Zoe Blunt has submitted several videos of Animals present in the Ecological reserve and a list of Animals she has observed on the reserve. Mammal species in SJR ER Little brown bat Red squirrel Least weasel American mink American marten River otter Raccoon Black tailed deer Harbour seal Stellar sea lion Black bear Roosevelt elk
On Saturday, June 10, 4 members of the Board of Friends of Ecological reserves and a guest went out to this reserve to inspect it and to check on its integrity. We were surprized by the pristine nature of the reserve and were able to easily find the rare redwood sorrel, which is not in
In a recent walk up Gonzales Hill in Victoria, I was able to see most of the Ecological reserve at Trial Island.. ( The islands in the distance)
ER #76, Fraser River Islands – April 10, 2016 Warden’s Report by Bill and Bev Ramey High cloud clearing to sun in afternoon, strong winds; 13o – 16oC Launch kayaks at 10:30am, return 6:00pm Water level at Mission: 2.4 metres to 1.8 metres Water level at Hope: 5.6 metres The water level was high for
Scientific Name: Erythronium revolutum J.E. Sm. Family: Liliaceae English Name: pink fawn lily
On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, FER Board members and friends took a field trip to the Lasqueti Island Ecological Reserve #4. Lasqueti Island is a small island located North of Parksville in the Strait of Georgia, between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland, and adjacent to Texada Island. Alfred Gaensbauer is the warden for the ER
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
On April 26 Board member Marilyn Lambert organized a field trip to this Ecoreserve near Duncan. We were met by Ecological Reserve wardens Dave Polster and Genevieve Singleton who served as excellent guides through the reserve. Below is a gallery of images.. comments to come later. Some views from Mount Tzuhalem: The group was made
Laas Parnell, a student from Haida Gwaii who attended Lester Pearson College in 2012-2014. She spent the summer in 2014 on a boat 7 hours a day in the ocean around Hippa island which is on the outer ocean side of the Vladimir Krajina Ecological reserve. She has sent us these images of this beautiful
Alton Valler from Cranbrook, BC has sent a set of pictures taken of the pools at Ram Creek . He indicates ” You may not be aware but this pool was washed out about 2-3 years ago and I have not been back there to see, but I hear its being rebuilt by local volunteers.
Each year since 1997, Lester Pearson College has facilitated the Christmas Bird Count at Race Rocks . This year we established a new record for the distribution of the Boreal Owl in British Columbia. Below is the account of the event from the Race Rocks website. “December 28, 2014– Val George and myself were picked
Ecological Reserve #76, Fraser River Islands – December 7, 2014 By Ecological Reserve Wardens Bill and Bev Ramey Sunshine, 8 to 10o C, some high thin clouds, cold breeze mid-day blowing downriver. Water level at Mission: 1.8 m to 0.8 m Water level at Hope: 3.8 m Arrive islands 10:30 am; Leave islands 3:40 pm.
Site Visit: Rubus nivalis locations, Mount Elphinstone Aug. 11, 2014. Rubus nivalis site visit Aug. 2014 (5) Copy final Margaret Symon, R.P.F. P.C.P. Strathcona Forestry Consulting Introduction. At the invitation from Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) Society*, I joined Mr. Ross Muirhead on August 11 to examine Rubus nivalis (Snow Bramble) at a proposed BCTS cutblock
Steve Shultz, the new volunteer warden for Chilliwack River ER #98 sent this report to BC Parks. Visit :June 1, 2014 —Visit Time: June 1, 2014 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm Purpose: As this is my first year as the warden for this reserve, I wanted to do a “baseline” condition report for this reserve. I
Alpha Island is one of the islands that make up the Oak Bay Islands Ecological Reserve. ER warden Doug Biffard took these images in 2014 . He has expressed concern about the accelerated erosion on the shorelines of the island.
This report was submitted by Bill and Bev Ramey who were accompanied by Kurtis Hayne and Heather Ulmer. ER #76 – April 12, 2014 Sunshine, 17 degrees C, moderate wind picked up around 1pm, but then died down by late afternoon. Water level at Mission: 0.3 metre to 1.4 metre Water level at Hope: 3.7
See the write up by Stephen Ruttan on the trip to the Galiano Bog Ecological Reserve. Photos by Garry Fletcher –
By Stephen Ruttan On June 2, 2013, some of the Friend of Ecological Reserves board members met at the Schwarz Bay Terminal to take a trip to Galiano Island. Meeting there were Mike Fenger, Mary Rannie, Rick Page, Michael Brinsmead, and Stephen Ruttan. We were going off to have a look at the Galiano Island
