ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a highly diverse mosaic of ecosystem types from aquatic, peat bog and forest to dry-site ecosystems. Physical: The reserve comprises gently undulating lowlands formed by glacially scoured rocks of the cretaceous Nanaimo Formation. For the most part the cover of surficial deposits and soils on the NW-SE trending, rounded ridges is
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a population of the very rare Austin’s phantom orchid Physical: The reserve is located on a ridge formed by remnants of a major body of inter- and post-glacial outwash. The southern one third has steep, eroding slopes facing the Chilliwack River valley and the remainder slopes gently towards the Fraser Valley
Original Purpose: To establish a research area containing a variety of communities in the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone. Physical:: The reserve lies on a plain of low relief in the Liard River drainage. Micro-relief is provided by many glacial features, oriented in an east-west direction, including eskers, drumlins and morainal landforms. These show
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve an isolated population of ponderosa pines and other vegetation in a location transitional between coastal and interior climates Physical: The reserve is situated on the lower slopes of Mount Hozameen, Cascade Mountains, on the east side of the Skagit River valley. Adjacent peaks rise to about 2000 m. The reserve has
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CLELAND ISLAND OVERVIEW BC Parks Date established:4 May 1971 ORC #3001: Map number:92 E/1 Total Area: Land:7.7 ha 7.7 ha Access:Closed to public. A permit is required to land on island. Accessible by water. Biogeoclimatic Zones: Coastal Western Hemlock (CWH) Biogeoclimatic Variant: CWH vh1 CWH Southern Very Wet Hypermaritime Ecosection: Vancouver Island Shelf Region:Vancouver Island
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve three cold-water mineral springs, associated landforms, and vegetation, on the Kawdy Plateau Physical: This reserve, the only protected area located in the BC portion of the Yukon River basin, features three cold-water mineral springs, a rather unique phenomenon in northern British Columbia. Of the three springs, one is most conspicuous, having
FROM: http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC010&lang=EN IBA Anthony Island Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia Site Summary BC010 Latitude Longitude 52.096° N 131.222° W Elevation Size 0 – 75 m 110.32 km² Habitats: coniferous forest (temperate), scrub/shrub Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing Threats: Disturbance, Introduced species, Oil slicks IBA Criteria: Globally Significant: Congregatory Species, Colonial Waterbirds/Seabird
From: http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC246&seedet=Y IBA Kotcho lake Fort Nelson, British Columbia Site Summary BC246 Latitude Longitude 59.084° N 121.127° W Elevation Size 0 m 256.17 km² Habitats: freshwater lake, freshwater marsh Land Use: Fisheries/aquaculture Potential or ongoing Threats: Extraction industry IBA Criteria: Nationally Significant: Waterfowl Concentrations Conservation status: Site Description Kotcho Lake is situated in the northeastern
From: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=BC045 IBA Chain Islets & Great Chain Islet Victoria, British Columbia Site Summary BC045 Latitude Longitude 48.42° N 123.269° W Elevation Size 0 – 5 m 1.38 km² Habitats: scrub/shrub, sedge/grass meadows, mud or sand flats (saline), open sea, coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine), rocky flats & barrens Land Use: Nature conservation and research Potential
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To set aside productive floodplain forest stands for purposes of research and stock improvement Physical: The reserve is in the heart of the Skagit Range of the Cascade Mountains, mostly on the floodplain of the gently flowing, slightly meandering Chilliwack River. The flat valley bottom is about 500 m wide in this area.
http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC106&lang=EN IBA Moore and Byers Islands and Banks Bella Bella, British Columbia Site Summary BC106 Latitude Longitude 52.568° N 129.34° W Elevation Size 0 – 60 m 799.44 km² Habitats: coniferous forest (temperate), coastal sand dunes & beaches, inlets/coastal features (marine), coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine), other Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing
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COUGAR CANYON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE – E.R. 108 ANNUAL REPORT 1999/2000 Management and Visits 99.04.16 South end check. Recent fireplace use just outside reserve on east side of Lake 11. Check of salamander trap boards put out in previous October. 99.05.24 South end. Dragonfly survey. 99.06.18 South end. Dragonfly survey. Image of Enallagma cyathigerum, one of
This has been obtained from the BC Parks website: See the full PDF: Tacheeda Lakes ER 41
From the BC Parks Website. ORIGINAL PURPOSE To retain an accessible northern bog-forest complex for research and educational uses See the Full PDF:Torkelsen Lake ER 73 Physical: This reserve is on flanked by mountains rising to 1200 m or higher. Except for a hill on its western side, most of the reserve is flat and
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To retain old-growth western redcedar stands of exceptional growth in an area of wet interior climate. Physical and Biological aspects are covered as well as a species list of the Flora. See the full PDF: Upper Shuswap ER 61. Physical: This linear reserve lies on the flat but narrow valley bottom of the
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a segment of the longest known esker in British Columbia and vegetation types characteristic of eskers. Physical: The central feature of this reserve is a superb segment of the Mackinnon compound esker, a sinuous ridge reported to be over 50 km long, the longest such landform in the province. The esker
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve nesting sites of colonial seabirds Physical: This small rocky archipelago is comprised of two islets that are made up of glaciated and wave-worn sedimentary bedrock of the Nanaimo Group, and are oriented in a northwest-southeast direction located between Saltspring and Galiano islands in the Trincomali Channel. These semi-protected islets are barren
Closed to the public by Order-in-Council no. 1920, 16 June 1977 to protect nesting birds which are very vulnerable to disturbance. A permit is required to land on the rocks and they are accessible by boat. Physical: The terrestrial part of the reserve consists of two low bedrock islands 500 m apart, the southern of