Spring Beauty to White-Tailed Ptarmigan FER researchers protect BC’s biodiversity By Evelyn Hamilton, Chair, FER’s Science Advisory Committee This edition of the Log features research undertaken in the last few years by a handful of keen scientists and funded in part by Friends of Ecological Reserves. Donations from our supporters made this possible and we
Anita Farr Fraser River ER #76, Summary of Observations made from 1985-1992, Anthea Farr.pdf
Rich and Diverse Coastal and Marine Ecosystems British Columbia’s Pacific coast is one of the world’s most biologically diverse and productive temperate marine environments. Island archipelagos, deep fjords, shallow mudflats, estuaries, kelp and eel grass beds, strong tidal currents and massive upwellings all contribute to an abundant and diverse expression of marine biodiversity. The northeast
COSEWIC Executive Summary Vancouver Island Marmot Marmota vancouverensis The Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) is a colonial ground squirrel related to the hoary marmot M. caligata and Olympic marmot M. Olympus. It is notable for its chocolate brown fur, unique vocalizations, atypical skull characteristics, and highly social nature. Distribution The Vancouver Island marmot is endemic
Study by Resource Management Officer technology Students from Malaspina University, Oct 2006 A large set of colour photos is available for this study in the Goldstream Parks office See the PDF:20131002123425
Pam Thuringer of Archipelago Marine did these reports under contract from Lester Pearson College in the initial phases of the environmental impact assessment study for the Tidal Generator. Interim Report: http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/research/archipelago/archipelinterimreportJan200.pdf Final report: http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/research/archipelago/archipelfinalreport.pdf
The red turban snail (Astraea gibberosa) as a model species to study how sea otter predation affects prey populations. September 28, 2006 Dear Friends, We spent our field season divided between Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre and the community of Kyuquot in Checleset Bay. In our ongoing research we have been using the red turban snail
In 2006, Clean Current Power undertook a 6 year program of research into tidal current energy and started the Pearson College-Encana-Clean Current Tidal Power Demonstration Project
The following article was from the Bulkley valley Newsletter:
Prepared by Judy Millar and Crystal Klym–16 pages 2.0 invasive plant program background ESD, Okanogan region manages 330,791 ha of protected lands. Diverse ecosystems thrive within these lands and include sensitive grasslands, fertile riparian areas, fragile alpine meadows and productive forests these ecosystems, which provide critical habitat for many of British Columbia’s rare and
SPECIES INFORMATION: The Misty Lake sticklebacks, a highly divergent parapatric lake-stream pair of threespine stickleback, are found in a single small lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC). Similar parapatric lake-stream pairs have also been well documented in two other systems in BC, Mayer and Drizzle lakes on Graham Island (Queen Charlotte Islands). These pairs
Link to PDF version of 2006 report, 2006 Comox Bluffs Flora List. Link to PDF version of 1991 report, Comox Lake Bluffs 1991 Vascular Plants. CHECKLIST OF COMOX BLUFFS VASCULAR PLANTS (Date 25 June 2006. Chris Pielou) GYMNOSPERMS CUPRESSACEAE Common juniper Juniperus communis Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum PINACEAE Shore Pine Pinus contorta Western White
Volunteer Warden, Anne Stewart, of the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, BC, V0R1B0 Did this report for 2005-2006on the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Volunteer Biodiversity Monitoring Monitoring Activities Except for one visit made in collaboration with BC Parks personnel (described below as site visit May 31, 2006), biodiversity monitoring activities at the Baeria Rocks Ecological
The configuration of the rocks in several stone mounds at Race Rocks are suggestive of First Nations use of this area for Burial Mounds in the period AD 500-AD 1000. Investigation into sites on the lower part of Vancouver Island by Darcy Mathews, a graduate student of the University of Victoria, has shown that over
The Okanagan Region governs more than 330,000 hectares of park, protected areas, ecological reserves and The Nature Trust of BC leaseback lands. The diversity of ecosystems that occur within these lands, support many of British Columbia’s identified species at risk. However, the introduction of various invasive plant species has severely threatened the integrity of these
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
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
Breeding by relatively small numbers of Common Murres was reported in 1969-82 at Starlight Reef and 2006 at Cleland Island ( ER #1),—— ( as published in Wildlife Afield. ) See the Complete PDF: 3_2_Carter_Morgan_Chatwin_Bruhwiler