Ecological Reserves of British

 

Columbia

 

by ER Number (as at Oct 2002)

Total Area **

166,918

 

 

 

 

** Approximately 47,647 hectares of this total area covers marine waters.

 

 

 

 

Note: Ecological reserve numbers marked with * are closed to the public due to the sensitive nature of these areas. The closure at Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve covers the land component of the reserve only.
Note 2:
Information extracted from brochure Ecological Reserves in BC. BC Parks. 1995 and from BC Parks website for ecological reserves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Map Area Name and Location
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Main Feature(s)

Size (ha)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Vancouver Island

1

*

Cleland Island Ecological Reserve, Clayoquot Sound, W of Tofino

Great diversity of seabird colonies

8

 

Northern Vancouver Island

2

 

East Redonda Island Ecological Reserve, N end of Georgia Strait

Representative forest in three biogeoclimatic zones

6,212

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

3

 

Soap Lake Ecological Reserve, S of Spences Bridge

Alkaline lake, associated grass- land and Douglas-fir forest

884

 

Southern Vancouver Island

4

 

Lasqueti Island Ecological Reserve, Strait of Georgia, N of Parksville

Shoreline forest with large Rocky Mountain junipers

201

 

Okanagan Area

5

 

Lily Pad Lake Ecological Reserve, S of Lumby

Undisturbed bog lake on plateau

101

 

Okanagan Area

6

 

Buck Hills Road Ecological Reserve, S of Lumby

Small stand of mature western larch

16

 

Okanagan Area

7

 

Trout Creek Ecological Reserve, SSW of Summerland

Ponderosa pine parkland

75

 

North Eastern BC

8

 

Clayhurst Ecological Reserve, S of Clayhurst

Eroding bluffs within Peace River parklands

316

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

9

 

Tow Hill Ecological Reserve, NE Graham Island

Forested sand dunes and swamp and peat bogs

514

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

10

 

Rose Spit Ecological Reserve, NE point of Graham Island

Sand spit, open dunes and shoreline meadows

170

 

Northern Vancouver Island

11

*

Sartine Island Ecological Reserve, part of Scott Islands

Seabird colonies

13

 

Northern Vancouver Island

12

*

Beresford Island Ecological Reserve, part of Scott Islands

Seabird colonies

8

 

Northern Vancouver Island

13

*

Anne Vallee (Triangle Island) Ecological Reserve, outermost of Scott Islands

Largest seabird and sea lion colonies in the province

85

 

Northern Vancouver Island

14

*

Solander Island Ecological Reserve, W of Brooks Peninsula

Seabird colonies

8

 

Southern Vancouver Island

15

 

Saturna Island Ecological Reserve, southern ridge of Saturna Island

Coastal Douglas-fir forest

131

 

Southern Vancouver Island

16

 

Mount Tuam Ecological Reserve, Saltspring Island

Arbutus / Douglas-fir forest

254

 

Southern Vancouver Island

17

*

Canoe Islets Ecological Reserve , near S end of Valdes Island

Seabird colony

1

 

Southern Vancouver Island

18

*

Rose Islets Ecological Reserve, N of Reid Island

Seabird colony

1

 

Kootenay Region

19

 

Mount Sabine Ecological Reserve, N of Canal Flats

Mixed conifer forest

8

 

Kootenay Region

20

 

Columbia Lake Ecological Reserve, East side of Columbia Lake

Rare limestone flora

32

 

Okanagan Area

21

 

Skagit River Forest Ecological Reserve, Skagit Vailey Recreation Area

Douglas-fir forest

73

 

Okanagan Area

22

 

Ross Lake Ecological Reserve, Skagit Valley Recreation Area

Ponderosa pine in coastal Douglas-fir forest

61

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

23

*

Moore/McKenny/Whitmore Islands Ecological Reserve, eastern Hecate Strait

Diverse seabird colonies

73

 

Southern Vancouver Island

24

*

Baeria Rocks Ecological Reserve, Barkley Sound

Seabird colonies and subtidal marine life

53

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

25

*

Dewdney and Glide Islands Ecological Reserve, eastern Hecate Strait

Variety of maritime bog, pond and scrub forest communities

3,845

 

