The 2021/22 Autumn/Winter Newsletter is available. Just click below. Click here to open the 2021/22 Autumn/Winter edition of The Log (PDF format). Contents: iNaturalist Challenge in Ecological Reserves Zoom Out – Zoom In: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the ER Act Sturdy Champion for ERs Letter from Elders Council for Parks in B.C.
Garry Fletcher, ER #97 Warden notes: On many of my trips to Race Rocks I make a point of photographing or documenting changes or affirming past records on the website http://racerocks.ca. These observations can be found at : https://racerocks.ca/category/er-warden-report/ Since Race RocksEcological Reserve is the only reserve with a resident Ecoguardian provided by nearby Lester
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
Page 1 of 11 ER #76 Fraser River – March 6, 2022 Report by Bill and Bev Ramey Sunshine, 9 to 12 o C, light breeze increasing to SSW 11km/hr around 3 pm Launch kayaks from Nicomen Island 9:30 am, return 5:00 pm Walking distance about 12 km Water level at Mission: 0.5 to 1.5
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
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,
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
Photos Mahoney Lake ER Fall 2021 ER Name: Mahoney Lake Warden: Kathryn McCourt Report Date: November 23, 2021 March 28, 2021 12°C., Scattered clouds, SE wind, 10:25-11:25 Birds: NOFL, RWBL, AMCO, RNDU, CAGO, PBGR, PYNU. Plants in bloom: Ranunculus glaberrimus, Fritillaria pudica, Foliage: Balsamorhyza sagittata, Lithophragma parviflora, There is a new trail at the NE
Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve, ER #108 Warden’s Report October 19, 2021 Harold Sellers, Warden Cougar Canyon ER, near Vernon, preserves representative Interior Douglas fir ecosystems, together with a chain of small lakes and associated wetlands. The ER is bounded for the most part by Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park. The exception is the south west end
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
ER #76 Fraser River – March 13, 2021 Report by Bill & Bev Ramey Sunshine 7 to 12o C, calm, sunny with occasional high thin clouds Launch kayaks from Nicomen Island about 9:30 am; return 6:00 pm Walking and paddling distance about 14 km Water level at Mission: 0.5 to 1.5 metres (tidal) Water level
By Jenny L. Feick, PhD, Friends of Ecological Reserves Commemorating Milestones in B.C.’s Ecological Reserve History British Columbians celebrate an important anniversary in 2021. Fifty years ago, thanks to the advocacy of the founder of British Columbia’s biogeoclimatic (BEC) zone classification system Dr Vladimir Krajina with support from the Federation of BC Naturalists and the
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
Probably the most disappointing example of abuse of an Ecological Reserve was that which we observed in October of 2012. ER Warden Don Guild had taken me to Browne Lake to see the Ecological reserve and what we encountered was shocking to say the least . In the trees beside the large open meadow we
Mike Fenger and Garry Fletcher will participate in the Oceans Protection Forum online February 17-19 . The Annotated_Agenda_2 We have several concerns as a result of our experience as Intervenors in both of the Hearings of the National Energy Board and produced a number of reports as a result of the process. Our participation in
We have made this report private and for research purposes only . Contact BC Parks for information to access if you are involved in research. Below are some of the images from the report
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IMPORTANT: SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT using this Link: by February 26, 2021 If they want to lob off 3.5 hectares, the least that can be done is adding another 3.5 hectares on another corner of the reserve and a considerably sized buffer zone, with fencing in the summer to prevent people from
Ecological Reserve wardens Ecological reserve wardens are the eyes and ears of BC Parks in the province’s ecological reserves. For information on Ecological Reserves needing volunteer wardens and how to apply to be an Ecological Reserve warden see this site on the BC Parks website : https://bcparks.ca/get-involved/volunteer/#ecological-reserve-wardens ER wardens support BC Parks staff with a
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