Photos provided by Dr. Bruce Archibald. 1. A rare fossil of a 50 million-year-old wasp of the family Trigonalidae. This small group of parasitoids have complex life histories consuming sequential hosts. First, a caterpillar eats their tiny eggs on leaves. They then enter, live within, and feed upon other parasitoids that are themselves inside and
Here are some references relevant to the three proposed Eocene Fossil sites in the BC Interior which in the past have been proposed as ecological reserves; 1. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e04-100 Fossil biotas from the Okanagan Highlands, southern British Columbia and northeastern Washington State: climates and ecosystems across an Eocene landscape1 David R. Greenwood, S. Bruce Archibald, Rolf
Link to posts on Ecological Reserve Proposals on this website Description and purpose of Candidate Ecological Reserves (ER) made known to Friends of Ecological Reserves 2014 Proposed New Ecological Reserves in B.C. Proposed ER Name (Location) Bio-, Eco-, or Geo-logical Rationale for Conservation Size Status and Current Threats Roberts Creek Ancient Forest Headwaters (Sunshine Coast
Dr. Bruce Archibald was our keynote speaker at the Friends of Ecological Reserve Annual General Meeting on March 7, 2014. Mike and I were fortunate to hear an excellent presentation by Dr. Archibald at the Parks Research Forum in Kamloops in January, and fortunately he was able to fit this into his schedule. GF A