COSEWIC – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Vancouver Island Marmot,COSEWIC assessment summary,May 2019

15MayGarry Fletcher117, Rare Species, Reports, Research, SARACOSEWIC, Marmota vancouverensis, Vancouver Island marmot.

COSEWIC assessment summary Assessment summary – May 2019 https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/vancouver-island-marmot-2019.html Common name: Vancouver Island Marmot Scientific name: Marmota vancouverensis Status: Endangered Reason for designation: This endemic species is found only on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Since the last assessment in 2008, the species has demonstrated a rapid population increase and then a subsequent decline; there are currently

Government of Canada Responses to: The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves

15JulyGarry FletcherMarine Reserves, Oil Spill ThreatCOSEWIC, SARA

Trans Mountain Expansion Project NEB Hearing Order OH-001-2014 Government of Canada Responses to: The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves Please note that these responses do not imply acceptance of any or all of the facts alleged in the Preambles contained in the Information Requests. This complete document is included here as a PDF and

Table 5: Significant Species and Conservation Status in 19 Marine Ecological Reserves

27MayGarry Fletcher300, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Rare Species, Reports, SARACOSEWIC

Table 5: Significant Species and Conservation Status in 19 Marine Ecological Reserves ER# Name Species Scientific Name Species Common Name BC List Status COSEWIC Status SARA Status CF Prov. Priority 28 Ambrose Lake Oncorhynchus clarkii Coastal Cutthroat Trout, ssp. lewisi, S3S4 (2004) Blue Special concern 2 Gasterosteus aculeatus Threespine Stickleback Yellow Special concern 6 24

Species Account and Population Assessment for the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake in Canada

15AugustGarry Fletcher77, Issues, Management, Rare Species, Reports, ResearchCOSEWIC, Northern Pacific Rattlesnake

Prepared By: Jared Hobbs, M.Sc. / RPBio August 15, 2013 Abstract You can access the complete report in PDF form here: CROR sps account This account is intended to provide a complete synthesis of over a decade of research and inventory on the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) throughout the species’ Canadian range. This

COSEWIC report on Deltoid Balsam Root

15JulyGarry Fletcher112, Rare SpeciesCOSEWIC, deltoid balsamroot

This report appears on the COSEWIC site at: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2009/ec/CW69-14-45-2009E.pdf See the full PDF : Deltoid-balsam-rootCosewic-2009E

COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Northern Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana in Canada

27MayGarry Fletcher97, Rare Species, ReportsCOSEWIC, Haliotis kamtschatkana, mollusc, Northern Abalone

COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Northern Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana in Canada See the PDF: bcabalone Status: Endangered Alpha-numeric code: A2bd Reasons for Designation: Highly valued for its meat, this marine mollusc is patchily distributed along the west coast of Canada. Despite a total moratorium on harvest in 1990, the species was designated as

Update COSEWIC Status Report on the sea otter Enhydra lutris in Canada 2007

15JulyGarry Fletcher109, Oil Spill Threat, Rare Species, ReportsCOSEWIC, Jane Watson, Sea Otter

Reason for designation: The species had been extirpated in British Columbia by the fur trade by the early 1900s, and was re-introduced from 1969-72. It has since repopulated 25-33% of its historic range in British Columbia, but is not yet clearly secure. Numbers are small (<3,500) and require careful monitoring. Their susceptibility to oil and

COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Reportof Marmota vancouverensis in Canada

15NovemberGarry Fletcher117, Rare Species, Reports, ResearchCOSEWIC, Vancouver Island marmot.

COSEWIC Executive Summary Vancouver Island Marmot Marmota vancouverensis The Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) is a colonial ground squirrel related to the hoary marmot M. caligata and Olympic marmot M. Olympus. It is notable for its chocolate brown fur, unique vocalizations, atypical skull characteristics, and highly social nature. Distribution The Vancouver Island marmot is endemic

COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report : Misty Lake sticklebacks ,Gasterosteus sp.

28JulyGarry Fletcher140, Research3-spined Stickleback, COSEWIC, stickleback

SPECIES INFORMATION: The Misty Lake sticklebacks, a highly divergent parapatric lake-stream pair of threespine stickleback, are found in a single small lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC). Similar parapatric lake-stream pairs have also been well documented in two other systems in BC, Mayer and Drizzle lakes on Graham Island (Queen Charlotte Islands). These pairs

COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Bog Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus pinnatus in Canada

16JulyGarry Fletcher142, Rare Species, Reports, Species Listbog bird's-foot trefoil, COSEWIC, lotus pinnatus

Endangered–2004 Bog Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotus pinnatus Lotus pinnatus (bog bird’sfoot trefoil) is a lowgrowing, multistemmed perennial herb with compound, pinnate leaves. The pealike, yellow and creamcoloured flowers are borne at the end of a long stalk arising from the angle between the stem and leaf stalk. It is distinguished from other Lotus species by its

COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Twisted Oak Moss Syntrichia laevipila

9FebruaryGarry Fletcher144, 37, Rare Species, Reports, ResearchCOSEWIC, Syntrichia laevipila

COSEWIC Executive Summary Twisted Oak Moss Syntrichia laevipila Syntrichia laevipilais a very small, acrocarpous moss that grows in clumps on exposed tree bark. It is a member of the genus Syntrichia, characterized by generally coarse plants, with, usually, entire and awned, ligulate to spathulate leaves. See the Full PDF here: CW69-14-402-2004E has two varieties: var.

RAM CREEK ER #26 Overview: Biological and Physical

15JanuaryGarry Fletcher26, Rare Species, Species ListArgia vivida, COSEWIC, hotspring, Vivid Dancer

RAM CREEK ER #26 ORIGINAL PURPOSE Protection of warmsprings and very restricted plant communities and rare plants against recreational and other damage Se the complete PDF: Ram Creek ER 26 OVERVIEW Date established:29 July 1971 ORC #:3026 Map number:82 J/4 Location:20 km SE of Canal Flats Latitude:50º02’N Longitude:115º36’W Total Area:121 ha Land:121 ha Elevation: 1,370-1,615 m

Trial Island Overview: Physical and Biological

15JulyGarry Fletcher132, Oil Spill Threat, Rare Species, Reports, Species ListBigelow’s plantain, COSEWIC, Scouler’s popcornflower

ORIGINAL PURPOSE: To protect the most outstanding known assemblage of rare and endangered plant species in British Columbia Access: Landing on the islands is restricted to protect sensitive plants and ecosystems. A permit is required to access the reserve. Accessible by boat, but no docking facilities. See the complete PDF from BC PARKS: Trial Islands