ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect the most easterly isolated stand of Garry oak and associated ecosystem in British Columbia Physical: The reserve consists of a series of rocky outcrops and bluffs that have been cut through by the Canadian National Railway line which separates the upper part of the stand from the more open lower portion.
From THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2008 See the complete report in the following PDF file. vance creek survey1988 By M.E. Martin Continuing with our ongoing quest for Wardens’ Reports, Friends of Ecological Reserves was sent a very detailed and fascinating field report from Malcolm Martin, the Warden for Vance Creek ER,
. Flora of the Comox Lake Bluffs E.R. 2008 . . SPERMATOPHYTES . AGAVACEAE Camassia quamash APIACEAE Daucus pusillus Lomatium utriculatum APOCYNACEAE Apocynum androsaemifolium ARACEAE Lysichiton americanus ASTERACEAE Achillea millifolium Adenocaulon bicolor Anaphalis margaritacea Antennaria howellii Cirsium vulgare Eriophyllum lanatum Hieracium albiflorum
Images from the Comox Lake Bluffs, 2008-2009 Comox Valley Naturalists on a field trip to the Comox Lake Bluffs in May of 2008. The following pictures were taken during the year by Robbie Robinson and Ecoreserve Warden Helen Robinson. Pass your cursor over the pictures below for and scientific names . Then click on the
Madrone Environmental Consultants reported to the Ministry of the Environment: detailed field sampling to support ecosystem mapping and interpretations on Salt Spring Island. Color photos on different ecosystems available. See PDF: madrone_2007_conservation_assessment_mount_taum and_mount_maxwell ers
On May 6, 2007, members of the Friends of Ecological Reserves Board joined retiring warden Chris Pielou current warden Helen Robinson along with Bowser ER warden Maggie Little and others for a trip to the slopes of the Comox Lake Bluff Ecological Reserve. Mouse over images will initiate comment on the image. Click for large
Anita Farr Fraser River ER #76, Summary of Observations made from 1985-1992, Anthea Farr.pdf
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect vegetation typical of the Middle Grassland in interior British Columbia Physical: The reserve lies in the Batchelor Hills area of the Thompson Plateau, adjacent to the valley of the North Thompson River. Soils are predominantly dark brown Chernozems of the McQueen Association, developed on morainal deposits. These are well drained soils
Original Purpose: To protect large colonies of breeding seabirds and their habitat. It is closed to the public to protect nesting birds and their habitat. A permit is needed to land on the island. It is accessible by boat, but landing is difficult. The island is named after Dr. Daniel Charles Solander, a Swedish botanist
Link to PDF version of 2006 report, 2006 Comox Bluffs Flora List. Link to PDF version of 1991 report, Comox Lake Bluffs 1991 Vascular Plants. CHECKLIST OF COMOX BLUFFS VASCULAR PLANTS (Date 25 June 2006. Chris Pielou) GYMNOSPERMS CUPRESSACEAE Common juniper Juniperus communis Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum PINACEAE Shore Pine Pinus contorta Western White
ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To preserve an elevational sequence of three biogeoclimatic zones in a transition between coastal and interior climates PHYSICAL: The reserve encloses a rounded mountain on the interior flank of the Coast Mountains. This mountain, in contrast to higher peaks south and west of it, was over-ridden by Pleistocene ice, and is too low
Volunteer Warden, Anne Stewart, of the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Bamfield, BC, V0R1B0 Did this report for 2005-2006on the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Volunteer Biodiversity Monitoring Monitoring Activities Except for one visit made in collaboration with BC Parks personnel (described below as site visit May 31, 2006), biodiversity monitoring activities at the Baeria Rocks Ecological
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect seabird breeding habitat and intertidal and nearshore subtidal habitat typical of the Strait of Georgia Marine Ecosection PHYSICAL:The reserve is almost entirely subtidal and protects approximately 48 ha of coastal waters and four semi-exposed rocky islets totalling two ha. The waters are influenced by high turbidity and seasonally stratified water temperature
ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To protect a variety of alpine communities representative of the westrern edge of the Rocky Mountains. McBride Peak, 5.5 km NE of the town of McBride 53o21’N 120o06’W 1,830-2,270 m. Access to vicinity of reserve is available by foot or four-wheel drive vehicle up fire lookout road, east of McBride. See the complete
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve Douglas-fir trees near their westernmost limit of distribution on southern Vancouver Island. Physical: The reserve extends for about 2.5 km along the eastern shoreline of Nitinat Lake and 300 m inland. It has steep slopes varying in exposure from west to northwest. Rocky outcrops, bluffs and talus are common, especially near