RBMBER WARDEN PROGRAM HISTORY The RBMBER Warden Program began in 1987 and was operated on yearly contracts until 1991. During 1991 – 1999 the program was operated by Bion Research Inc. Subsequently, Beaveridge Contracting operated the contract from 2000 – 2002. The John- stone Strait Killer Whale Interpretive Centre Society (JSKWICS) operated the program in
On December 8, 2012 I visited the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve with the assistance of the seafront staff and the dive boat from Lester Pearson College. Eric was going out to do some repairs and to clean the underwater camera so I was able to hitch a ride. It’s often difficult to get out there
The Warden’s Reports for Race Rocks Ecological Reserve #97 are available from the racerocks.com website at hthe following linked index page: Posts tagged with warden’s reports on the ecoreserves website are located here: https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/category/97+wardenreports/ Posts on the Racerocks.ca site tagged as warden’s reports here: http://www.racerocks.ca/wp/category/er-warden-report/ These reports have been provided by Garry Fletcher
Warden’s report on unusual sighting of tagged Pelican at Race Rocks Since 1997 we have been seeing individuals and sometimes small flocks of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) visiting Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, often in the fall of the year. Lester Pearson College hires an ecoguardian to live at Race Rocks and they and one of
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On Oct 18th, 2012, Matt Fairbarns made this presentation to the Restoration of Natural Systems Speaker series on the restoration efforts at Oak Bay Islands and Trial Island Ecological Reserves: It includes a section on invasive species as well as native species. Be sure to see the PDF file to get information on the
Laurie Rockwell sent this report to his area supervisor of his last tour for 2012….annual report to follow: a beautiful day at this time of the year at 4c, no wind or snow and periods of bright, warm sunshine during my 1.30 hours in the reserve. I saw/heard only 5 species of birds, which is
This afternoon I was accompanied by Garry Fletcher and Niran Lella on a tour of the reserve that took us to the ridge overlooking the bowl that forms the heart of the reserve. We then drove to the east, which afforded a view from the lowest elevations back up to the ridge. Big White Ecological
Laurie Rockwell sent this report to his BC Parks Area Supervisor: I toured the TCER with Garry Fletcher from The Friends of Ecological Reserves and a photographer traveling with him, Niran Lella, as they visit reserves in the Okanagan. the weather was great. It got up to about 15 c by the end of our
From the Shuswap Tourism Newsletter September 2002 The September Issue of the Shuswap Tourism Industry Newsletter is Dedicated to John Coffee Long time champion of trails and the natural world in the Shuswap, John Coffey, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night after a short, brave battle with cancer. John was a co-founder of the
ER#76 – September 15, 2012 Wardens Report by Ecological Reserve Wardens Bev and Bill Ramey The weather was sunny and hot, with temperatures up to 22 degrees, despite a breeze in the afternoon which cleared away much of the morning haze. The water level at Mission read 1.6 to 0.8 metres (tidal), and at Hope
Laurie Rockwell reports: a very cool 7c at 7.30am with a slight breeze that seemed less noticeable in the sunny spots! it was very quiet for most of my 2hr hike. I saw/heard 13 species of birds, mostly resident species. I was very happy to see a species that I have seldom seen on the
From: The Shuswap Trail Alliance Monday, September 3, 2012 John Coffey Leaves Shuswap Trail Legacy Long time champion of trails and the natural world in the Shuswap, John Coffey, died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night after a short, brave battle with cancer. John was a co-founder of the Shuswap Trail Alliance, lead trail steward,
Visit to Trout Creek ER #7, July 9, 2012 I was in the ER by 5.30am to beat the heat. It was 25C at 7.20 with periods of cloud cover and I was appreciative of periodic breezes! the ER is unusually green for this time of the year; even the Balsamroot has hardly started to
On June 10, 2012 This Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris , was photographed off Middle Rocks in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve from a whale watching vessel by Adam Bird. This is the first recorded sighting of sea otters at the reserve. Further information is available at: http://racerocks.ca/racerock/taxalab2/2012/Enhydra_lutris/enhydralutris.htm Since this first sighting, every year a sea
On Sunday June 10, 2012 Mike Robinson, the Lester Pearson College Ecoguardian at Race Rocks, reported in the Race Rocks log on Caspian Terns and provided this picture: He comments: ” I have noticed several (2-6) Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) in the area for a month or so. They have proven very challenging to photograph but
See the Race Rocks taxonomy and Image gallery…. All images have been taken at Race Rocks . Link to the Bird Species List as recorded on iNaturalist and the Race Rocks ER website
unusually cool at 6C at 7am,but no wind to make it colder and lots of welcome sun! I was in the ER for 2 1/2 hours,plus 20 min. walking in/out. I saw or heard 16 species of birds,including my first Sharp-shinned Hawk,the 79th species for the ER. I was happy to hear 5 blue-listed Gray
Laurie Rockwell reports: Today I was in the ER for 2.40 hours,plus 30 minutes hiking in and out. the weather was a cool a 6C with a wind that got up to about 20 kph at times. The sun felt quite warm when not hidden by clouds. I saw/heard 15 species of birds,including the 2nd
Laurie Rockwell, the Ecological Reserve Warden for Trout Creek provides this report on his latest visit to the reserve. I was in the park for 2 hours this morning. It was cool at 5C,but with little wind and periods of sunshine. I saw or heard 10 species of birds including many singing Cassin’s Finches,my first