Evaluating Threats in Multinational Marine Ecosystems:

Joseph K. Gaydos , Sofie Thixton, and  Jamie Donatuto have recently published Evaluating Threats in Multinational Marine Ecosystems: A Coast Salish First Nations and Tribal Perspective  Published: December 21, 2015 ( Sea Doc Society) Abstract: Despite the merit of managing natural resources on the scale of ecosystems, evaluating threats and managing risk in ecosystems that

Block DK044 Archaeological Impact Assessment

Review of Block DK044 Archaeological Impact Assessment Interim Report (2012-0218) See the full pdf report  57 pages: : Millennia-Report-DK044-CMT-Study-ReviewDec7-final Prepared for: Elphinstone Logging Focus December 2015 Submitted to: The Squamish First Nation and The Archaeology Branch and Baseline Archaeological Services Ltd By: Phoebe Ramsay, BA Morley Eldridge, MA, RPCA Management Summary Previous conflicting reports on

Drizzle lake Ecological Reserve Compromised by Logging Plans

July-2015: The Friends of Ecological Reserves was contacted by Mark Spoljaricon, M.Sc. Haida Fisheries Program Biologist, Skidegate Haida Gwaii on July 22 about an increased risk to the Drizzle Lake ER due to BC Timber Sales (BCTS) planned auction of harvest Block DRL I05 which makes the access to the lake more exposed. Any anthropogenic alteration to this lake

Motions to compel full and adequate responses by Government of Canada intervenors submitted by the Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves

In July, all intervenors had the opportunity to file information Requests to other intervenors in Kinder Morgan/ Trans Mountain Expansion Project.. This is the original link to this filing: An internal version is available here in PDF: Unfortunately, the government of the Province of British Columbia had not filed final Written Evidence so our questions

NEB forwards one of our requests on effect of sea-sprayed oil on terrestrial systems to TMX.

As part of their most recent round of Information requests to Kinder Morgan/TMX, The National Energy Board has forwarded one of our concerns for a formal answer. This shows how important it is to have documented the foreshore as well as upland segments of our marine Ecological reserves. Hopefully, the support of this question by

Warden’s Report- Trout Creek Ecological Reserve June 7 2015

Warden’s Report by Laurie Rockwell I was in the reserve by 5am for my monthly tour,but by 6am it was already 18c with only a periodic,refreshing breeze. I saw or heard 17 species of birds including 5 blue-listed Gray Flycatchers (Empidonax wrightii) and 2 unexpected Evening Grosbeaks (Coccthraustes vepertinus) which seldom appear in the reserve.

Elphinstone Provincial Park Expansion Proposal

High-res Elphinstone Master Rep final 5 June 2015 PART 1 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This preliminary report examines the conservation values of the Elphinstone area located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia and known locally as the “Elphinstone park expansion proposal,” the “Mount Elphinstone park proposal,” “Elphinstone 1500” (referring to the assumed 1500 hectare size),

Killer whales and Acoustic Masking in the Marine Environment

In our recent Final submission of written evidence to the National Energy Board re Kinder Morgans TMX pipeline proposal, our  Chapter 3  dealt with the severe threat to Cetaceans from the cumulative increase of vessel traffic from the project. Since writing that report, more references on this subject have come to light from another Intervenor

Final Evidence Report Submitted to National Energy Board Environmental Assessment Process Hearings on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application (KM-TMX)

Final Evidence Report Submitted to: National Energy Board Environmental Assessment Process Hearings on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application (KM-TMX) _______________________________________________ NOTE: URLS have had to be changed in several references related to Race Rocks –listed below: page23-24: (In C33-7-1) page 23 and 24: remove the /wp/ from URLS they now are correctly linked

Table 5: Significant Species and Conservation Status in 19 Marine Ecological Reserves

Table 5: Significant Species and Conservation Status in 19 Marine Ecological Reserves ER# Name Species Scientific Name Species Common Name BC List Status COSEWIC Status SARA Status CF Prov. Priority 28 Ambrose Lake Oncorhynchus clarkii Coastal Cutthroat Trout, ssp. lewisi, S3S4 (2004) Blue Special concern  2 Gasterosteus aculeatus Threespine Stickleback Yellow Special concern 6 24

Mt Elphinstone Proposed Park Expansion

From the Elphinstone Logging Focus website: https://www.ancientforestalliance.org/photos/mt-elphinstone-proposed-park-expansion/ Mt. Elphinstone Proposed Park Expansion Behind the town of Roberts Creek on BC’s Sunshine Coast lies the 140 hectare Mt. Elphinstone Provincial Park. Conservationists and local eco-group Elphinstone Logging Focus are calling for a 1500 hectare expansion of the park to include the surrounding endangered old-growth and mature