Koksilah/Eagle Heights protection – Slowly but surely, by Adolf Ceska
Also see Observations created by Oluna and Adolf Ceska From Adolf Ceska’s Facebook pages:
Premier announces purchase, dedication of Cowichan’s Eagle Heights as park
As of 2021, the type of protected area for Eagle heights ( Ridge) has not been determined. It is included here as a proposed Ecological reserve because of the sensitive nature of the ecosystem. From The Cowichan Valley Citizen, May3, 2018 by Lexi Bainas Premier John Horgan, Environment Minister George Heyman, and Cowichan Valley MLA
B.C. buys Ecologically Sensitive plot in Cowichan Valley
The following is taken from the TIMES COLONIST: by Katie DeRosa , May 4, 2018 NOTE: This area was in the past proposed as an Ecological Reserve. We are adding it here to our list of Proposed Reserved The B.C. government has purchased 190 hectares of ecologically sensitive land from private owners, including a large
The Unique Biodiversity of Pink Mountain-
Ron Long has assembled this report on field research that illustrates the unique biodiversity of Pink Mountain. This is an area that the Friends of Ecological Reserve considers to have the ideal characteristics to be designated as an Ecological Reserve. See this 11 Mg pdf: Pink Mountain report here: Pink Mountain See this 11
AGM 2017 FER: Sue Staniforth on Invasive Species
The Report by Sue Staniforth is presented in this Newsletter AGM-2017 poster Sue Staniforth presenting the slide show on Introduced Species: see https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/spring-summer-2017-colour-final.pdf
Remembering Dr.Chris Pielou (1923-2016)
The following has been reprinted from the Sierra Club website Once in a while the earth is blessed with a special person. Such a person was Dr. Chris Pielou who passed away recently in Comox. I was fortunate to have met a Chris a few times; however my lasting memories of her will be whenever
Conservation of the Coastal Douglas Fir Ecosystem
From The Friends of Ecological reserves Newsletter Autumn/Winter, 2016 By Garry Fletcher The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves has attempted over the past two years to get the government departments of BC Parks and BC Forests Lands and Natural Resources to clarify the process needed for the establishment of Ecological Reserves. Since we have
Karel Klinka – 1937 – 2015
From The Friends of Ecological reserves Newsletter Autumn/Winter, 2016 Karel Klinka – 1937 – 2015 It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr. Karel Klinka, Professor Emeritus of the Forest and Conservation Sciences Department of UBC died on September 15, 2015. Dr. Klinka was an outstanding ecologist, forester, supervisor, mentor, collaborator
Jacques Sirois’ Biosphere Dreams
From The Friends of Ecological reserves Newsletter Autumn/Winter, 2016 By Maleea Acker Reprinted with permission from the December 2015 issue of Focus Magazine By December, rain and the darkness of winter blankets the Capital Region. Berries hang like rubies from the darkening limbs of the Arbutus. Storms shawl the coast with salt spray. Songbirds have
Level The Playing Field for NEB’s Pipeline Projects Conditions
From The Friends of Ecological reserves Newsletter Autumn/Winter, 2016 By Mike Fenger and Garry Fletcher The summer LOG 2015 included the Executive Summary of the final written evidence from the Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves (Board of FER) sent to the National Energy Board (NEB) in May 2015. We focused our concerns on the
The Life of Ken Millard
From From The Friends of Ecological Reserves Newsletter Autumn/Winter, 2016 By Rod Mickleburgh, Excerpted from the November 2, 2015 edition of The Globe and Mail Soft-spoken and unassuming, Ken Millard thought nothing of leaving his small Galiano Island cabin, heading to the big city and taking on the captains of industry. He considered it a
What Does Drizzle Lake ER and Superpredator Humans Have in Common?
From The Friends of Ecological reserves Newsletter Autumn/Winter, 2016 By Louise Beinhauer Two late summer articles, one appearing in Science an online Journal of original scientific research and the other in Smithsonian Magazine, whose focus was on the research of Tom Reimchen, Chris Darimont, Caroline Fox and Heather Bryan caught my attention. The article in
AGM of Friends of Ecological Reserve Tuesday , April 26
Our AGM will be next Tuesday, April 26. The business meeting will start at 7:30 and then at 8:00 PM Andy MacKinnon will give a talk. The meeting will be in room A102 in the David Turpin Building which was formerly the Social Sciences and Math building on the University of Victoria Campus. All are
Tsleil-Waututh Nation invite Board of FER speakers at the NEB hearings
(Click to enlarge image) In keeping with Coast Salish tradition, the Sacred Trust Initiative of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, carried out an “honoring” ceremony prior to the commencement of the National Energy Board hearings on Monday January 18th 2016 at the Tsleil-Waututh Community Centre – 3010 Sleil-Waututh Road, North Vancouver Their ceremony was to “stand up”
Humans Kill 14 Times More Adult Fish than Wild Predators
I recently came across an article in the Tyee taken from the– –Hakai magazine about the negative human impact on wild populations by size selection in fisheries and hunting. “Humans Kill 14 Times More Adult Fish than Wild Predators” The research was authored by Dr. Tom Reimchen and former students , with some of the
FER Board Participation in Oral Summary Arguments in NEB KM/TMX hearings
The Board of Friends of Ecological reserves is one of 76 Intervenors who have been accepted to present oral summary arguments at the National Energy Board- Kinder Morgan/ Trans Mountain Expansion Project Hearings . A one hour presentation will be made by Mike Fenger and Garry Fletcher on September 30 at 1:30 PM in Burnaby
Mount Tzuhalem – Breath-taking Vista of Wildflowers
From the: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER, 2015 Mount Tzuhalem – Breath-taking Vista of Wildflowers –By Emily Dent, BSc (Hon) Bio, BN Mount Tzouhalem is located in the backyard of Duncan (North Cowichan), BC, on Vancouver Island. It is located on municipal forest land, and part of it is an 18 acre
The Board of FER files Information Requests on Government Intervenors Today
This past week we submitted an application to participate in the NEB Oral Summary Arguments in Burnaby in September of this year. Today we completed filing the Information requests on other intervenors. Because of the disappointing “Written Evidence ” provided by the federal departments, we decided to file on the following Federal Departments : Transport
