Ernie Chang of Metchosin has produced this handbook which is useful in extracting various types of data and information on questions that you may have about the species of organisms that occur in the Ecological Reserves of British Columbia. The following link is to a .pdf version of the document: Using EcoReserves of BC Umbrella
Link to Bird List on the Race Rocks Website: https://racerocks.ca/bird-list-race-rocks-ecological-reserve/
PLANT LIST ECOLOGICAL RESERVE #76, FRASER RIVER, 2024 Plants identified by Frank Lomer Apr 22, Sept 15 & 30, Oct 7 & 8, 2024; includes plants confirmed on old plant list; plants not confirmed are listed separately at the end Genus Species Common Name Exotic – E Invasive TREES Or RARE – Blue-, Red-listed Acer
ER #76 Fraser River – September 30, 2024 Report by Bev and Bill Ramey Sunshine with clouds developing in afternoon, calm, 13 to 16 o C Walking distance about 10 km, but most was back and forth traverses across the silt and sand covered exposed accreted areas as well as bushwhacking circular loops through the
ER #76 Fraser River – September 15, 2024 Report by Bev and Bill Ramey Sunshine, a few clouds in morning, clearing to full sun, 15 to 21o C Walking distance about 10 km, but most of this distance measured by the GPS was back and forth traverses across the accreting gravel bars, now covered with
ER #76 Fraser River – April 22, 2024 Report by Bill & Bev Ramey See the pdf with photos:ER #76 2024, April 22, pdf Sunshine, 9 to 18 degrees C, light breeze Launch kayaks from Nicomen Island 9:45 am, return 6:15 pm Walking distance about 11 km Water level at Mission gauge: 0.1 to 1.3
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
The report is available in this PDF link Columbia Lake Ecological Reserve Warden Report 2023_final Link to the iNaturalist entries: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/columbia-lake-ecological-reserve. Report completed by: Ian W. Hatter, ER Warden for Columbia Lake Ecological Reserve, and Dr. Jenny Feick, ER Warden for Mt. Sabine Ecological Reserve. All photos were taken by Jenny Feick. Report completion date:
Report completed by: Jenny L. Feick, PhD, ER Warden for Mount Sabine Ecological Reserve Report completion date: September 4, 2023 See the PDF of the report here: Mt Sabine Ecological Reserve Warden Report for 2023 final The iNaturalist entries for this ER can be found at this link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?project_id=mount-sabine-ecological-reserve&place_id=any&verifiable=any Table of Contents Acknowledgements ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2
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,
2023 Ecological Reserve #7 Warden’s Annual Report Wardens: Kathryn McCourt, Mark Gardiner Report Date: November 15, 2023. Again in 2023, Warden Mark Gardiner was unable to access the reserve because of mobility issues. April 15, 2023. 9:45-10:49. 6℃. Sky overcast, wind calm. Birds outside ER: Pine Siskin, American Robin Birds inside ER: Pine siskin,
Location: islands in middle of Fraser River, near Chilliwack Report by Bill & Bev Ramey Sunshine, 13 to 21 degrees C, sunny, calm Launch kayaks from Nicomen Island 10:30 am, return 4:00 pm Walking distance: 9.5 km Water level, Fraser River at Mission: 0.4 to 1.1 metres (tidal) Water level, Fraser River at Hope: 3.3
In June 2023 Ian Adams presented for the Annual General Meeting of Friends of Ecological Reserves on the Key Biodiversity Areas program in Canada. This presentation is available here: https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/2023/06/07/key-biodiversity-areas-ian-adams-fer-agm-june-2023/ The website of KBA Canada is here: https://gis.natureserve.ca/portal/apps/dashboards/8a89d50ea0b04c7790e19791ab9ae6e8 Race Rocks Ecological Reserve is on the list of proposed KBAs in British Columbia along with several
Click here for the full report: Elk Flathead Stetski FINAL. the complete PDF file Attached is a copy of my report, commissioned by Parks Canada, on Conservation Options for the Elk and Flathead River Valleys in SEBC. This is a critical area in the Yellowstone to Yukon corridor. I will be presenting on the report
Columbia Lake ER Warden Trip Sept 10, 2022 Final Report
Click to see the pdf: Mt Sabine Ecological Reserve Warden Trip Sept 10, 2022 Final Report
ER#76 Fraser River — Sept 25, 2022 See the pdf : ER #76 2022, Sept 25, pdf Location: islands in middle of Fraser River, near Chilliwack Report by Bill & Bev Ramey Sunshine, 20 to 27 o C, calm, smoke haze clearing through day Launch kayaks from Nicomen Island 10:30 am, return 6:00 pm Walking
Garry Fletcher, ER #97 Warden notes: On many of my trips to Race Rocks I make a point of photographing or documenting changes or affirming past records on the website http://racerocks.ca. These observations can be found at : https://racerocks.ca/category/er-warden-report/ Since Race RocksEcological Reserve is the only reserve with a resident Ecoguardian provided by nearby Lester
This presentation was made by Andrew Simon and Pam Janszen at the AGM of Friends of Ecological Reserves, April 21,2022 PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 Part1 Part2