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 .
Garry Fletcher went to Race Rocks to provide a tour and discussion for 6 students from Pearson College who were staying out there for their project week . See the Race Rocks ecoguardian’s log for images of some of their work. I was surprised to find another new location of Romanzoffia tracyi growing over by
Bev Ramey presented a warden’s report by a powerpoint presentation at the February 18 meeting of the Vancouver area/South Coast ER Wardens and Parks Staff meeting in Surrey. The gallery below represents the images she presented.
Click on the images in the gallery below which were part of a Powerpoint presentation by the new warden for Stoyoma Creek, Nick Yaniw at the February 18, 2013 meeting of Parks and ER Wardens for the Vancouver/South Coast region.
Bowen Island Ecological Reserve #48 Resource Inventory Data Report Submitted to: Tom Eng, Research and Planning Technician BC Parks Dr. Don Guthrie Project Supervisor Submitted by: Leslie Broscomb Corinne Johnstone Jane Wood May 1997 SUMMARY Ecological reserves are areas of land that have been protected from the consumptive resource use
These photos were sent by warden Brooke Haller
This article is taken from the geocaching website: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6d3ca950-cdd0-4045-bb4b-1a56d5915679 webpage: These cliffs are situated across the Thompson River from Hwy 1 just north east of Lytton BC. They are located in the Skihist Ecological Reserve which is not accessible by car and you MAY NOT enter the reserve without a permit. The cache location gives
By Karen Willies, ER Warden #110 Date of visit 26 September 2012 Details Inspection Purpose of Visit This visit was to check on the condition of the centre of the Reserve, as previous visits have only been a walkabout outside the perimeter to check on the shape of the fence. Fire A large number of the
Date of visit :20 October 2011 Details :Introduction to reserve By Karen Willies, ER warden #110 with Tod Haughton, Area Supervisor, Kamloops, BC Ministry of the Environment Purpose of Visit: This trip was an introduction for me, as the new Warden, to the McQueen Creek Ecological Reserve. We walked the perimeter for an overview
Thanks to Rosemary Taylor who sent these pictures from a trip she made through the area in June of 2012. She wrote— “A few days later we got to Haynes Lease, and wandered around in a big field there, so here are a couple of pictures of the prickly pear which were in flower at
Kathryn McCourt reports on Mahoney lake ER for 2012. Ecological Reserve Warden Annual Report ER Name: Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve #130 Report Date: January 4, 2013 for 2012 Warden Name: Kathryn McCourt May 10 – first seasonal visit to ER. Observed lots of Russian Knapweed growing inside and outside the south fence. Recorded Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper,
Ecological Reserve Warden Annual Report ER Name: Baynes Island Ecological Reserve #69 Report date: October 19 2012-10-19 Warden Name: Jodie Krakowski General Condition of the ER The ER was in a natural, undisturbed state. Because the site visit occurred at low water, a large area of alluvial beach was evident, including sandy and cobble deposits,
On Oct 18th, 2012, Matt Fairbarns made this presentation to the Restoration of Natural Systems Speaker series on the restoration efforts at Oak Bay Islands and Trial Island Ecological Reserves: It includes a section on invasive species as well as native species. Be sure to see the PDF file to get information on the
On Saturday, November 3, 2012, FER Board members and friends took a field trip to what was once called the Saturna Island Ecological Reserve # 15. Pam and Harvey Janszen previously were wardens for the reserve and were our guides. Below are some photos taken that day by Fred Beinhauer with the names of mushrooms provided by
On October 12, 2012, the Vance Creek Ecological Reserve Warden Rick Fairbairn met with Garry Fletcher, Friends of Ecological Reserves Board member and Niran Lella to talk about the reserve, its problems and its special features. A walk through several areas and a drive to a heavily logged area above the reserve demonstrated to us