Laas Parnell, a student from Haida Gwaii who attended Lester Pearson College in 2012-2014. She spent the summer in 2014 on a boat 7 hours a day in the ocean around Hippa island which is on the outer ocean side of the Vladimir Krajina Ecological reserve. She has sent us these images of this beautiful
The Government of Canada is working to ensure the recovery of species at risk. On January 7th, 2014, the proposed “Recovery Strategy for the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in Canada” was included on the Species at Risk Public Registry for a 60-day public comment period. The Marbled Murrelet is a small seabird largely dependent on
Physical: The Klanawa reserve runs along the river for about 2 km and is approximately 500 m wide with the river running through the center. This area includes part of the alluvial floodplain on the northwest and southeast sides of the Klanawa River and adjacent slopes to the southeast. Only the lower parts of the
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a relatively undisturbed example of one of B.C.’s most underrepresented biogeoclimatic variants (CWH xm1), and sensitive mosses and lichens on the shallow-soiled coastal bluffs. OVERVIEW See the complete PDF at : francis-point-er-153 Access: The reserve can be accessed via trails through the adjacent Francis Point Provincial Park to the east, with
Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key goal of ecological reserves is to contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and the protection of genetic materials. All consumptive resource uses and the use of motorized vehicles are prohibited. Research and education
ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect representative ecosystems, rare genetic resources, endemic wildlife, plants and plant communities and outstanding biological phenomena in a remote coastal setting Physical: Located on the west slope of the Queen Charlotte Ranges, the reserve includes mountainous terrain to 825 m in elevation, 60 km of marine shoreline, two large islands, and a
Provincial Museum and UBC field parties conducted bird and mammal investigations in Barkley Sound from 1954 to 1970 inclusive. 55 of approx. 55 islands,islets and reefs were visited. Nesting sites of 6 species of sea birds previously unrecorded are lsited. See the complete paper –PDF file: barkley_sound_sea_bird_nesting_sites