Marine Reserves – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Trial Islands Restoration Project

20OctoberGarry Fletcher132, BC's Marine Ecosystems, Marine Reserves, Rare Species, Reports, Restoration

Oak Bay Islands ER#94 Warden’s Report 2023

9JulyGarry Fletcher94, 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

Oak Bay Islands ER #94 WARDEN’S Report 2021

9JulyGarry Fletcher94, Key Biodiversity Area, Marine Reserves, Photos, Warden Reports

Oak Bay Islands Wardens Report 2021 See the link above for the complete report with photos OAK BAY ISLANDS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Warden’s Report 2021 Marilyn Lambert The Oak Bay Islands Ecological Reserve is a dispersed collection of islands: Great Chain Island and the Chain Islets, Jemmy Jones Island, Alpha Island and Griffin Island. Together they

The Log, 2024-25 Autumn/Winter Newsletter

5MayFred Beinhauer108, 13, 135, 30, 34, 42, 5, 51, 6, 7, 77, 8, Annual Reports, Coming Events, Field Trips, Human Disturbance, Marine Reserves, Newsletters, Reports, Warden Reports

The 2024-25 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2024-25 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: FER President’s Page Hia’s/Triangle Island: B.C.’s Largest Seabird Colony Increased Numbers of Orcas and Salmon near Alert Bay Trespass in the Clayhurst Ecological Reserve Bowser Ecological Reserve Warden’s Report FER Joins BC

The Log, 2023/24 Autumn/Winter Newsletter

19JuneFred Beinhauer19, 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

Race Rocks Ecological Reserve #97 Wardens report Dec. 2023

15DecemberGarry Fletcher97, Management, Marine Reserves, Photos, Reports, Videos, Warden ReportsBlack turnstones, brandt's cormorant

Race Rocks Ecological Reserve #97 Wardens Report December 2023

Triangle Island IBA. BC Nature Visit

19SeptemberGarry Fletcher13, Marine Reserves, Rare Species, ReportsIBA, IBA/KBA, Seabird colonies

BC Nature’s IBA/KBA Coordinator mentioned two areas that are ERs in his recent report to the BC Nature board. Triangle Island (ER #13, no warden) In B.C. Nature’s first visit to the Scott Island Group IBA we joined Coastal Rainforest Safari and their Tlatlasikwala staff to visit Triangle Island. This, and ensuing discussions with both the

Moore & Byers Island KBA reference

19SeptemberGarry Fletcher23, Invasive Species, Marine Reserves, ReportsIBA, IBA/KBA, Seabird colonies

BC Nature’s IBA/KBA Coordinator mentioned two areas that are ERs in his recent report to the BC Nature board. Moore & Byers Islands (Byers Is. is one island of several in ER#103, no warden) On the same trip as above we supported a joint trip to Moore and Byers Islands to set out trail cameras to

From Land to Sea .. Who Protects Race Rocks..

4JuneGarry Fletcher97, History, Management, Marine Reserves, News, People, Photos, Warden Reportsecoguardian

April 2023 BCIT News–Abby Francis and Richard Davis In April, 2023 BCIT students Abby Francis and Richard Davis went to Race Rocks ER and interviewed Ecoguardian Derek Sterling and Ecological Reserve Warden Garry Fletcher about the Ecological Reserve at Race Rocks

The Log, 2022 Spring/Summer Newsletter

3AugustFred BeinhauerAnnual Reports, ER Proposals, Marine Reserves, Newsletters, Reports, Warden Reports

The 2022 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available. Just click below. If you want to e-mail Friends of Ecological reserve, use this address: ecoreserves2022 ( use the “at” sign) gmail.com Click here to open the 2022 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: FER 2022 AGM and President’s Report The Extreme Biodiversity of Pink Mountain Fraser

Ecological Reserve #97 Warden Reports for Race Rocks

6JulyGarry Fletcher97, BC's Marine Ecosystems, Field Notes, Marine Reserves, Species List, Warden Reports

Garry Fletcher, ER #97 Warden notes: On many of my trips to Race Rocks I make a point of photographing or documenting changes or affirming past records on the website http://racerocks.ca. These observations can be found at : https://racerocks.ca/category/er-warden-report/ Since Race RocksEcological Reserve is the only reserve with a resident Ecoguardian provided by nearby Lester

Ecological Reserves Section of WCEL publication

24FebruaryGarry Fletcher97, BC Parks, BC's Marine Ecosystems, History, Management, Marine Reserves, Reports

See Chapter 4 of this publication for a history of Ecological reserves and jurisdiction in British Columbia

Zoom out – Zoom In .. A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of BC Parks’ Ecological Reserves.

