San Juan Ridge ER #83 Overview, Biological and Physical

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a rare and disjunct population of the white glacier lily, subalpine mountain hemlock vegetation, and subalpine wetlands. Physical: San Juan Ridge is the remnant of a Tertiary erosion surface, subsequently over-ridden and smoothed by Pleistocene ice which moved southerly across it. The reserve slopes to the north from its southern boundary

Gamble Creek ER #133 Overview: Biological and Physical

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect representative north-coastal forest stands and bog vegetation for research on tree species and ecosystem classification Physical: The reserve is at the western edge of the granitic Kitimat Ranges, and contains rounded mountains which were over-topped by Pleistocene glaciers moving westward to the sea. Mountain slopes facing all compass directions are present.