Kootenay Region

26

 

Ram Creek Ecological Reserve, SE of Canal Flats

Hotsprings and associated plants and burnt forest

121

 

Okanagan Area

27

 

Whipsaw Creek Ecological Reserve, SW of Princeton

Douglas-fir and Ponderosa pine stands

32

 

Southern Vancouver Island

28

 

Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve, Sechelt Peninsula

Coastal bog lake

228

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

29

 

Tranquille Ecological Reserve, W of Kamloops

Ponderosa pine and sagebrush communities

235

 

Kootenay Region

30

 

Vance Creek Ecological Reserve, N of Lumby

Highly diverse mixed conifer forest

49

 

Kootenay Region

31

 

Lew Creek Ecological Reserve, E of Upper Arrow Lake

Three biogeoclimatic zones in one drainage basin

815

 

Kootenay Region

32

 

Evans Lake Ecological Reserve, Valhalla Provincial Park

Subalpine forests including a stand of rare yellow cedar

185

 

Okanagan Area

33

 

Field's Lease Ecological Reserve, W of Osoyoos Lake

Semi-arid shrub grassland communities

4

 

Okanagan Area

34

 

Big White Mountain Ecological Reserve, E of Kelowna

Subalpine and alpine plant communities

951

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

35

 

Westwick Lake Ecological Reserve, S of Williams Lake

Shoreline and area surrounding an interior saline lake

27

 

Prince George Area

36

 

Mackinnon Esker Ecological Reserve, NW of Prince George

Long compound esker, well- developed lichen communities

583

 

Southern Vancouver Island

37

 

Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve, Saltspring Island

Garry oak stand

65

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

38

 

Takla Lake Ecological Reserve, E of Hazelton

Most northerly known occurrence of Douglas-fir

263

 

Prince George Area

39

 

Sunbeam Creek Ecological Reserve, N of McBride

Representative subalpine plant communities

511

 

Northern Vancouver Island

40

 

Kingcome River/Atlatzi River Ecological Reserve, near head of Kingcome Inlet

Rich alluvial swamps, bogs and forest

414

 

Prince George Area

41

 

Tacheeda Lakes Ecological Reserve, N of Prince George

Representative forest communities on the McGregor Plateau

526

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

42

*

Mara Meadows Ecological Reserve, E of Salmon Arm

Unique calcareous fen, rare orchids

189

 

Kootenay Region

43

 

Mount Griffin Ecological Reserve, N of Mabel Lake

Interior cedar-hemlock and subalpine forest over wide elevational range

1,376

 

National Park Reserve

44

 

Now part of Gwaii Haanas / South Moresby National Park Reserve

 

 

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

45

 

Vladimir J. Krajina (Port Chanal) Ecological Reserve, W coast of Graham Island

Virgin marine shoreline, forest, muskeg and alpine communities, rare mosses, large seabird colonies

9,834

 

North Eastern BC

46

 

Sikanni Chief River Ecological Reserve, headwaters of Sikanni Chief River

Engelmann spruce at northern extremity of range. subalpine lichens

2,401

 

North Eastern BC

47

 

Parker Lake Ecological Reserve, W of Fort Nelson

Extensive bog habitat with pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)

259

 

Vancouver Area

48

 

Bowen Island Ecological Reserve, W of Apodaca Provincial Park

Various forest communities of Douglas fir; dry subzone of western hemlock zone

397

 

Kootenay Region

49

 

Kingfisher Creek Ecological Reserve, Hunters Range, ESE of Sicamous

Representative flora of northern Monashee Mountains

1,441

 

North Eastern BC

50

 

Cecil Lake Ecological Reserve, NE of Fort St. John

Sphagnum bog community with black spruce

129

 

Okanagan Area

51

 

Browne Lake Ecological Reserve, E of Kelowna

Marsh and forest rich in wildflowers

124

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

52

 

Drizzle Lake Ecological Reserve, SE of Masset

Lake and surrounding bogs unique species of stickleback

837

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

53

 

