The Life and Legacy of Harvey Janszen
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
BRYOPHYTES ON THE SUMMIT OF PINK MOUNTAIN
Published at: https://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben533.html#6 BRYOPHYTES ON THE SUMMIT OF PINK MOUNTAIN, NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA From: Wu, E.T.Y., D.P. Mosquin, & R.D. Guy. 2018. An Inventory of Bryophytes on the Summit of Pink Mountain (Peace River District, British Columbia, Canada). Western North American Naturalist 78(1): 17-25. 78(1), 17-25, (12 April 2018) https://doi.org/10.3398/064.078.0104 Abstract The bryophyte diversity in northern
Phragmites australis var. americanus in Ecological Reserves?
I have had an ongoing question about the native Common Reed grass Phragmites australis var americanus and its occurence in Ecological Reserves . Two Reserves have had it listed in plant surveys in the past, but I have been unable to determine whether it still exists in those reserves. Recently, John Field, the Ecological Reserve
AMBROSE LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE #28 Species Lists 1988-1991
John Field, the Ecological Reserve warden writes the following: “I noticed that the pdf version of the paper list produced by the 1988-91 project that is posted on the FER website is missing several pages, so I’ve attached a complete pdf scan for your records. Regarding Phragmites, the Wildlife Society’s survey in 1988-1991 did not record
AMBROSE LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE #28 Consolidated Species List: 1968-2021
Warden John Field digitized the paper version of species lists that resulted from floral and faunal surveys of Ambrose Lake ER done under permit to the Pender Harbour and District Wildlife Society back in 1988-91. He also consolidated all of the scanned historical records that he found on the FER website into one comprehensive list,
Wardens’s Report ER #76 Fraser River – April 11, 2021
ER #76 Fraser River – April 11, 2021 Report by Bill & Bev Ramey Sunshine, 7 to 12o C, some distant clouds on mountain peaks and fresh snow at higher elevations Calm to light breeze of 5 km/h Launch kayaks from Nicomen Island about 9:30 am; return 6:30 pm Walking and paddling distance about 12
Nunataks and Nootka : The Brooks Penninsula, Vancouver Island’s Ice Age Refugium, by Jim Pojar
Jim Pojar in February of 1981, as a member of the British Columbia Forest Service wrote this paper . “a small intact west coast drainage system, biologically representative but with several floristic rarities; vegetation modified by extreme exposure; an estuary and a sand beach ecosystem; and the possibility (which needs further investigation) that the Brooks
VASCULAR PLANTS OF BROWNE LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Peter Courtney, who along with George Scotter and the Central Okanagan Naturalists’ Club botany group have documented the plants found in the Browne Lake Ecological Reserve near Kelowna. He sent warden Don Guild his updated list of their findings. VASCULAR PLANTS OF BROWNE LAKE ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Peter Courtney, March 2021 INTRODUCTION At the request of
iNaturalist Biodiversity Surveys in BC Ecological Reserves
Select Language▼ This article was published in the 2020-21 Autumn/Winter Newsletter (.pdf) 2020-21 Autumn/Winter Newsletter iNaturalist Biodiversity Surveys in BC Ecological Reserves By Brian Starzomski, Kate McKeown and John Reynolds. ………………………………………………………. iNaturalist is the most important development in biodiversity science in at least 100 years. This may sound like hyperbole – that period of time
Christmas Bird Counts at Race Rocks
Warden’s Report: On December 27 Martin Stewart provided transportation on the vessel Ecosphere for myself and two local birders, Matthew and Courtney Cameron to go to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve for the Sooke Region annual Bird count. The following link documents the results of that day. https://www.racerocks.ca/christmas-bird-count-at-race-rocks-2020/ Christmas Bird Count records since 1997 for the
ER #76, Fraser River Warden’s Report 2020
See the interactive pdf version of this map: ER #76 Map – boundary 2011 with notes from Oct 24 2020 visit ER #76, Fraser River – October 24, 2020 by Bill & Bev Ramey Sunshine, 2o to 5o C; strong winds from northeast (Arctic outflow) at 35 km/h and gusts even stronger, so this added
Fraser River Ecological Reserve eBird observations
Bev and Bill Ramey have contributed a large number of bird sighting records from the Fraser River Ecological reserve to eBird. See years 2009-2019 in the link below. https://ebird.org/canada/hotspot/L844938 On this eBird website recent bird lists are posted, with species and numbers. Oct 2019: Trumpeter Swans landed in quiet waters between Eco Reserve and accreting
Pink Mountain Website
Link to the website on Pink Mountain by Ron Long
Fraser River Ecological Reserve #76 Warden’s Report Oct 2019
Ecological Reserve Wardens Bev and Bill Ramey submitted this report on a visit to the Ecological reserve on October 29, 2019 See this pdf at: FER #76 2019, October 29, for FER November 2019 saw a fresh water mussel shell, in similar location to shells found Dec 2014, and in a couple of other subsequent
Fraser River Islands ER #76 Warden’s report April29, 2019
Excellent photos at the end! Thanks Bev and Bill ER #76, Fraser River Islands – April 29, 2019 By Ecoreserve wardens Bill & Bev Ramey Sunshine, 14o to 18o C, strong winds in afternoon Launch kayak and canoe from Nicomen Island at 10:00 am, return 6:00 pm Walking and paddling distance about 16 km Water
Eagle Heights Species List by Adolph and Oluna Ceska
https://mushroomobserver.org/species_list/show_species_list/1297 Adolph and Oluna Ceska have submitted this species list to mushroomobserver.org . Photographs such as the following and details are included
Koksilah/Eagle Heights protection – Slowly but surely, by Adolf Ceska
Also see Observations created by Oluna and Adolf Ceska From Adolf Ceska’s Facebook pages:
Fraser River Islands ER #76 Warden’s report April24, 2018
Excellent photos at the end: ER #76, Fraser River Islands – April 24, 2018 Sunshine, 18o to 28o C, unseasonably warm weather, calm Launch kayaks at 11:00 am, return 6:30 pm Walking distance – 12 km, Water level at Mission: 1.5 metres to 2.2 metres; Water level at Hope: 4.5 metres Participants: Bill and Bev
The Unique Biodiversity of Pink Mountain-
Ron Long has assembled this report on field research that illustrates the unique biodiversity of Pink Mountain. This is an area that the Friends of Ecological Reserve considers to have the ideal characteristics to be designated as an Ecological Reserve. See this 11 Mg pdf: Pink Mountain report here: Pink Mountain See this 11
Fraser River Islands ER #76 Warden’s report October 8, 2017
ER #76, Fraser River Islands – October 8, 2017 Sunshine, 14o to 18o C Launch kayaks at 10:30 am, return 6:00 pm Walking distance – 13 km, Water level at Mission: 0.1 metres to 1.5 metres; Water level at Hope: 3.64 metres Participants: Bill and Bev Ramey The water level was even lower than last