20DecemberGarry Fletcher112, 118, 141, 83, 94, 97, BC Parks, First Nations, Friends of Ecological reserves, Logging old-growth, Marine Reserves, News, Photos, Videos

Often when we visit special ecological areas our observations are restricted to a limited view. In this video, we visited six diverse Ecological Reserves with the goal of revealing some of their special features from a distant viewpoint as well as a close up one. Under a special permit from BC Parks, Jamie Frith used

Should Oil transport be Determined by Environmental Conditions

15NovemberGarry Fletcher97, BC's Marine Ecosystems, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Reports

This article is included because it deals with the imminent threat from oil spills that would affect the Ecological Reserves along the tanker route . 1 Metchosin Environmental Advisory Select Committee (MEASC) feedback regarding Western Canada Marine Response Corporations (WCMRC) Oil Spill Response and Coastal Mapping Program for Metchosin November 2021 Background In 2017, Western

Like sea otter research? Times Colonist – Letters

28OctoberGarry Fletcher109, Marine Reserves, News, Reports, ResearchJane Watson, Lynne Milnes, Sea Otter

Like sea otter research? Then please contribute The long-term sea otter research by Jane Watson and others in the Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve, off the west coast of Vancouver Island, was funded early on and for more than a decade by the Lichen Foundation and the Luna Trust through the Friends of Ecological Reserves. It

Input to the BC Environmental Assessment Office and additional conditions proposed for the TMX project related to protecting the marine environment.

28FebruaryGarry FletcherBC's Marine Ecosystems, Friends of Ecological reserves, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, ReportsOil Spill, oil transport, wind speed

See this PDF for the Recommendations to the EAO (15 pages)TMX project–EAO Input to the BC Environmental Assessment Office and additional conditions proposed for the TMX project related to protecting the marine environment. February 28, 2021- -Prepared by Friends of Ecological Reserves: Former intervenors with the KM-NEB processes. As an Environmental Non-Government Organization, (ENGO) the

Oceans Protection Plan Dialogue Forum – Transport Canada February 17-19 2021

16FebruaryGarry FletcherMarine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Rare Species, Reports, Warden Reports

Mike Fenger and Garry Fletcher will participate in the Oceans Protection Forum online February 17-19 . The Annotated_Agenda_2 We have several concerns as a result of our experience as Intervenors in both of the Hearings of the National Energy Board and produced a number of reports as a result of the process. Our participation in

Location of current shipping lanes threaten South Vancouver Island

15FebruaryGarry Fletcher300, BC's Marine Ecosystems, Maps, Marine Reserves, News, Oil Spill ThreatOil Spill

Location of current shipping lanes threaten South Vancouver Island – time for a change. By Mike Fenger, Victoria and Garry Fletcher, Metchosin. The 1891 Wreck of the S.S. San Pedro on Brotchie Ledge, a watercolour by Samuel McClure Starting in the mid-1800s, square-rigged ships and coal-fired steamers took on locally knowledgeable pilots at Brotchie Ledge,

Triangle Island Film , featuring Bristol Foster

10FebruaryGarry Fletcher13, BC's Marine Ecosystems, History, Marine Reserves, People, VideosAnne Vallee, Bristol Foster, Tufted Puffin

This National Film Board film of 1976 profiles Bristol Foster the First Director of the Ecological Reserves Division in British Columbia. It was made shortly after the creation of the Triangle Island – Anne Vallee Ecological Reserve

San Juan River Ecological Reserve #141 Map

26JanuaryGarry Fletcher141, Estuary, Maps, Marine Reserves

CLICK ON MAP TO SEE ALL.