Narcosli Lake Ecological Reserve, between Coglistiko and Baezaeko rivers

Various wetland communities and a shallow lake

1,098

 

Southern Vancouver Island

54

 

Nitinat Lake Ecological Reserve, E shore of Nitinat Lake

Steep west coast forest; maritime population of Douglas-fir

79

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

55

 

Cardiff Mountain Ecological Reserve, W of Taseko River

Example of lava plateau, basalt columns and crater lake

65

 

Kootenay Region

56

 

Goosegrass Creek Ecological Reserve, W of Columbia Reach, Kinbasket Lake

An elevational sequence of three biogeoclimatic zones and a complete watershed

2,185

 

North Western BC

57

 

Chickens Neck Mountain Ecological Reserve, N of Dease Lake

Climax stand of white spruce and subalpine fir

680

 

North Western BC

58

 

Blue/Dease Rivers Ecological Reserve, W of Lower Post

Terrestrial and aquatic communities in the boreal white and black spruce zone

777

 

North Western BC

59

 

Ningunsaw River Ecological Reserve, SE of Bob Quinn Lake

Coastal western hemlock zone near its northern limit and asso- ciated Englemann spruce-sub- alpine fir and alpine tundra zones

2,046

 

Prince George Area

60

 

Drywilliam Lake Ecological Reserve, S of Fraser Lake

Excellent old growth stand of Douglas-fir

95

 

Kootenay Region

61

 

Upper Shuswap River Ecological Reserve, E of Mabel lake

Excellent alluvia stands of western redcedar

70

 

North Eastern BC

62

 

Fort Nelson River Ecological Reserve, N of Fort Nelson and Muskwa rivers

White spruce within alluvial stands of black cottonwood

121

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

63

 

Skeena River Ecological Reserve, near mouth of Exchamsiks River

Mature cottonwood on floodplain islands

91

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

64

 

Ilgachuz Range Ecological Reserve, N of Anahim Lake

Volcanic mountain mass with various alpine vegetation communities

2,914

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

65

 

Chasm Ecological Reserve, N of Clinton

Ponderosa pine at its northern limit

197

 

Southern Vancouver Island

66

 

Ten Mile Point Ecological Reserve, Victoria

Inter- and subtidal marine life  Rich subtidal marine life

11

 

Southern Vancouver Island

67

 

Satellite Channel Ecological Reserve, N of Saanich Peninsula

Rich subtidal marine life 

343

 

North Western BC

68

 

Gladys Lake Ecological Reserve, Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park

Stone sheep, mountain goats, caribou and their environment

48,560

 

Vancouver Area

69

 

Baynes Island Ecological Reserve, Squamish River

Undisturbed alluvial black collonwood forest

71

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

70

 

Mount Tinsdale Ecological Reserve, ESE of Barkerville

Representative alpine and subalpine communities

419

 

Prince George Area

71

 

Blackwater Creek Ecological Reserve, NW of Mackenzie

Boreal forest and portion of extensive low moor area

234

 

Prince George Area

72

 

Nechako River Ecological Reserve, W of Prince George

Southern occurrence of excellent tamarack stand

133

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

73

 

Torkelsen Lake Ecological Reserve, W of Babine Lake

Low moor wetlands with cloudberry

182

 

Vancouver Area

74

 

UBC Endowment Lands Ecological Reserve, Pacific Spirit Park

Second-growth Puget Sound lowland forest

90

 

Northern Vancouver Island

75

 

Clanninick Creek Ecological Reserve, N of Kyuquot

Exceptional old-growth Sitka spruce stand

37

 

Vancouver Area

76

 

Fraser River Ecological Reserve, N of Chilliwack

Serial alluvial cottonwood and willow forest

76

 

Okanagan Area

77

 

Campbell Brown (Kalamalka Lake) Ecological Reserve, SW of Vernon

Ponderosa pine-bunchgrass site, rattlesnake den

107

 

Prince George Area

78

 

Meridian Road (Vanderhoof) Ecological Reserve, S of Vanderhoof

Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir-lodgepole pine forest

262

 

Prince George Area

79

 

Chilako River Ecological Reserve, S of Vanderhoof

Wetland and forest ecosystem mosaic

64

 

