends of Ecological reserves, Issues, News, Reports

In January, 2024 , the Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves submitted the following feedback to the B.C. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework.  Final FER Submission to BC Government – Biodiversity and ESH Framework-Jan31-2024 Also see Trevor Hancocks take on this new draft framework in the Times Colonist of February 11, 2024

Mount Sabine Ecological Reserve #19 Warden Report for 2023

19, BC Parks, Boundary Changes, Field Notes, Management, Species List, Warden Reports

Report completed by: Jenny L. Feick, PhD, ER Warden for Mount Sabine Ecological Reserve Report completion date: September 4, 2023 See the PDF of the report here: Mt Sabine Ecological Reserve Warden Report for 2023 final The iNaturalist entries for this ER can be found at this link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?project_id=mount-sabine-ecological-reserve&place_id=any&verifiable=any Table of Contents Acknowledgements ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2

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Vance Creek ER ..An Ecological Reserve as an Outdoor Classroom

30, Educational Activities, Field Trips, Invasive Species, News, Reports

An  Ecological Reserve as an Outdoor Classroom by Harold Sellers Vance Creek Ecological Reserve was visited this past September by a group of high school students from Vernon. Rob Buchanan is a teacher at Clarence Fulton Secondary School in Vernon, where he leads the Awaken Inquiry Adventure Okanagan(AIAO) program. There are  about 30 students in

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