iNaturalist Records for Ecological Reserves in BC

https://inaturalist.ca/projects/bc-parks-ecological-reserves The reserves are listed by number of records . click on image below: and former Friends of Ecological Reserve Board member Kate McKeown  has added the following page with all the ER projects  linked https://inaturalist.ca/projects/bc-parks-ecological-reserves?tab=about BC Parks Ecological Reserves Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal

Hidden Gems, Ecological Reserves of British Columbia

. The hidden gems of British Columbia’s protected areas system are its ecological reserves, set aside for scientific study and education, not recreation. Two of the first ERs ever established sit above Columbia Lake at the headwaters of the Columbia Valley. Discover how a Czech refugee fleeing the Communists prompted B.C. to become the first

Mahoney-lake-Ecological-Reserve-#130-Warden’s-reports-2023/

2023 Ecological Reserve #130 Mahoney Lake Wardens’ Annual Report Wardens: Kathryn McCourt, Dan Nieman Report date: November 15, 2023 April 13, 2023 – Kathryn McCourt 9:45 – 10:49. 6℃, sky overcast, wind calm Plants in bloom: Ranunculus glaberrimus, Frittilaria pudica Birds: Redwinged Blackbird, American Robin, Song Sparrow, Black-capped Chicadee, American Coot, Ruddy Duck, Canada Goose,

VASCULAR PLANTS OF BROWNE LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE

Peter Courtney, who along with George Scotter and the Central Okanagan Naturalists’ Club botany group have documented the plants found in the Browne Lake Ecological Reserve near Kelowna. He sent warden Don Guild his updated list of their findings. VASCULAR PLANTS OF BROWNE LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Peter Courtney, March 2021 INTRODUCTION At the request of

50 Years of ERs

The Log, 2020-21 Autumn/Winter Newsletter

The 2020-21 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2020-21 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: Happy 50th Anniversary to B.C.’s Ecological Reserves!! iNaturalist Surveys in B.C.’s Ecological Reserves Trev Anderson, Race Rocks ER Advocate Turns 100 FER Weighs in on Old Growth Review Strategic Report A Trip

Ecological Reserves Needing Wardens .

Ecological Reserve wardens Ecological reserve wardens are the eyes and ears of BC Parks in the province’s ecological reserves. For information on Ecological Reserves needing volunteer wardens and how to apply to be an Ecological Reserve warden see this site on the BC Parks website : https://bcparks.ca/get-involved/volunteer/#ecological-reserve-wardens ER wardens support BC Parks staff with a

Grassland Plants – Long term Monitoring..BC PArks

From: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/siwe/details.do?projectId=5570&pagerOffset=0 2011-ongoing – Grassland Plants – Long Term Monitoring – BC Parks – Multiple Regions ID: 5570 Coordinator:Tory Stevens Funding Agency: MOE: BC Parks Survey Name.. 2017 – Grassland – Long Term Monitoring – Trout Creek Ecological Reserve Survey Intensity..Inventory Method.. Taxa (Species Code / Scientific Name / English Name)  * = Primary Focus

Fraser River Ecological Reserve #76 Warden’s Report Oct 2019

Ecological Reserve Wardens Bev and Bill Ramey submitted this report on a visit to the Ecological reserve on October 29, 2019 See this pdf at:  FER #76 2019, October 29, for FER November 2019 saw a fresh water mussel shell, in similar location to shells found Dec 2014, and in a couple of other subsequent

What Lies Below at Baeria Rocks Ecological Reserve

In 2016 The Friends of Ecological Reserves provided funding to the Diving Class at Bamfield Marine Station to do an underwater survey in the Ecological reserve to document for baseline Data purposes the species of the Underwater and Terrestrial portion of the reserve. The report by Isabelle Côté and Siobhan Gray is documented in the

Written Argument In Chief for NEB

The final written Argument in Chief that the Friends of Ecological reserves submitted is  referenced on the National Energy Board website at: https://apps.neb-one.gc.ca/REGDOCS/Item/View/2450919 The Final  Exhibit List with comments of all the intervenors during the National Energy Board hearings on the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline since 2014 are included here: https://docs.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-eng/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objId=2484704&objAction=browse&viewType=1

Final Evidence Report Submitted to National Energy Board Environmental Assessment Process Hearings on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application (KM-TMX)

Final Evidence Report Submitted to: National Energy Board Environmental Assessment Process Hearings on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application (KM-TMX) _______________________________________________ NOTE: URLS have had to be changed in several references related to Race Rocks –listed below: page23-24: (In C33-7-1) page 23 and 24: remove the /wp/ from URLS they now are correctly linked

Table including Kinder Morgan/Transmountain’s response to FER

In the first round of information requests , FER submitted 14 questions and had responses issued from Trans Mountain. We reviewed those answers and found that most of them were wholly inadequate as proper responses .  Most of their justifications for their responses to our round one information requests which we rated as inadequate came

Are ERs Fulfilling Their Mandate for Research and Education?

 By Garry Fletcher Presentation Outline : When Ecological Reserves (ERs) were first being set up from 1971 on, some universities and colleges in British Columbia went to great lengths to involve their faculty and students in baseline research and ecological documentation. In this presentation, the following areas will be highlighted: From the LOG, The Friends