In May 2011, The Friends of Ecological reserve Board members went to visit Woodley Range, under the guidance of Warden Gary Backlund. These are some of the images Board member Garry Fletcher took on that trip.
From: THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2011 By Wynne Miles On Sunday, May 8th, seven Friends of Ecological Reserves Board members and two guests drove to the outskirts of Ladysmith on Vancouver Island to meet Gary Backlund and tour Woodley Range Ecological Reserve. Gary, along with his daughter Katherine are the ER
Endangered–2004 Bog Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus pinnatus Lotus pinnatus (bog bird’sfoot trefoil) is a lowgrowing, multistemmed perennial herb with compound, pinnate leaves. The pealike, yellow and creamcoloured flowers are borne at the end of a long stalk arising from the angle between the stem and leaf stalk. It is distinguished from other Lotus species by its
The Arrowsmith Naturalists produced this report from a field trip made in 2001 2001 Woodley Range flower survey
Plant Species list by Kent Anders after a field trip by the Sierra Club to Woodley Range See the PDF here: Woodley Range ER 2000 Plant survey
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect exceptional plant species richness and sensitive meadow and woodland ecosystems developed on cretaceous sandstones. Physical: Woodley Range is a prominent NW-SE-oriented ridge with a steep escarpment to the southwest, facing the head of Ladysmith Harbour, and more gentle, smooth slopes towards the northeast. The reserve is located on the moderate NE-facing