ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To provide sufficient high-quality marine habitat for a reintroduced population of sea otters to increase their range and abundance to the point that they are no longer endangered. CURRENT PURPOSE To protect a representative marine ecosystem on the west coast of Vancouver Island which provides habitat for a high diversity of species, including
B.Burd , Ecostst research, R.Glaholt, Tera Env Consultants and Va,erie MacDonald,biologicakl Env. Services of Victoria BC . Prepared for Georgia Strait Crossing Pipeline Ltd. See the 58 page PDF: Satellite Channel GSX PL Report
Preliminary report Prepared by Matt Fairiburns of Aruncus Ecological Services: See the 15 page PDF: Trial Is ER Management for rare plants Fairbarns 2000
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To conserve a small stand of western larch which includes large, old specimens Physical: The reserve is located on the Okanagan Highland, an upland between the Thompson Plateau and Monashee Mountains. The undulating plateau surface is widely mantled with glacial drift. Piles of large, weathered granitic boulders, uncommon in surrounding terrain, are a
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve a wet meadow ecosystem and surrounding forest in the Interior Cedar Hemlock zone. Physical: The reserve lies on a hilly area of the Interior Plateau, east of Okanagan Lake, perched above the south lip of Mission Creek Valley. It contains a prominent hill in its eastern half and a wet meadow,
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To provide a research area containing extensive bog and fen ecosystems representative of outer islands along the northern mainland coast. Physical: Most of the reserve is made up by low-lying Dewdney Island, the southernmost of the Estevan Group, which at low tide is connected to Barnard Island on the north. Many small islands,
Harvey Janszen’s report of 1980 and Hans Roemer’s report of 2000: See the PDF: plant_list(9)
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a northern stand of ponderosa pine for research Physical: The reserve lies at the southern edge of the Fraser Plateau. The region is underlain by flat or gently dipping basaltic flows, characterized by steep escarpments along rivers and creeks (e.g. Chasm Creek) and almost horizontal upper surfaces. The reserve is entirely
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve representative wetland communities and disjunct tamarack stands on the Interior Plateau. Physical: This rectangular reserve, located on a nearly level portion of the Interior Plateau, contains two small, bog-like lakes. These are connected by a small, meandering stream of imperceptible flow that drains northwestward into Cluculz Lake and the Nechako River.
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a vulnerable gull nesting colony for research purposes. Physical: Fraser Lake, about 50 km2 in size, drains eastward into the Nechako River. Ellis Island, 600 m from its southern shore, is low and egg-shaped. Much of the surface of this heavily glaciated island is bare rock; where soils are developed they
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve for forestry research a representative stand of Douglas-fir in the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone .. Physical:The reserve straddles a low southwest-northeast trending ridge between Drywilliam and Fraser Lakes on the Nechako Plateau. Though relief is not pronounced, the southern part of the reserve has a southeast aspect while the northern portion slopes
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
KOTCHO LAKE ISLANDS ER #148 ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect colonial water bird nesting sites and their migration stop over OVERVIEW Date established: 29 June 2000 See the full PDF: kotcho Location: 100 km ENE of Fort Nelson 59º04’N 121º07’W Total Area: 64 ha Land: 49 ha Foreshore: 15 ha Elevation: 623 m Access: Accessible by
MEGIN RIVER ER #105 ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve an alluvial Sitka spruce-western redcedar forest OVERVIEW See the complete PDF : megin Location: At the mouth of Megin River, Shelter Inlet, 21 km NNW of Tofino. The reserve is encompassed by Strathcona Provincial Park Total Area: Land: 50 ha water 50 ha Elevation: 0-100 m Access:
Original Purpose: To retain representative subalpine parkland in a transition area between dry and wet interior climates. Physical: The reserve is situated on the rolling crest of the Hunters Range. This range, within the Shuswap Highland, is bounded on the north by Eagle River, east by Wap Creek and Mabel Lake, and south and west
Original Purpose:To protect a site having outstanding basalt columns and associated flora Physical: This reserve is mostly noteworthy for its symmetrical, vertical columns of basalt, reputed to be the finest examples in the province. These are exposed on the northwest side of Cardiff Mountain, which is situated in the center of the reserve. Though rising
Purpose : To protect an entire drainage basin of wide elevational range containing representative, undisturbed examples of 3 biogeoclimatic zones in an area of wet interior climate.
Original Purpose: To preserve outstanding Garry oak-wildflower communities Physical:Mount Tzuhalem consists of strongly bedded conglomerates and sandstones. The reserve, at middle elevations on the western side of the mountain, faces southwest and has strongly sloping, internally hilly terrain. Soils, where developed, are shallow Sombric and Dystric Brunisols. Hollows between rock outcrops may contain seepage water
Original Purpose: To protect a small example of the antelope brush community, the most arid shrub-steppe ecosystem in Canada Physical: Rocky knolls thinly covered with sandy soil form the central axis of this reserve. These are bordered by sandy flats on their west and south sides, and a steep northeast-facing slope along the northeast boundary.