The 2024-25 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2024-25 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: FER President’s Page Hia’s/Triangle Island: B.C.’s Largest Seabird Colony Increased Numbers of Orcas and Salmon near Alert Bay Trespass in the Clayhurst Ecological Reserve Bowser Ecological Reserve Warden’s Report FER Joins BC
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,
On Dec 7 and 8, 2022 Steven Bercek of BC Parks hosted meetings online with the Kootenay and the Okanagan area’s volunteer wardens. There were also a good number of BC Parks staff in attendance at each meeting. We hope that other areas in the BC parks system may in the future hold similar wardens
Ecological Reserve #7 Warden’s Annual Report 2021 Reserve Name: Trout Creek Wardens: Kathryn McCourt, Mark Gardiner Report Date: November 28, 2021 April 29/21 Kathryn McCourt Cloudy, calm. 8:20-10:05. I walked from the brown gate SW to first drainage, down it to E fence on the flats, W along the edge of the canyon to the
Trout Creek Ecological Reserve Warden’s Report August , 2017 by Keegan Hoffman I visited the ecological reserve on Wednesday, August 2nd. The temperature at 11:20am was 28 degrees Celsius with a pleasant breeze. Unfortunately, smoke from the wildfires blanketed the Okanagan Valley. The ER was extremely dry as there had been no measurable rainfall since
We are pleased to welcome Keegan Hoffman as the new assistant warden for Trout Creek ER . July 7, 2017 I arrived at the ecological reserve at 5:30pm. The temperature was an intense 33 degrees Celsius and partly cloudy with a light breeze. During my 2.5hr visit the wind steadily increased and eventually brought smoke
Kathryn McCourt, the ER warden for Mahoney lake has provided this Obituary Sadly, G.Fletcher’s profile of Laurie Rockwell, “An Exemplary Ecological Reserve Warden,” published in “The Log, Autumn/Winter 2014”, requires an update. In February 2017, after twenty-five years of service as an Ecological Reserve warden, Laurie stepped down from the position because of deteriorating health.
Appendix A: Ecological Reserve Warden Annual Report ER Name: Trout Creek Ecological Reserve # 7 Report Date: January 2016 Warden Name: Laurie Rockwell Number of volunteer hours logged during the past year: only 15 due to a knee injury. Possible Topics to Include: see my monthly reports to Parks, MOE, Penticton. • Toured the reserve
ER Warden Laurie Rockwell submitted this report for his last visit to the reserve this year: It was mild at 8c for my last tour of the year under a partly overcast sky(some mist), but some sunshine. As expected,I saw only 5 species of forest birds, but I was pleasantly surpsrised to get good looks
On 10/9/2016 4:28 PM, Ecological Reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell wrote: mild at 9c with little wind, and overcast sky and some sunshine. Needless to say it was very quiet. I heard 6 species of forest birds, except for one migrating Ruby-crowned Kinglet( Regulus calendula), more of a deciduous,riparian specialist. there were no insects and only
Ecological Reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell sent this report today: cool at 10c,with a light breeze at times under a cloudy sky, with some sunshine,followed by drizzle that turned to light rain. The rain and sore knee shortened my tour. Very quiet. I saw or heard only 8 bird species,but surprised and delighted to hear a
Ecological Reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell wrote this report after his recent trip to the Trout Creek ER. it was a warm 19c at 6am,with minimal breeze under a variable cloudy sky,ensuring that the sun was not too hot. The reserve was very dry and quiet. I heard (saw none) 6 species of expected forest birds;
Laurie Rockwell sent this report on a new insect he had photographed in In the Trout Creek ER : My picture is the second one, thanks to my new camera and Tom for the ID. Another first for the TCER; (I must start an insect list for the ER! 🙂 “Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at
Laurie Rockwell submitted this wardens report in July, 2016 Here are the news after a 2 month absence due to a Bakers cyst: warm at 18c with a cool breeze at times under a cloudy sky. It was very quiet. I saw or heard 15 species of forest birds, none unexpected,including 4 blue listed Gray
ER Warden Laurie Rockwell submitted this warden’s report on his latest monthly tour of the reserve near Summerland BC. cool at 9c at 7.30,some light wind under a sunny,clear sky. My tour was cut short by a sore leg. I saw or heard 15 bird species,most expected. I was delighted however to hear my first
Laurie Rockwell the ER Warden for Trout Creek ER has submitted this wardens report. due to a rainy morning I toured the reserve in the early afternoon. It reached 17c under a broken sky with periods of sunshine and a brisk wind on the ridges. There was no snow and the frost was out of