North Western BC

80

 

Smith River Ecological Reserve, near junction with Liard River

Representative boreal white and black spruce forest

1,326

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

81

 

Morice River Ecological Reserve, SW of Houstcn

Burnt sub-boreal spruce forest 

358

 

Prince George Area

82

 

Cinema Bog Ecological Reserve, NNE of Quesnel

Lowland black spruce sphagnum bog

68

 

Southern Vancouver Island

83

 

San Juan Ridge Ecological Reserve, E of Port Renfrew

Protection of rare white avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum)

98

 

Prince George Area

84

 

Aleza Lake Ecological Reserve, NE of Prince George

Representative sub-boreal forest. lakes and wetland ecosystems

242

 

North Eastern BC

85

 

Patsuk Creek Ecological Reserve, N of Mackenzie

Paper birch and other seral forest species

554

 

Prince George Area

86

 

Bednesti Lake Ecological Reserve, W of Prince George

Kettle lake wetland succession 

139

 

North Eastern BC

87

 

Heather Lake Ecological Reserve, NW of Mackenzie

Excellent aspen-dominated ecosystems

235

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

88

 

Skwaha Lake Ecological Reserve, N of Lytton

Subalpine forest and variety of outstanding flower meadows

850

 

Okanagan Area

89

 

Skagit River Cottonwoods Ecological Reserve, Skagit Valley Recreation Area

Excellent cottonwood stands 

69

 

Southern Vancouver Island

90

 

Sutton Pass Ecological Reserve, W of Port Alberni

Rare adder's tongue fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum)

3

 

North Eastern BC

91

 

Raspberry Harbour Ecological Reserve, Willisten Lake NW of Finlay Forks

Outstanding lodgepole pure stands and adjacent bogs

143

 

Vancouver Area

92

 

Skihist Ecological Reserve, NE of Lytton

Ungrazed Ponderosa pine-bunchgrass site

36

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

93

 

Lepas Bay Ecological Reserve, off NW corner of Graham Island

Seabird colonies, mainly petrels 

4

 

Southern Vancouver Island

94

 

Oak Bay Islands Ecological Reserve, E of Victoria

Natural meadow communities, rare plants, seabirds and marine life

211

 

National Park Reserve

95

 

Now part of Gwaii Haanas / South Moresby National Park Reserve

 

 

 

National Park Reserve

96

 

Now part of Gwaii Haanas / South Moresby National Park Reserve

 

 

 

Southern Vancouver Island

97

 

Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, SW of Victoria

Outstanding marine community, sea lion haul-out, seabirds

220

 

Vancouver Area

98

 

Chilliwack River Ecological Reserve, S of Chilliwack

Mature alluvial forest with large western red cedars, hybrid spruces

86

 

Vancouver Area

99

 

Pitt Polder Ecological Reserve, S of Pitt Lake

Two forested hills surrounded by swamp, fen and beg communities

88

 

Okanagan Area

100

 

Haynes' Lease Ecological Reserve, N end of Osoyoos Lake

Most arid ecosystem in Canada with numerous rare plants and animals

101

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

101

 

Doc English Bluff Ecological Reserve, SE of Williams Lake

Limestone cliff with rare plant species, colony of vhite-throated swifts

52

 

North Western BC

102

 

Charlie Cole Creek Ecological Reserve, S of Teslin Lake

Unique cone-shaped cold-water mineral springs used by ungulates as salt licks

162

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

103

 

Byers/Conroy/Harvey/Sinnett Islands Ecological Reserve, Hecate Strait, NW of Bella Bella

Important seabird and marine mammal breeding areas

12,205

 

Kootenay Region

104

 

Gilnockie Creek Ecological Reserve, E of Kingsgate

Mature western larch, seral lodgepole pine. small wetiand

58

 

Northern Vancouver Island

105

 

Megin River Ecological Reserve, NW of Tofino

Typical west coast alluvial and upland forests

50

 

Vancouver Area

106

 

Skagit River Rhododendrons Ecological Reserve, Skagit Valley Recreation Area

Two stands of Pacific rhododendrons (Rhododendron macrophyllum)

