ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve Douglas-fir trees near their westernmost limit of distribution on southern Vancouver Island. Physical: The reserve extends for about 2.5 km along the eastern shoreline of Nitinat Lake and 300 m inland. It has steep slopes varying in exposure from west to northwest. Rocky outcrops, bluffs and talus are common, especially near
Primary Role : The primary role of Browne Lake Ecological Reserve is to protect a small wet meadow ecosystem and surrounding forest in the Interior Douglas-fir – Montane Spruce transition. The wet meadow, once used as pasture, is reverting to the original sedge community. A rock outcrop on the central hill holds a small seepage-influenced
Introduction: Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve is located approximately 7 kilometres south of Okanagan Falls on the Green Lake Road. The boundaries of the 39 hectare reserve take in the whole of Mahoney Lake, following the high-waterline around the northerly half of the lake and extending over the shoreline and immediate uplands along the southern half.
From BC PARKS PDF FILE: clayhurst Excerpt: with Species list COMPOSITION Physical: The reserve the Peace River. Small areas of plateau surface and alluvial floodplain are also present, as well as a short segment of the Peace River and steep banks on its south side. Over most of the area sandstone and shale bedrock of
Marbled Murrelet photo by Ryan Murphy Overview below by BC Parks: 2
See PDF BC PARKS canoe islands COMPOSITION Physical: The reserve 400m from the Valdes Island shoreline. These are composed of glacially smoothed sedimentary rocks of the Nanaimo Group, and lie at the eastern edge of Georgia Strait. Subtidally, strongly sloping bedrock substrates of irregular relief are interrupted by narrow sand-shell terraces. The channel between Canoe
Physical: The Klanawa reserve runs along the river for about 2 km and is approximately 500 m wide with the river running through the center. This area includes part of the alluvial floodplain on the northwest and southeast sides of the Klanawa River and adjacent slopes to the southeast. Only the lower parts of the
This map was adapted from the BC Parks website
FROM:http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC261&lang=EN IBA Osoyoos Oxbows South Okanagan Valley, British Columbia Site Summary BC261 Latitude Longitude 49.096° N 119.539° W Elevation Size 280 – 500 m 14.27 km² Habitats: deciduous woods (temperate), native grassland, rivers/streams, freshwater marsh Land Use: Agriculture, Nature conservation and research, Hunting, Rangeland/pastureland, Tourism/recreation, Water management Potential or ongoing Threats: Arable farming, Dredging/canalization, Introduced
ORIGINAL PURPO E To protect a highly productive forest ecosystem and wetland representative of the south-eastern coast of Vancouver Island for research and educational use. Physical:The reserve is located in the Nanaimo Lowlands Ecosection. It has uniform gentle slopes and small wet basins. The soils are developed on a mosaic of colluvial (slopewash) till and
From: THE LOG • FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER • AUTUMN 2005 by David F. Polster, M.Sc., R.P.Bio. Plant Ecologist Construction of the logging road bridge across Sutton Creek at the upstream edge of the ecological reserve has caused a significant change in the hydrology of the creek and consequently the ecology of the reserve.
From THE LOG • FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER • AUTUMN 2005 by Genevieve Singleton Warden, Honeymoon Bay Ecoreserve The late Cedric and Gertie Myers, residents of Honeymoon Bay, well- known naturalists and members of the Cowichan Valley Naturalists were instrumental among others in having the Sutton Creek area of Honeymoon Bay (9 km west
See the full report here: upper_nimpkish_lup
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve the most northerly known stand of Douglas fir as a genetic bank and for research purposes. From the BC Parks site : See the full PDF:mt_blanchet_and_takla_lake_er_ps
Mark Hipfner of the Centre for Wildlife Ecology, Simon Fraser University and the Canadian Wildlife Servicepublished this paper in the journal Marine Ornithology(2005) 33:67-69 (2005) Accessed, 2014 :http://www.avibirds.com/pdf/Z/Zeekoet6.pdf See the full 2page PDF at: Hipfner-Common-Murre2005
Ministry of Environment Environmental Stewardship Division See Full PDF: OKRegionIPStrategy2005_1291741150797_6fdca22d85d494f71daadf279edd0750660b65b7b1fa7bb13a205fcf6f0847eb Three introduced species of the Okanagan Link to other information and data: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/acat/public/viewReport.do?reportId=20401.
Purpose: To protect nesting seabirds Closed to the public by Order-in-Council no. 1920, on 16 June 1977 to protect nesting seabirds, which are extremely vulnerable to disturbance at this location. A permit is required to land on the islets, and they are accessibly by boat. Physical: The reserve includes a chain of five low rocky
Ospika Cones Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan Ospika Cones Ecological Reserve protects one of only a few cold water tufa terrace and pool formations in BC. The 1505 ha reserve includes both the mineral springs, and the adjacent area to protect their hydrology. The reserve is situated along a remote section of the
Purpose Statement: This was the original Purpose Statement , when the reserve was created by BC Parks: Since it is no longer owned by BC parks it does not occur on their ecoreserves web site.
Original Purpose: To protect the paleontological features of the site as well as special natural, cultural and heritage features Physical: Rolla Canyon is a deeply incised river bank along the Pouce Coupe River. The canyon exposes alluvial mixtures of clay, sand, gravel and stones. Biological: The river banks are semi-open with some aspen and spruce