January 30 2014 – Baynes Island Ecological Reserve site visit report Jodie Krakowski, Warden A monitoring visit was organized to coincide with low water levels and the eagle season. We had a good turnout with dry overcast weather. Thanks so much to BC Parks: Kendra Wood, Senior Ranger and Katy Chambers, Area Supervisor, and Quest
The first photo attached is from May of 2013 and was taken by Senior Park Ranger, Kirk Densmore, when the Tranquille ER Wardens had Mike Ryan (FLNRO Plant Ecologist) come and walk around the ER with them and give a presentation. ER Wardens hard at work! May 12th 2013 Thanks to Amanda Roy-Wber for contributing
Warden’s report by Garry Fletcher: In the early morning hours of January 14, a new elephant seal pup was born at the Race Rocks Ecological reserve. This was the 5th pup born to a female called Bertha since January 2009. Ecoguardian on the island Alex Fletcher reported that it was born in the night, some
This presentation was given in December 2013 by Alan Vyse of Thompson Rivers University at the BC Protected Areas Research Forum, BCPARF 2013 – December 3-5th at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops BC. It is presented here as it represents research done in part in Tranquille Ecological Reserve Abstract: Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) ecosystems are
Forgotten Giants of the Nechako River Written by June Wood, Author, Home to the Nechako The Nechako River originates in the northern reaches of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia, in a vast chain of lakes that stretches to the north and to the south, on the eastern border of the Coast Mountains. Prior to
On July 11 2013, Ross Muirhead, Bill Legg and Hans Penner of Elphinstone Logging Focus, an environmental group based in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast, took Helen and I up to up to a small patch of forest presently included in a BC Timber Sales Block (BCTS) Cutblock DK045. They had identified this area with concern for
These images have been adapted from Google Earth. They show the 3D profile of the peninsula ER. (G.Fletcher)
These images show the Ospika Cones Ecological reserve.
I had asked ER Warden Kathryn McCourt for an update on the Lake since I was there last year and whether there had been any recent permits for research for the Ecological reserve as I wanted to use it as an example of a reserve with great potential for research where there had been significant
Link to the most recent warden’s report by Garry Fletcher: http://www.racerocks.ca/wp/category/er-warden-report/
We have just received word of the passing of Syd Watts, our long time Ecological Reserve Warden of Mount Tzuhalem. Syd died on May 25, 2013 at Cowichan District Hospital. He had been unwell for some time and valiantly tried to get well so that he could be back to the outdoors he loved so
This image was derived from Google Eath 3D
The Dewdney and Glide Islands ecological reserve is one of the most vulnerable to the threat of oil spills from the proposed tanker route of the Northern gateway pipeline proposal. The Overview for the ER states the following: Many bog ponds, sloughs, and small lakes are scattered over Dewdney Island in flat areas and depressions,
The images were extracted from Google Earth. These three islands make up the reserve, they lie right in the pathway of the proposed Northern Gateway tanker traffic. The significance of these Islands is ststed in the International Bird Area website: “Seven species of seabirds breed in significant numbers on Moore and Byers Island. Of the
From Google Earth, the fiollowing images have been adapted in order to portray the individuality of these islands. See the reports section to find out som e of the special ecological conditions on the islands. Add New The largest islands support forest cover dominated by Sitka spruce. This covers most of the land area. Small
This Burnt cabin bog image was drawn from Google Earth 3D
This image was constructed from a google earth 3D view. The red line represents the approximate boundary of the ER.
These images are extracted from Google Earth (3D) , note the direction of view by the arrow in the upper right hand corner.
Laurie Rockwell sends this report and photos. [ bulletlist] A good day to hike at 5c at 6.30 am, light, periodic breezes and sunshine. I saw/heard 15 species of birds including 6 blue-listed Gray Flycatchers ( 2 calling from a new area), many Cassin’s Finches and Townsend’s Solitaires and a Bullock’s Oriole, an infrequent visitor
Sandy Van Eysinga took these images of the Reserve and nearby lake .