ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve outstanding lodgepole pine stands and adjacent bogland near the northern edge of the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone Physical: The reserve is located on the flat, eastern half of a peninsula between Omineca Arm and Finlay Reach of Williston Lake. This level land on the floor of the Rocky Mountain Trench, underlain by
ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To protect representative old-growth montane forest communities on northeastern Vancouver Island Physical: The reserve comprises mostly southeast-facing and some south-facing slopes of a low mountain ridge. Bedrocks belong to the Island Intrusions formation and surficial materials are till and colluvium. Soils are mostly Orthic Humo-ferric Podzols. See the complete version of this document
Physical: The reserve lies on a gently Dissected plain of low relief between the Fraser ND THE Bowron rivers. This area was flooded by a glacial lake at the close of the ice age and is underlain by glacial lake clays. The reserve has a very gentle slope to the north, and small streams flowing
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect outstanding Garry oak stands and associated vegetation Physical: The reserve is on the strongly sloping southwest side of Baynes Peak. Surficial materials are colluvium and weathered bedrock derived from sandstone. Soils are thin, poorly developed, and subject to summer drought. Dominant soils are Brunisols, but small areas of Podzols occur. Streams
PHYSICAL: The reserve is on the floodplain of the Skagit River , a relatively small, fast-flowing river with a gradient of about six m/km. The northeast-southwest trending valley, located in the Hozameen Ranges of the Cascade Mountains, is bounded by slopes of about 30o which rise to peaks of 2100-2500 m. The valley is relatively
ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To provide an undisturbed area for silvicultural research on western larch, and a genetic bank for that species. Physical: The reserve lies on the relatively flat valley bottom of Gilnockie Creek at its confluence with the Yahk River, which drains southward into Montana. Rounded, forested summits of the Yahk Range (to the west)
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve a unique bog in the Coastal Douglas-Fir Zone COMPOSITION Physical: The bog, about 900 m long and 125 m wide, lies in an elongate depression between NE-SE trending ridges of Cretaceous sedimentary rock. It has a centrally located open-water area about 0.5 ha in size, and drains southward to Trincomali Channel
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect vegetation and fauna characteristic of the Coastal Douglas-Fir Zone Access: Much of the reserve was selectively logged in the 1960s, and old logging roads are present. Part of the reserve is fenced to keep out feral sheep. See the complete PDF: lasqueti COMPOSITION The reserve contains a rocky, irregular hill with
Original Purpose: To preserve showy stands of the rare fawn lily. Physical: The reserve is located where Sutton and Millar creeks issue from the Vancouver Island mountains, depositing alluvial materials in a reach of reduced gradient, 1.5 km upstream from the creek mouth at Cowichan Lake. Sutton Creek winds through the middle of the reserve.
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a rare and disjunct population of the white glacier lily, subalpine mountain hemlock vegetation, and subalpine wetlands. Physical: San Juan Ridge is the remnant of a Tertiary erosion surface, subsequently over-ridden and smoothed by Pleistocene ice which moved southerly across it. The reserve slopes to the north from its southern boundary
Physical: The reserve is situated on gently sloping terrain just north of the summit of Mount Sabine, which marks the southern extremity of the Stanford Range. It has a slight slope to the northwest. Local soils, developed on morainal material which has a limestone component, are believed to be Brunisols. Climate is somewhat cooler and
Purpose Statement Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key role of ecological reserves is to contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and the protection of genetic materials. All consumptive resource uses and the use of motorized vehicles are prohibited. Research
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect an unaltered west coast estuary Physical: The estuary of the Tahsish River is formed primarily by two major channels enclosing an elongated flat island, which is cut into several segments by smaller flood channels. The substrate consists predominantly of sand and silt above mean tide level, and pebble, gravel and cobble
ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To preserve a small, exceptional stand of old-growth spruce. Physical: The reserve is situated on the floor of a glaciated creek valley at the western edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges, 2.5 km inland from the Pacific Ocean. Adjacent mountains are relatively low (500-800 m) and rounded. Regional bedrock consists of Jurassic intrusives
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect unique hot spring, river bank, and forest environments along the Liard River Physical:Located between the Alaska highway and the Liard River, immediately east of the Coal River, the reserve faces Portage Brule Rapids, a series of rapids of the Liard River stretching over more than 2 kilometres. Several hot and warm
Purpose Statement : To protect the most southerly known stand of tamarack trees in British Columbia See the complete PDF here: chilako-overview Flora aspen, trembling (Populus tremuloides) birch, scrub (Betula nana) juniper, common (Juniperus communis) Labrador tea (Ledum groenlandicum) moss, peat(Sphagnum spp.) pine, lodgepole (Pinus contortvar.latifolia) rose, prickly (Rosa acicularis spp. sayi) soopolallie (Shepherdia canadensis)
Note: Management Planning There is no online management planning information for this Ecological Reserve available at this time. ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve aspen, fen and bog ecosystems representative of the Peace River area of the Alberta Plateau. SIGNIFICANT SPECIES Philadelphia Vireos heathed cotton-grass THREATS Climate Change: It has been projected that the effects of climate
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a sand beach, dune ecosystems and inland moor bogs on Haida Gwai See the Complete PDF : Tow Hill ER 9overviewpdf Physical: A broad beach of hard sand is present, partly the result of the presence of Yakan Point which acts as a natural groin and traps sand being moved north
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve habitat for nesting seabirds, mainly petrels, and their habitat OVERVIEW Physical: The reserve comprises a small, oval shaped island near the head of Lepas Bay, about 150 m from shore. Although the island is low, most of its shoreline is steep and rocky, including vertical cliffs on the southwest side, which
