August 15, 2011 To: Ministry of the Environment Honourable Terry Lake ENV.Minister@gov.bc.ca BC Nature (Federation of BC Naturalists) had a successful AGM in Williams Lake, hosted by the Williams Lake Field Naturalists Society. We are a federation of naturalists clubs throughout BC with a membership of 4,500. As a conservation society, our main objective is
Laurie Rockwell wrote: This plant list is based on Shirley Lamour’s 1975 MA plant thesis, my findings, and those of Don Gayton, l ocal ecologist with FORREX and compiler of this list. We and MOE staff were excited to find almost 100 of the red-listed Dalles Milkvetch this year. It was last reported in Lamour`s
In May 2011, The Friends of Ecological reserve Board members went to visit Woodley Range, under the guidance of Warden Gary Backlund. These are some of the images Board member Garry Fletcher took on that trip.
Onslo and Haida, a pair of Vancouver Island marmots, are doing just fine, and so are many of their kin. From Canada.com — Vancouver Sun October 30, 2010 Onslo and Haida, a pair of Vancouver Island marmots, are doing just fine, and so are many of their kin. The population of Island marmots living in
By Matt Fairbarns From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2010 Trial Island is an ecological gem and hosts a great number of rare species and ecosystems. The upland mead- ows, maintained free of native trees and shrubs by a combina- tion of summer drought and winter winds, support many endangered species including
Prepared by the Pacific Giant Salamander Recovery Team April 2010 (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) in British Columbia. Prepared for the B.C. Ministry of Environment, Victoria, BC. 42pp. See the full 53 page report :pacific_giant_salamander_rcvry_strat26Apr2010 Cover illustration/photograph Laura Friis EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Pacific Giant Salamander is a large charismatic salamander that can grow up to 30 cm in
2010 – Pale Evening-Primrose – South Okanagan – Penticton – MOE For access to the report data, see http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/siwe/search_process.do?sortOrder=0&projectID=4698. Objectives Pale evening primrose (Oenothera pallida) is listed as S1 (Red-listed) in British Columbia (CDC 2010). It is a priority 2 under goal 3 (Maintain the diversity of native species and ecosystems) of the BC Conservation
Below are some of the plants that are found in the Sutton Pass reserve: Ryan Batten has provided these photos:
Gary and Katherine Backlund submitted this warden’s report in January 2001 See the PDF at: 2000 ER Warden Report_Woodley Range
This report appears on the COSEWIC site at: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2009/ec/CW69-14-45-2009E.pdf See the full PDF : Deltoid-balsam-rootCosewic-2009E
Gordon Brent Ingram MSc, PhD July, 2009 Studies, designs & plans for the conservation of northern Garry oak ecosystems See the 7 page PDF: gordon-brent-ingram-2009-work-on-conservation-of-northern-garry-oak-ecosystems Much of my work as an environmental planner and designer has involved conservation and recovery of sensitive ecosystems and an underlying exploration of the relevance of the field of landscape
COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Northern Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana in Canada See the PDF: bcabalone Status: Endangered Alpha-numeric code: A2bd Reasons for Designation: Highly valued for its meat, this marine mollusc is patchily distributed along the west coast of Canada. Despite a total moratorium on harvest in 1990, the species was designated as
By Marilyn Lambert After a night of howling winds, the day we picked for this year’s Trial Island trip dawned bright, sunny and, most importantly, calm! Our usual trip leaders, Adolf and Oluna Ceska, weren’t available this day, so we were fortunate to have Trial Island Ecological Reserve warden, Matt Fairbarns share his views on
By Denise de Montreuil From: THE LOG • FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER • SPRING 2006 The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Ecological Reserves took place on Friday, February 24, 2006 in Room 157 of the Murray and Ann Fraser Building at the University of Victoria. Secretary Tom Gillespie read the minutes of
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect the most easterly isolated stand of Garry oak and associated ecosystem in British Columbia Physical: The reserve consists of a series of rocky outcrops and bluffs that have been cut through by the Canadian National Railway line which separates the upper part of the stand from the more open lower portion.
. Flora of the Comox Lake Bluffs E.R. 2008 . . SPERMATOPHYTES . AGAVACEAE Camassia quamash APIACEAE Daucus pusillus Lomatium utriculatum APOCYNACEAE Apocynum androsaemifolium ARACEAE Lysichiton americanus ASTERACEAE Achillea millifolium Adenocaulon bicolor Anaphalis margaritacea Antennaria howellii Cirsium vulgare Eriophyllum lanatum Hieracium albiflorum
Sea Otter Recovery Team. 2007. Recovery Strategy for the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in Canada.Species at Risk Act Recovery Strategy Series. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Vancouver. vii+ 56pp. Accessed February 20 2014 at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/336961.pdf. See the complete PDF at :SARArecoverystrategy336961 EXERPT: 1.5.2 Description of threats Oil Spills Oil contamination has both immediate and long-term effects
Reason for designation: The species had been extirpated in British Columbia by the fur trade by the early 1900s, and was re-introduced from 1969-72. It has since repopulated 25-33% of its historic range in British Columbia, but is not yet clearly secure. Numbers are small (<3,500) and require careful monitoring. Their susceptibility to oil and
On May 6, 2007, members of the Friends of Ecological Reserves Board joined retiring warden Chris Pielou current warden Helen Robinson along with Bowser ER warden Maggie Little and others for a trip to the slopes of the Comox Lake Bluff Ecological Reserve. Mouse over images will initiate comment on the image. Click for large
Background Summary The Whipsaw Creek Ecological Reserve (ER # 27) is located just west of Highway 3 about 10 km south of Princeton. The surrounding lands have been selectively logged and beetle infested trees have been removed. Lands adjacent to Ecological Reserve # 27 are grazed by livestock but the Whipsaw Creek Ecological Reserve is