Trout Creek ER Management Plan, 2016

BC Parks is indebted to Ecological Reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell for his years of dedication in monitoring and record collection in Trout Creek Ecological Reserve. Further thanks to ecologist Don Gayton and environmental consultant Alison Peatt for providing additional information on landscape features and characteristics of the ecological reserve. Jeremy Hiebert allowed permission to use

Trout Creek Management Plan-2016

 See the full pdf of the  plan here: trout-crk-er-mp 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Management Plan Purpose The purpose of this document is to guide the management of Trout Creek Ecological Reserve. This management plan:  articulates the key features and values of the ecological reserve;  identifies the types and levels of management activities;  establishes

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

BLACK BEAR DEN FIELD SURVEYS (JUNE 11, 2015) ON DAKOTA RIDGE RE PROPOSED BC TIMBER SALES (BCTS) CUTBLOCKS A87126 – DK042 & DK044

BLACK BEAR DEN FIELD SURVEYS (JUNE 11, 2015) ON DAKOTA RIDGE RE PROPOSED BC TIMBER SALES (BCTS) CUTBLOCKS A87126 – DK042 & DK044 & COMMENTS ON IMPACTS, INCLUDING ON OTHER CAVITY-USING VERTEBRATES RESULTS OF GIS MAP MODEL OF HIGH VALUE BLACK BEAR DEN HABITATS FOR CHAPMAN-HOWE LANDSCAPE UNITS (LUs), BC SUNSHINE COAST See the 14

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),

High Density of Wandering Salamanders at Cleland Island Ecological Reserve, Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia

Barbara Beasley, Ph.D. Association of Wetland Stewards for Clayoquot and Barkley Sounds P.O. Box 927, Ucluelet, B.C. V0R 3A0 This report describes the results of a 3.5-hour survey of Wandering Salamanders (Aneides vagrans) at Cleland Island on May 20, 2015. I searched under logs, Styrofoam and plastic floats, rotting cabin boards, and rocks within an

Fraser River Islands ER #76 Warden’s report December 7, 2014

Ecological Reserve #76, Fraser River Islands – December 7, 2014 By Ecological Reserve Wardens Bill and Bev Ramey Sunshine, 8 to 10o C, some high thin clouds, cold breeze mid-day blowing downriver. Water level at Mission: 1.8 m to 0.8 m Water level at Hope: 3.8 m Arrive islands 10:30 am; Leave islands 3:40 pm.

The Scott Islands: A Proposed Marine National Wildlife Area

Draft Regulatory Strategy (in revision to publish the final version) Accessed 20/02/14  : http://www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/?lang=En&n=90605DDB-1 Introduction Why establish a National Wildlife Area around the Scott Islands? Map of the Area Conservation Goals Contact Information Introduction There are marine areas of Canada’s oceans that are globally and nationally important to the survival of many species of seabirds.

Review of Canada’s Ship-Source Oil spill Preparedness and Response Regime

This report is available only by request from the Tanker Safety Secretariat in Ottawa.  But it is also included here as a PDF : transport_canada_tanker_report_accessible_eng The figure which should be of  most concern for Ecological reserves in BC is the following: In this recent government-commissioned risk-analysis report on tanker traffic safety in Canada, figure 3 shows

Proposed Ecological Reserve for Wrinkly Face Cliff: 2001

Wrinkly Face Cliff Protected Area, Winfield A PRELIMINARY STUDY ( Click on images for enlarged view) When this project was first conceived it was planned as a multi-year study commencing with inventories of the biological components of the protected area in as comprehensive a manner as possible, followed by a series of research initiatives to