PROCLAMATION: Ecological Reserves Day – April 2, 2021
pdf version: Ecological Reserves Day 2021
The Ecological Reserve Act
https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96103_01 Copyright (c) Queen’s Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada License Disclaimer This Act is current to March 24, 2021 See the Tables of Legislative Changes for this Act’s legislative history, including any changes not in force. ECOLOGICAL RESERVE ACT [RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 103 Contents 1 Definitions 2 Purpose 3 Establishing and modifying ecological reserves 4 Publication in
Update : Big White Proposed Development
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
Ecological Reserves management issues gap Analysis Survey -2021
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 Victoria, B.C., Friends of Ecological Reserves, unpublished report.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
50th Anniversary Timeline – Ecological Reserve Act
50th Anniversary Timeline – Ecological Reserve Act Following Canada’s commitment to implement the International Biological Program in the early 1960s, and scientific studies in the 1950s and 1960s by UBC Plant Ecologist Dr. Vladimir J. Krajina and other academics, Ray Williston, Minister of Forests, Lands and Water Resources supported the concept of protected reserves representing
Protected: Haley Lake Ecological Reserve # 117 Wardens Report
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iNaturalist Biodiversity Surveys in BC Ecological Reserves
Select Language▼ This article was published in the 2020-21 Autumn/Winter Newsletter (.pdf) 2020-21 Autumn/Winter Newsletter iNaturalist Biodiversity Surveys in BC Ecological Reserves By Brian Starzomski, Kate McKeown and John Reynolds. ………………………………………………………. iNaturalist is the most important development in biodiversity science in at least 100 years. This may sound like hyperbole – that period of time
Big White Ski Resort – Proposed Master Plan Update and Ecological Reserve Concerns
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
Ecological Reserves Needing Wardens .
Ecological Reserve wardens Ecological reserve wardens are the eyes and ears of BC Parks in the province’s ecological reserves. For information on Ecological Reserves needing volunteer wardens and how to apply to be an Ecological Reserve warden see this site on the BC Parks website : https://bcparks.ca/get-involved/volunteer/#ecological-reserve-wardens ER wardens support BC Parks staff with a
ER #76, Fraser River Warden’s Report 2020
See the interactive pdf version of this map: ER #76 Map – boundary 2011 with notes from Oct 24 2020 visit ER #76, Fraser River – October 24, 2020 by Bill & Bev Ramey Sunshine, 2o to 5o C; strong winds from northeast (Arctic outflow) at 35 km/h and gusts even stronger, so this added
Resolution on Ecological Reserves System of BC Submitted byVNHS
Resolution 2020-001 -Ecological Reserves System of British Columbia Submitted by Victoria Natural History Society (VNHS) Resolution 2020-001 – Ecological Reserves System of British Columbia Submitted by Victoria Natural History Society (VNHS) Updated Version Prepared by Jenny Feick for the Friends of Ecological Reserves WHEREAS in 1971, the British Columbia Legislature gave unanimous approval to the
Grassland Plants – Long term Monitoring..BC PArks
From: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/siwe/details.do?projectId=5570&pagerOffset=0 2011-ongoing – Grassland Plants – Long Term Monitoring – BC Parks – Multiple Regions ID: 5570 Coordinator:Tory Stevens Funding Agency: MOE: BC Parks Survey Name.. 2017 – Grassland – Long Term Monitoring – Trout Creek Ecological Reserve Survey Intensity..Inventory Method.. Taxa (Species Code / Scientific Name / English Name) * = Primary Focus
The Log, 2020 Spring/Summer Newsletter
The 2020 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2020 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: British Columbia’s Ecological Reserves, Forgotten Gems? The BC Parks iNaturalist Program BC Nature Supports FER Summary of the FER Old Growth Management Review Funding Conservation & Stewardship Projects in ERs BC Parks
Training Opportunities in iNaturalist for FER Members and ER Wardens
If you want to participate in the BC Parks iNaturalist Project by submitting pictures of flora and fauna in the ecological reserve(s) that you care for and/or visit, but you feel uncertain about how to enter your observations, BC Parks is providing a webinar from 3:00-4:00 pm PST on Monday, June 29 via Zoom. The
Opportunity for ER wardens to submit project ideas for potential funding to address issues in their ERs
Ecoreserve wardens can submit proposals for conservation and stewardship projects to regional BC Parks staff to be considered for funding through the Parks Enhancement Fund, which the BC Parks License Plates program funds. BC Parks issued the call for proposals on June 5. The June 26th. deadline is coming up soon! For details, see https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/2020/06/05/bc-parks-enhancement-fund-potential-funding-for-ecological-reserves/ . At
Ecological Reserves Management Issues Summary 2020
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
Management Planning in BC Parks
The members of the Board of Friends of Ecological reserves have recently done a survey of Ecological reserves, examining which have Management plans. We were concerned about whether management plans were live and active documents, and the issues that they portrayed. The following is taken from the BC Parks website at: http://bcparks.ca/planning/process/ Management Planning Process
BC’s Old Growth Forest: A Last Stand for Biodiversity
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
BC Parks Enhancement Fund: Potential Funding for Ecological Reserves
BC Parks just posted the invitation to put in an application for conservation work in ecological reserves or other protected areas via the Park Enhancement Fund. This regional PEF funding is intended to support community engagement projects and partnerships across the province. $240,000 is available in total, with $40,000 for each of our six regions
BC Nature Resolution 2020-001 on Ecological Reserves Systems of BC
This resolution has been extracted from the BC Nature Annual Report 2019:p45 Copy of Resolution regarding Ecological Reserves – Annual Report Page 45 Resolution 2020 Resolution 2020-001 -Ecological Reserves System of British Columbia Submitted by Victoria Natural History Society (VNHS) WHEREAS in 1971, the British Columbia Legislature gave unanimous approval to the Ecological Reserve Act,