Rare Fossils of British Columbia

157, Photos, Reports, Research

Photos provided by Dr. Bruce Archibald. 1. A rare fossil of a 50 million-year-old wasp of the family Trigonalidae. This small group of parasitoids have complex life histories consuming sequential hosts. First, a caterpillar eats their tiny eggs on leaves. They then enter, live within, and feed upon other parasitoids that are themselves inside and

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Eocene Fossil Ecological Reserve Proposals #157

157, ER Proposals, Geology, Photos, Research,

Here are some references relevant to the three proposed Eocene Fossil sites in the BC Interior which in the past have been proposed as ecological reserves; 1. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e04-100 Fossil biotas from the Okanagan Highlands, southern British Columbia and northeastern Washington State: climates and ecosystems across an Eocene landscape1 David R. Greenwood, S. Bruce Archibald, Rolf

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Fraser River Ecological Reserve #76 Warden’s Report Oct 2019

76, Boundary Changes, Ecological Monitoring, Field Notes, Issues, Management, Photos, Rare Species, Species List, Warden Reports, ,

Ecological Reserve Wardens Bev and Bill Ramey submitted this report on a visit to the Ecological reserve on October 29, 2019 See this pdf at:  FER #76 2019, October 29, for FER November 2019 saw a fresh water mussel shell, in similar location to shells found Dec 2014, and in a couple of other subsequent

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Sunshine Coast group rallies to save Forest with 1,000 Hearts from loggers

156, BC Parks, ER Proposals, Logging old-growth, Management, Photos, Reports

Sunshine Coast group rallies to save Forest with 1,000 Hearts from loggers:  Vancouver Sun Randy Shore Publishing date: October 24, 2019 ROBERTS CREEK (Oct. 24, 2019) — Ross Muirhead and Elphinstone Logging Focus are trying to stop the emerging old growth inside a proposed provincial park expansion from being logged. Randy Shore/Postmedia News [PNG Merlin

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Ecosystem-Based Assessment of the Koksilah River Watershed

158, BC Parks, ER Proposals, First Nations, Management, Maps, Photos, Reports

Eagle Ridge is mentioned in part of this report: Phase 1 Report: Watershed Character and Condition Cowichan Station Area Association Prepared by: Heather Pritchard, RPF Emily Doyle-Yamaguchi, FIT Dr. Martin Carver, PGeo/PEng, PAg Carol Luttmer, MSc September 30, 2019 See the PDF here: EBAKoksilah_Phase1_Final_Sept2019 Introduction The approximately 30,000-hectare Koksilah River watershed is a place of

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Summary of 2019 Activities,Warden Report Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve, ER #108

108, Photos, Warden Reports,

Warden Report Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve, ER #108 by Harold Sellers ER Warden:  Denis Seymour (deceased), Roseanne Van Ee (long term disability), Val Buchanan (moved away), Harold  Sellers Volunteer hours logged in 2019 : 5 hrs Visits : 1 Mileage : 26 km First Visit of the Year: 11 July 2019 On this date I joined three BC Parks rangers and

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Let the Old trees Grow Old

118, Logging old-growth, Photos,

From: Pacific Wild https://pacificwild.org/let-the-trees-grow-old/ This article on the pacific Wild website presents excellent photos and a compelling story of the value of old growth forests. “a visit to the rare old-growth fir forests of vancouver island Old growth forest on Vancouver Island has reached almost mythical status. The swaths of clearcuts and second growth monocultures

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