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
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.
All research activities, including inventory, monitoring and collections, within lands and marine areas administered by the Park Act or Ecological Reserve Act require a valid research permit. Permit issuance may be contingent upon other agencies granting other additional required permits, such as those overseen by the Wildlife Act. Research that includes inventory will endeavour to
From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2008 By Marilyn Lambert Late this past spring, my husband and I visited our friend on his sailboat. He was the marine host at Princess Margaret Marine Park on the south end of Portland Island. This island is approximately 3.5 km NNW of the Swartz Bay
From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2008 By Jane Watson Dear Friends, This year, with support from the Friends of the Ecological Reserves, we completed our 22nd season, studying sea otter community ecology in Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve. Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve was established in 1981 to protect habitat for a fledgling
See the full article in the Encyclopedia of Earth: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Northern_transitional_alpine_forests See the full article with reference to Nigunsaw ER
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
The Ecological reserve warden Marilyn Lambert has supplied these photos.
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
Report by Dave Gooding, Gooding Hydrology\Sutton Creek Assessment and Floodplain Management Options. Includes maps and photos ( in Black and White only) See the 38 page PDF file : honeymoonbay-Gooding Report
The report is the Invasive Plant Program Annual Report for the Okanagan Region and includes inventories of invasive plants, activities undertaken, and recommendations for 2008. Designing and implementing an effective invasive plant program within the Okanagan Region is critical in fulfilling this mission and to ensure the long-term protection of our natural spaces. Invasive plant
Spring Beauty to White-Tailed Ptarmigan FER researchers protect BC’s biodiversity By Evelyn Hamilton, Chair, FER’s Science Advisory Committee This edition of the Log features research undertaken in the last few years by a handful of keen scientists and funded in part by Friends of Ecological Reserves. Donations from our supporters made this possible and we
By Karen Willies, Skihist Ecological Reserve Warden Volunteer Wardens for six Ecological Reserves in the Thompson Region recently met with Parks personnel. These wardens were Gwendy Lamond, Soap Lake; Frances Vyse, Skwaha Lake; Karen McLaren, McQueen Creek; Audrey & Nels Hoeg, Chasm; Karen Willies, Skihist and Eric McAlary, the retiring warden, as well as the
Executive Summary Pope & Talbot Ltd. is committed to Sustainable Forest Management Planning (SFMP) on its management units in British Columbia. An important component of their SFMP is the management of biodiversity values, including maintaining a proportion of representative ecosystems in an unmanaged state. Previous analyses have grouped and mapped site series “clusters” of unique
Anita Farr Fraser River ER #76, Summary of Observations made from 1985-1992, Anthea Farr.pdf
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
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect vegetation typical of the Middle Grassland in interior British Columbia Physical: The reserve lies in the Batchelor Hills area of the Thompson Plateau, adjacent to the valley of the North Thompson River. Soils are predominantly dark brown Chernozems of the McQueen Association, developed on morainal deposits. These are well drained soils
Rich and Diverse Coastal and Marine Ecosystems British Columbia’s Pacific coast is one of the world’s most biologically diverse and productive temperate marine environments. Island archipelagos, deep fjords, shallow mudflats, estuaries, kelp and eel grass beds, strong tidal currents and massive upwellings all contribute to an abundant and diverse expression of marine biodiversity. The northeast