ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To protect the most outstanding known assemblage of rare and endangered plant species in British Columbia Access: Landing on the islands is restricted to protect sensitive plants and ecosystems. A permit is required to access the reserve. Accessible by boat, but no docking facilities. See the complete PDF from BC PARKS: Trial Islands
A 1997 memo by H Roemer regarding a site visit to Comox Lake Ecological Reserve discussing a possible Park portion of the Comox bluffs to alleviate some of the bike use in the ER. This includes maps on the proposed boundary between the Park and Ecological Reserve portion, and a list of Plant Species. Link to
Anna Roberts provides a comprehensive list of Flora for the Area in 1977, before the creation of the Ecological Reserve, including several rare plants.
The Klashkish River was surveyed by walking lateral transects about 20 meters apart starting at low tide -8:00 Am ,1m above datum completer by 11:00 AM at the edge of the sedge zone ( just below the high water level) We also examined the underside of rocks at many locations in the reserve and on
Reference to this book ( volume 1) is included here as it includes references to Leach’s Storm Petrels as well as other seabirds from Cleland Island research. (See it in a library or purchase. ) It is summarized at http://books.google.ca/books?id=SjHElegFfOUC&source=gbs_navlinks_s
A report produced by Terra Firma Env Consultants See the full PDF: Yellowpoint bog ER MDS
Inventory Methods for Seabirds: cormorants, gulls, murres, storm-petrels, Ancient Murrelet, auklets, puffins, and Pigeon Guillemot Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 13 Prepared by Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks Resources Inventory Branch for the Terrestrial Ecosystems Task Force Resources Inventory Committee March 97 See the complete PDF from BC Parks:Inventory Methods for
Inventory Methods for Seabirds: cormorants, gulls, murres, storm-petrels, Ancient Murrelet, auklets, puffins, and Pigeon Guillemot Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 13 Prepared by Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks Resources Inventory Branch for the Terrestrial Ecosystems Task Force Resources Inventory Committee March 97 Version 0.0 © The Province of British Columbia Published
This Management Plan was produced by BC Parks in 1996 I. Introduction Ecological Reserve Purposes See the full PDF : mcqueen_cr_er_1996mp As outlined in the Ecological Reserve Act of 1971, ecological reserves are set aside for the following purposes: Scientific research and educational use Representation of natural ecosystems Study of recovery processes after modification by
PURPOSE: To protect one of the few known stands of yellow-cedar in interior British Columbia for future research. Physical: The spectacular and rugged Valhalla Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains are the location of this reserve. The area was heavily glaciated by Pleistocene ice sheets and more recent alpine glaciers, resulting in deep steep-sided valleys and
Garry Fletcher wrote this history in 1996 for the Race Rocks website: In the fall of 1978, a small group of students of Lester B. Pearson College who were in marine science and diving, together with their teachers, Garry Fletcher and Marks McAvity and with the urging of the light keepers at Race Rocks, Trev
Between Mar 11, 26, 1996 he sampled soil and Litter habitats for Orbatid Mites: 13 samples collected. Trial Island ER 1996 soil and litter sampling
This is Occasional paper no.4 by Dave Nagorsin and Grant Keddie of the BC Museum, Victoria, and Tanya Luszcz, Biology Cooperative Ed Program U.Vic. Abstract Since 1985, faunal remains of the Vancouver Island marmot have been discovered in four high elevation cave sites: Clayoquot Plateau, Mariner Mountain, Limestone Mountain, and the Golden Hinde. Two sites
Ministry of Forests Report Cruise Statistics, Stand and Stock Table, Summary of Areas, Ground Conditions See PDF: tsitika_exchange_robson_bight
Technical report: Cruise Statistics, Stand and Stock Table, Summary of Areas tsitika_exchange_lot_223
A progress Report for min of Environment, January, 1996- by Demarchi, Bonner, Lacelle, Moss , and von Sacken. See the 14 page PDF: Hayley Lake ER Marmot biophysical info
This plan defines the management goals and objectives and provides the strategies and guidance necessary to protect and manage this ecological reserve. The Haley lake ER Background report ( Appendix 1), 1994 provides information on the ecological reserve to assist in understanding the rationale behind the management plan. Link to PDF report: 1995 Haley Lake
The BC Parks Occasional Paper Series will promote interest and understanding of issues relating to the protection, presentation and management of provincial parks, ecological reserves and recreation areas. This paper outlines the guidelines for the editor and authors to follow in preparation and publication of papers for the Occasional Paper Series (research papers). Guidelines cover