You are welcome to join the FER business meeting start at 7:00 pm and at 7:30 and guest speaker Briony Penn will be speaking on Conservation Issues in British Colombia . MAY 7 …7:00pm Link to Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89368736598?pwd=ZgUnbmHKoB2dHVQEaC8uuRFkhCMaRE. Passcode:396328
The following article from the Victoria Time Colonist with a video of an interview with Dr. Martin Haulena of the Vancouver Aquarium appeared in the Times Colonist on October 29 2024 concerning the rescue of an entangled sea lion at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/gut-wrenching-sea-lion-with-mouth-sealed-by-netting-rescued-at-race-rocks-9727516
In January, 2024 , the Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves submitted the following feedback to the B.C. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework. Final FER Submission to BC Government – Biodiversity and ESH Framework-Jan31-2024 Also see Trevor Hancocks take on this new draft framework in the Times Colonist of February 11, 2024
Board member Harold Sellers has compiled the following Index of publications by topic in the past editions of the Friends of Ecological Reserves Log …December 2023 THE LOG INDEX – 1988 to 2023 THE FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES 10th Anniversary of FER — October 1992 Science Advisory Committee — Autumn 2006 Strategic Plan for FER
An Ecological Reserve as an Outdoor Classroom by Harold Sellers Vance Creek Ecological Reserve was visited this past September by a group of high school students from Vernon. Rob Buchanan is a teacher at Clarence Fulton Secondary School in Vernon, where he leads the Awaken Inquiry Adventure Okanagan(AIAO) program. There are about 30 students in
Friends of Ecological Reserves compiled by Harold Sellers 2023 Note: Link to the Articles below on the LOG NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES PAGE THE LOG INDEX – 1988 to 2023 THE FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES 10th Anniversary of FER — October 1992 Science Advisory Committee — Autumn 2006 Strategic Plan for FER — Autumn 2006 Strategic Plan
Province strengthens protection of B.C.’s ecological reserves Tuesday, July 18, 2023 1:30 PM https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023ENV0047-001163 (accessed July 20, 2023) Media Contacts: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Media Relations 250 953-3834 New regulatory changes are being made to safeguard the province’s ecological reserves.The new Ecological Reserve Regulation will enable compliance and enforcement measures in ecological
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
PDF version: FER Strategic Plan-April 12-23 Friends of Ecological Reserves Strategic Plan 2023- 2025 Mission ‘Friends of Ecological Reserves’ (FER) is a group of concerned citizens/volunteers whose purpose is to advocate for and promote the Ecological Reserve System, and the role that a robust system of Ecological Reserves (ERs) can achieve for the conservation and
The Board of B.C.’s Friends of Ecological Reserves Wants You! Call for Directors Are you interested in nature and enjoy learning about natural areas? Are you intrigued by the diversity of ecosystems and life forms in British Columbia, including rareplants and animals? Would you like to help foster the stewardship of British
The 2021 AGM meeting will be held on Zoom on April 21. AGM-2022 poster and Call for FER Directors Register in advance for this meeting by clicking on the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vcuqsqDwiGNdx2H9FcFF0xJOJ_3E8j67c After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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
The following letter was received from Minister Heyman Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Office of the Minister Parliament Buildings Victoria BC V8V 1X4 Telephone: 250 387-1187 Website: www.gov.bc.ca/env June 1, 2021 Friends of Ecological Reserves Box 8477 Victoria BC V8W 3S1 Dear Friends of Ecological Reserves: I am writing to personally congratulate you
After the meeting section of the 2020 AGM, a series of speakers who had an early influence in creating ecological reserves 50 years ago present their stories and interesting perspectives on the early beginnings of the Ecological Reserves System in British Columbia. Bristol Foster, Jim Pojar, Louise Goulet, Hans Roemer, Vicky Husband and Lynne Milnes
Wardens: Go to the BC Parks website for the procedure to apply for funding. Hopefully we can increase the proportion of funding allocated to projects proposed by wardens for Ecological Reserves From : Moon, Rike ENV:EX Thu, Apr 29, 3:30 PM Good Afternoon, I hope this email finds you well. I’m excited to let you
———————————————————– See this link for a recording of the speakers at the AGM You are invited to the 2020 AGM of Friends of Ecological Reserves. When: May 4, 2021 -Business part of meeting- 7:00 PM Guest speakers- 7:30 PM Pacific time ( US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOCqqTIvHNyIIAG4hdCBb5YELcSGC-3T After registering, you will
Friends of Ecological Reserves AGM Join us for the Friends of Ecological Reserves ER ACT 50th Anniversary AGM May 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM Virtual meeting via Zoom Use the link below to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOCqqTIvHNyIIAG4hdCBb5YELcSGC-3T For a copy of the poster suitable for printing click here: FER AGM Poster in PDF format
Join us for the Friends of Ecological Reserves ER ACT 50th Anniversary AGM May 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM Virtual meeting via Zoom Use the link below to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOCqqTIvHNyIIAG4hdCBb5YELcSGC-3T See the PDF:50th Anniversary Edition-colour-April16
