Provincial protected areas include extensive submerged lands (foreshore) in tidal marine and non-tidal freshwater environments. Many of the natural, recreational and cultural values in protected areas are aquatic. Water-borne activities are important considerations in protected area management. The extent to which protected area management should deal with water-borne activities is a source of discussion and
On Oct 18th, 2012, Matt Fairbarns made this presentation to the Restoration of Natural Systems Speaker series on the restoration efforts at Oak Bay Islands and Trial Island Ecological Reserves: It includes a section on invasive species as well as native species. Be sure to see the PDF file to get information on the
A trip through some of the Ecological Reserves of the Okanagan in the fall of 2012. It is not often that members of the Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves get the opportunity to meet with reserve wardens, hear their concerns, and get to see the Ecological Reserves looked after by those wardens. In the
On October 12, 2012, the Vance Creek Ecological Reserve Warden Rick Fairbairn met with Garry Fletcher, Friends of Ecological Reserves Board member and Niran Lella to talk about the reserve, its problems and its special features. A walk through several areas and a drive to a heavily logged area above the reserve demonstrated to us
1.2 Planning Area Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve is located on the west side of Salt Spring Island in the southern Gulf Islands off the east coast of Vancouver Island, about half way between Nanaimo and Victoria. The ecological reserve contains a variety of features including Garry oak meadows, moss covered rocky outcrops and bluffs, species-at-risk,
On October 8, 2012 myself and Niran Lella visited Hayne’s Lease, the second of 11 Ecological Reserves in the Okanagan visited that week. We were not able to time this visit with the warden Robert Calder since he was away that week. Issues: The reserve looks to be in very good shape, with good signage
In September , 2012. Minister Terry Lake issued an announcement of the BC Parks Volunteer Strategy. In it he stressed: ” There is a clear and pressing need for improved coordination and communication about volunteering in BC Parks. Throughout 2011, volunteers and community partners contributed significantly to the success of the BC Parks 100th Anniversary
ER#76 – September 15, 2012 Wardens Report by Ecological Reserve Wardens Bev and Bill Ramey The weather was sunny and hot, with temperatures up to 22 degrees, despite a breeze in the afternoon which cleared away much of the morning haze. The water level at Mission read 1.6 to 0.8 metres (tidal), and at Hope
Laurie Rockwell reports: a very cool 7c at 7.30am with a slight breeze that seemed less noticeable in the sunny spots! it was very quiet for most of my 2hr hike. I saw/heard 13 species of birds, mostly resident species. I was very happy to see a species that I have seldom seen on the
1.1 Management Plan Purpose The purpose of this management plan is to provide strategic management direction for Mount Tuam Ecological Reserve . This management plan replaces the 2003 Mount Tuam Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement. The primary objectives of the management plan are to: •outline the role the ecological reserve plays in British Columbia ’s(BC)
Mike Fenger on behalf of the Friends of Ecological Reserves presented to the Special Committee on Timber Supply in Vancouver on July 10, 2012. See the PDF of the presentation : Timber_Supply_Committee_Presentation_FER_2012 final (3) Also see the Reports of Proceedings in Hansard: http://www.leg.bc.ca/cmt/39thparl/session-4/timber/5-39-4-39-7.htm
Visit to Trout Creek ER #7, July 9, 2012 I was in the ER by 5.30am to beat the heat. It was 25C at 7.20 with periods of cloud cover and I was appreciative of periodic breezes! the ER is unusually green for this time of the year; even the Balsamroot has hardly started to
unusually cool at 6C at 7am,but no wind to make it colder and lots of welcome sun! I was in the ER for 2 1/2 hours,plus 20 min. walking in/out. I saw or heard 16 species of birds,including my first Sharp-shinned Hawk,the 79th species for the ER. I was happy to hear 5 blue-listed Gray
Laurie Rockwell, the Ecological Reserve Warden for Trout Creek provides this report on his latest visit to the reserve. I was in the park for 2 hours this morning. It was cool at 5C,but with little wind and periods of sunshine. I saw or heard 10 species of birds including many singing Cassin’s Finches,my first
Burnt Cabin Bog Ecological Reserve # 145 Date of Report: March 20, 2012 Warden: Rosamund Pojar On October 15, 2011, I accompanied Scott McMillan and Alyson Brda (BC Parks staff) on a visit to the Canyon Creek (Burnt Cabin Bog) Ecological Reserve. We approached the reserve from the southern end via the Dome Mountain Road.
Thirty three Ecological reserves have a component of marine within their boundaries. Some include adjacent sea floor within the reserve while others end at the high tide line. One reserve, Satellite Channel is entirely on the sea floor. however, most of the marine reserves are islands that are home to colonies of sea birds, sea
From : Todd Golumbia, Ecologist Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, March 2012 Since the Park was established, we have undertaken ecosystem mapping of the southern gulf islands including these areas. Both ERs have field plot data for the mapping but it not extracted from the larger data set. We have also done flora surveys on
Science Advisory Report 2012/072 A synthesis of the outcomes from the Strait of Georgia Ecosystem Research Initiative, and development of an ecosystem approach to management Accessed Feb2014 from: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/Publications/SAR-AS/2012/2012_072-eng.html Summary Selected results are synthesized from the Strait of Georgia Ecosystem Research Initiative (ERI), as a contribution to developing an ecosystem approach to the management of