70

 

North Eastern BC

107

 

Chunamon Creek Ecological Reserve, NE of Germanson Landing

Two small drainages; Engelmann and white spruce forest

344

 

Okanagan Area

108

 

Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve, E Side of Kalamalka Lake

Mosaic of plant communities in- cluding wetlands in canyon setting

550

 

Northern Vancouver Island

109

 

Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve, NW of Kyuquot

Extensive area of marine shoreline reefs and islets providing habitat for B.C.'s prime sea otter population

35,650

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

110

 

McQueen Creek Ecological Reserve, N of Kamloops

Native grassland with many wildflowers

35

 

Northern Vancouver Island

111

*

Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve, Tsitika Valley, Johnston Strait

Killer whales and a crucial part of their habitat; pristine estuary and forested slopes

1,715

 

Southern Vancouver Island

112

 

Mount Tzuhalem Ecological Reserve, NW of Duncan

Outstanding Garry oak vvoods with profusion of spring wildflowers, rare plants

18

 

Southern Vancouver Island

113

 

Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve, Cowichan Lake

Outstanding population of pink fawn lily (Erythronium revolutum)

8

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

114

 

Williams Creek Ecological Reserve, SE of Terrace

Representative coastal western hemlock forest and outstanding terraced bogs

700

 

North Western BC

115

 

Gingietl Creek Ecological Reserve, upstream of mouth of the Nass River

Undisturbed watershed in virgin coastal western hemlock forest

2,873

 

Vancouver Area

116

 

Katherine Tye (Vedder Crossing) Ecological Reserve, SE of Chilliwack

Rare white phantom orchid (Cephalanthera austiniae) and its habitat

3

 

Southern Vancouver Island

117

 

Haley Lake Ecological Reserve, SW of Nanaimo

Population of endangered Vancouver Island marmots and their habitat

120

 

Northern Vancouver Island

118

 

Nimpkish River Ecological Reserve, N of Vernon Lake

Some of Canada's tallest Douglas-firs

18

 

Northern Vancouver Island

119

 

Tahsish River Ecological Reserve, S of Port McNeill

Pristine westcoast estuary 

70

 

Northern Vancouver Island

120

 

Duke of Edinburgh (Pine/Storm/Tree Islands) Ecological Reserve, NW of Port Hardy

Largest seabird nesting colony in Queen Charlotte Strait

660

 

Southern Vancouver Island

121

 

Brackman Island Ecological Reserve, N of Sidney

Pristine, ungrazed Gulf island vegetation and marine buffer

35

 

Northern Vancouver Island

122

 

Tsitika Mountain Ecological Reserve, S of Port McNeill

Alpine communities, wet subalpine forest. unusual terraced fen, and small lake

554

 

Northern Vancouver Island

123

 

Mount Derby Ecological Reserve, S of Port McNeill

Alpine peak and precipitous, partly forested slopes

557

 

Northern Vancouver Island

124

 

Tsitika River Ecological Reserve, S of Port McNeill

Low elevation swamp / fen / bog complex

110

 

Northern Vancouver Island

125

 

Mount Elliott Ecological Reserve, S of Port McNeill

Representative subalpine subdrainage surrounding a lake

324

 

Northern Vancouver Island

126

 

Claud Elliott Creek Ecological Reserve, NE Vancouver Island

Representative hemlock, amabilis fir and redcedar forest

231

 

Williams Lake / Kamloops Area

127

 

Big Creek Ecological Reserve, SW of Williams Lake

Representative natural grasslands of Chilcotins

257

 

Southern Vancouver Island

128

 

Galiano Island Ecological Reserve, N end of Galiano Island

Rare undisturbed peat bog ecosystem in dry coastal Douglas-fir zone

30

 

Northern Vancouver Island

129

 

Klaskish River Ecological Reserve, SW of Port Alice

Estuarv and alluvial forest in coastal western hemlock zone, native oysters

132

 

Okanagan Area

130

 

Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve, S of Okanagan Falls

Southern interior saline lake with unique limnological features of significance

29

 

Vancouver Area

131

 

Stoyoma Creek Ecological Reserve, near Boston Bar

Exceptional diversity of conifers and the juncture of three biogeoclimatic zones

76

 

Southern Vancouver Island

132

 

Trial Islands Ecological Reserve, S of Oak Bay

The most outstanding assemblage of rare and endangered plant species in B.C.

