The Log Autumn Winter 2005-2006
See the pdf at:Autumn-winter-2025-26-Draft-March18-2026
Saying Goodbye to Hans Roemer
The following tribute to Hans Roemer was assembled for the fall winter 2026 edition of the log by Louise Beinhauer. Saying Goodbye to Well-known Biologist Hans Roemer Hans Ludwig Roemer April 25, 1938 – Feb 3, 2026 Hans has left us to explore the alpine meadows in heaven, correcting the misnamed plants and finding unknown
Documenting biodiversity in a Haida Gwaii ecological reserve
Posted on December 12, 2025 Categories: BC Parks News, Conservation Guest blog by Julia Carr, 2024 field team member with the BC Parks Biodiversity Program. Julia visited Ahlúu Ḵáahlii Vladimir J. Krajina (Port Chanal) Ecological Reserve on Haida Gwaii in late summer 2024. Haida place names provided by Raven Ryland, Communications Manager for the Council of the
The Log, 2025 Spring/Summer Newsletter
The 2025 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2025 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: FER 2025 AGM Thoughts on a Visit to Clayhurst Ecological Reserve Yellow Point Event Focussed on Fighting Invasive Plants Love of The Salish Sea Islands BC Parks Foundation Spearhead Largest Terrestrial Conservation
AGM—Friends of Ecological Reserves
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
Hidden Gems, Ecological Reserves of British Columbia
. The hidden gems of British Columbia’s protected areas system are its ecological reserves, set aside for scientific study and education, not recreation. Two of the first ERs ever established sit above Columbia Lake at the headwaters of the Columbia Valley. Discover how a Czech refugee fleeing the Communists prompted B.C. to become the first
THE LOG INDEX – 1988 to 2023
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
The Log, 2023 Spring/Summer Newsletter
The 2023 Spring/Summer Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2023 Spring/Summer edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: FER 2023 AGM FER Revised Strategic Plan 2023-2025 Morice River ER Warden’s Report Remembering Alfred Gaensbauer Province Strengthens Protection of ERs 1000-year-old redcedar Mara Meadows ER To see a complete list of
Key Biodiversity Areas : Ian Adams … FER AGM. June 2023
Note: From Ian Adams: I realized that my presentations to the Friends of ER grossly under-represented the number of Key Biodiversity Areas that encompass, in whole or in part, an Ecological Reserve. As you may recall, my involvement with KBAs is all taxa except birds, which are the purview of Birds Canada. This includes the
From Land to Sea .. Who Protects Race Rocks..
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, 2022/23 Autumn/Winter Newsletter
The 2022/23 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2022/23 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Biological Diversity Key to a Healthy Planet Island Gems are among B.C.’s Seven Biodiversity Hot Spots Intact Forest Ecosystems – A Conservation Campaign Columbia Lake ER Warden’s Report Lasquiti Island Report BC
The Life and Legacy of Harvey Janszen
This presentation was made by Andrew Simon and Pam Janszen at the AGM of Friends of Ecological Reserves, April 21,2022 PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 Part1 Part2
The Board of B.C.’s Friends of Ecological Reserves Wants You! Call for Directors
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
AGM of FER – Guest speakers on the History of Ecological Reserves in British Columbia
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
Friends of Ecological Reserves ER ACT 50th Anniversary AGM
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
Nunataks and Nootka : The Brooks Penninsula, Vancouver Island’s Ice Age Refugium, by Jim Pojar
Jim Pojar in February of 1981, as a member of the British Columbia Forest Service wrote this paper . “a small intact west coast drainage system, biologically representative but with several floristic rarities; vegetation modified by extreme exposure; an estuary and a sand beach ecosystem; and the possibility (which needs further investigation) that the Brooks
The Forests and Vladimir Krajina
In 1978 The National Film Board of Canada produced a documentary on the work of Dr. Krajina called The Forests and Vladimir Krajina. Here is a link to the NFB. Description: Visually seductive, this film uncovers a few hard truths under the packaging. Dr. Vladimir Krajina, botanist and teacher, is waging a successful battle in
50th Anniversary Edition Friends of Ecological Reserves Newsletter , Spring 2021
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
The Legacy of Vladimir J. Krajina
The pdf of this presentation is available here: 2016_Wali-Pojar_UBC_VJ Krajina Legacy Invited presentation for the Centennial of the University of British Columbia 2015 History of 100 years of the Department of Botany, 2016 The Legacy of Vladimir J. Krajina and Contributions to UBC Botany Mohan K. Wali1 and Jim Pojar2 For what is the present