2019 Bowser Ecological Reserve Wardens’ Annual Report by Gerry van der Wolf On behalf of Chris James and Peter Spodzieja February 1, 2019 Gerry and Chris arrived at the ER mid-morning, then checked the plantation road to the fork at 1.8 km. We noted that someone had remove sand with a shovel along the roadside,
2018 Bowser Ecological Reserve Wardens’ Annual Report by Gerry van der Wolf on behalf of Bill Image and Peter Spodzieja January 9 Bill and Gerry arrived at the ER in the early afternoon, noted more yard waste dumped at the main gate, then checked the plantation road to the fork at 1.8 km. We noted
Rare Species observed on ER #76, pdf (1)
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
Fraser River Ecological Reserve #76: Management Issue Submitted by Bill and Bev Ramey, May 2020 One major issue—Boundary Adjustment Needed ER #76 was established “for the conservation of the only remaining unaltered and uncommitted lower Fraser River floodplain islands” (from BC Parks website), and further to preserve “an unaltered cluster of mid river islands in
This is an introduction to the home page by Ron Long: http://www.pinkmountain.ca/ In the far north of British Columbia and on the easternmost edge of the Rocky Mountains lies Pink Mountain. Its unique combination of altitude, latitude and geology makes Pink Mountain one of a kind in the province and a very special place. The
Research Projects Pink Mountain is an ideal location for many kinds of Arctic /alpine research. The summit plateau offers tundra, geological phenomena, most arctic/alpine plants, insects and butterflies. It is relatively close and has road access. The summit is long but narrow making any research site only a short distance from the road. Botanical Studies: A
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
Warden Report Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve, ER #108 by Harold Sellers ER Warden: Denis Seymour (deceased), Roseanne Van Ee (long term disability), Val Buchanan (moved away), Harold Sellers Volunteer hours logged in 2019 : 5 hrs Visits : 1 Mileage : 26 km First Visit of the Year: 11 July 2019 On this date I joined three BC Parks rangers and
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
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
Ecological Reserve Warden 2017 Annual Report. Bowser ER January 25 th 2018 Wardens : Bill Image, Gerry Van der Wolf. Peter Spodzieja Volunteer hours logged in 2017 : 200. Visits : 14. Mileage : 1000 kms. Summary of activities. January 3 rd and 26th Made an approx. 6 km hike from FSR gate west to
Ecological Reserve #130 Warden’s Annual Report 2017 ER Name: Mahoney Lake Warden: Kathryn McCourt Report Date: December 5, 2017 February 11: 2:00 PM, +1, light SE breeze, light cloud, sun visible. Lake covered in snow except around edges and a streak of open water down the centre. No visible garbage at pullouts. Birds: Pygmy Nuthatch.
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
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