23

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

133

 

Gamble Creek Ecological Reserve, E of Prince Rupert

North coastal forest/ bog complex and occurrence of amabilis fir near northern limit of its range

1,026

 

Prince George Area

134

 

Ellis Island Ecological Reserve, W of Vanderhoof on Fraser Lake

inland breeding colony of herring and ring-billed gulls

1

 

Southern Vancouver Island

135

 

Bowser Ecological Reserve, 15 km N of Parksville

A high-productivity Douglas-fir forest with small inclusions of wetlands

116

 

Southern Vancouver Island

136

 

Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve, 8 km SW of Courtenay

Bluffs and shallow soils with an assemblage of regionally rare plants and communities

47

 

Southern Vancouver Island

137

 

Hudson Rocks Ecological Reserve, 25 km N of Newcastle Island

Nationally significant breeding colony of pelagic cormorants

50

 

Southern Vancouver Island

138

 

Klanawa River Ecological Reserve, 20 km SE of Bainfield

Floodplain Sitka spruce forest and largest population of rare redwood sorrel

90

 

Southern Vancouver Island

139

 

Ladysmith Bog Ecological Reserve, 10 km S of Nanaimo

Diverse CDF forest, fen and bog communities; rare plants associated with beaver ponds and small lakes

141

 

Northern Vancouver Island

140

 

Misty Lake Ecological Reserve, 12 km NW of Port McNeill

Small lake, one of three occurrences of the endemic giant black stickleback

55

 

Southern Vancouver Island

141

 

San Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve, 5 km NE of Port Renfrew

Early seral floodplain plant communities; rare Tooth-leaved monkey-flower

79

 

Southern Vancouver Island

142

 

Woodley Range Ecological Reserve, 2 km N of Ladysmith

CDF forest, woodland and species-rich meadows on shallow soils; rare plants

166

 

Vancouver Area

143

 

Liumchem Ecological Reserve, 16 km S of Chilliwack

Subalpine plant communities; interesting plant occurrences on limestone; spotted owl habitat

2,190

 

Vancouver Area

144

 

Yale Garry Oak Ecological Reserve, E of Yale

Isolated stand of Garry oaks and associated vegetation

12

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

145

 

Burnt Cabin Bog Ecological Reserve, 15 km SE of Smithers

Large wetland complex with a variety of bog, fen, swamp and shallow water habitats;.resident beaver and moose

670

 

Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area

146

 

Catherine Creek Ecological Reserve, 12 km SE of Hazelton

Stand of large old growth western redcedar in the Moist Cool ICH subzone

45

 

North Western BC

147

 

Grayling River Hot Springs Ecological Reserve, 67 km NE of Muncho Lake

A series of hot springs on both sides of the Grayling River; tufa terraces, karst and caves, bats, and rare vegetation

1,421

 

North Eastern BC

148

 

Kotcho Lake Ecological Reserve, 100 km ENE of Fort Nelson

Nesting colony of three species of gulls and other water birds on two flat islands; also important as migration stopover

64

 

North Western BC

149

 

Portage Brule Rapids Ecological Reserve, 110 km SE of Watson Lake

Hot springs formations on the banks of the Liard River; unusual vegetation including rare plants; BWBS forests on river terraces

724

 

North Eastern BC

150

 

Rolla Canyon Ecological Reserve, near Dawson Creek

Narrow canyon and site of rare fossils

43

 

Southern Vancouver Island

151

 

Ballingall Islets Ecological Reserve, 7 km NNE of Ganges

Nesting colony of glaucous-winged gulls, double-crested cormorants and pigeon guillemots

0.2

 

North Eastern BC

152

 

Ospika Cones Ecological Reserve, 50 km ENE of the N end of Williston Lake

Unique spring pools forming their own lime- stone dams, surrounding wetlands, forested slopes, subalpine and alpine habitats above

1,282