Hydrology and Monitoring of Cinema Bog
This slideshow was presented to a meeting of BC Parks in February 2002 by Pierre Beaudry and Leisbet Beaudry See the pdf at: cinemabogslideshow
Mount Tzouhalem:The mountain that basks in the sun and Syd and Emily Watts
From> http://members.shaw.ca/beyondnootka/articles/mount_tzouhalem.html By Lindsay Elms From the Cowichan River estuary, steep slopes rise to craggy lookouts on the summit of the 536 metre high Mount Tzouhalem (Zoo-hay-lum). Hikers, year round, are rewarded with spectacular views over Cowichan Bay and Saltspring Island, and on a clear day Mount Baker can be seen in neighbouring Washington State
Liumchen ER #143 Biological and Physical Overview
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect an area of montane and subalpine flora and fauna representative for the North West Cascade Ecosection and protect rare species and special karst habitat. Physical: The reserve consists of the three south/north-draining valleys and headwaters of Liumchen Creek, between the international border and their confluence. The two western of these parallel
Blackwater Creek ER #71 Biological and Physical and Overview
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a site for research on sub-boreal forest types on a poor site, adjacent bogland, and intermediate vegetation types. Physical: The reserve is located on a flat outwash plain about 15 km west of the Parsnip Reach of Williston Lake. It encompasses the southern end of a huge treeless bog which stretches
Skhist ER # 92 Physical and Biological Overview
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To conserve undisturbed ponderosa pine-grassland vegetation. The following is from the BC Parks report. Physical: The reserve is in the bottom of the deeply incised the river cuts westward through the north end of the Cascade Range to join the Fraser. It consists of gently sloping benchlands which give way to steep, gullied
Byers-Conroy-Harvey-Sinnett Islands ER#103 Biological and Physical Overview
ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To protect nesting seabirds, raptors and marine environments The land area, less than 4% in total, is comprised of four significant islands and many associated islets and reefs, located in four groups. These are the outermost islands of the central mainland coast, located within an area of low relief along the eastern edge
Evaluating the Effects of Three Forms of Marine Reserve on Northern Abalone Populations in British Columbia, Canada
Author S. Scott Wallace Article first published online: 24 DEC 2001, Conservation Biology Volume 13, Issue 4, pages 882–887, August 1999 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98117.x Abstract: Marine reserves have been suggested as tools for assisting the management of fisheries by protecting vulnerable marine species from overexploitation. Although there is a theoretical basis for believing that marine reserves may serve as management tools,
ER 15, Saturna Island, Terrestrial Ecosystem Inventory, 2001
Ecological Reserve 15, Saturna Island, Terrestrial Ecosystem Inventory, by Harvey Janszen, 2001 For access to the complete report please click on this link to the file ER15TE. In the summer of 1996 the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks undertook a project to inventory the untenured Crown land of Saturna Island for a proposed woodlot license
Gladys Lake ER Bird Observations R.Pojar
This report by Rosamund Pojar covers observations between 1986 and 2001
Janszen 2001 Annual Fungi Report
Introduction : By Pam Janszen This research project began in August of 1997 when I was granted permission to do fungal inventory and research work in Winter Cove Provincial Park and Ecological Reserve # 15, both on Saturna Island. Since that time I have made 87 trips into the Reserve and 61 trips to the
Chain Islets Important Bird Area Conservation Plan
Marilyn Lambert and Barry P. Booth did this report in January, 2001 for the IBA Program, an International initiative coordinated by Birdlife International, a partnership of member-based organizations in over 1200 countries seeking to identify and Conserve sites important to all bird species worldwide. See the full 4 page PDF :Chain Islets IBA report 2001
Notes on the Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis)
http://www.marmots.org/notes_vim.html Andrew A. Bryant Chief Scientist, Marmot Recovery Foundation updated: January 21, 2001 Purpose The purpose of this paper is to serve as a “road-map” to the primary scientific literature concerning Vancouver Island Marmots (Marmota vancouverensis). Contents: Purpose What’s a Vancouver Island marmot? History Prehistoric distribution Historical distribution Current distribution Population trends Habitat characteristics Reproduction
Liumchen ER #143 Map and Management Statement, 2001
This map is derived from the Management Direction Statement of BC Parks Introduction Purpose for the MDS The purpose of this management direction statement (MDS) is to provide management direction for the Liumchen Ecological Reserve. As an important component of the overall protected area system of the Lower Mainland (Figure 1), the upper Liumchen Creek
Environmental Assessment of the Ecological Significance of Installing a Natural Gas Pipeline around of through ER 67 (Satellite Channel)
This report by terra Environmental Consultants is an Environmental Impact study of the siting of a proposed Gas Pipeline that could have gone through the ecological reserve. See the full PDF: Sattelite Channel ER Tera Environmental Consultants 2000 EIA
Lew Creek Biological and Physical Overview: BC Parks
Physical: Mount Hadow and adjacent serrate peaks of the Slocan Ranges mark the upper- elevational southwest boundary of the reserve and provide a spectacular backdrop. Below the vertical headwalls of this peak is a prominent cirque basin containing an alpine glacier which feeds directly into a subalpine lake, the source of Lew Creek. Reserve boundaries
Haley lake Ecological Reserve Marmot Recovery Project Report , 2000
Chief Scientist’s report of the Recovery Team meeting of October 24, 2000 See the 10 page PDF: Haley Lake ER marmot report 2000
Race Rocks Ecological Overview
Race Rocks Ecological Overview by Wright and Pringle, DFO survey of scientific research done in the Race Rocks area, prior to 1999. Canadian technical report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2353 See the complete 93 page PDF :
Narcosli Lake Overview: Biological and Physical
Physical: The reserve lies in a shallow valley on the Interior Plateau. Lands around its northern end are very flat, while low hills rising to 1310 m flank the southern portion. Narcosli Lake, about 325 ha in area and 5 km long, is very shallow and divided by a narrows into two basins of approximately
Why are Vancouver Island Marmots at risk?
From: http://victoria.tc.ca/environment/biodiversity/F.W/endangered/marmot.html Wildlife At Risk in British Columbia A brochure series which will eventually include brochures on other Red and Blue listed species, including fish, invertebrates and plants, and on ecosystems. Produced by the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Wildlife Branch, 780 Blanshard St. Victoria, BC V8V 1X4. For copies of this brochure, write