Torkelson Lake Ecological Reserve #73 Warden Report March 2023

BC Ecological Reserve Warden Report ER Name: _Torkelson­­­­_______ Ecological Reserve # __73 ____   Report Date: _____26 March 2023__ Warden Name: Kevin Tyler_ Travel /  Timings. We departed Smithers at 8:30 am.  It was ~85 mins drive one way.  We started snowshoeing at 10 am; I arrived back at the vehicle at 2:15 pm, and back

Aleza Lake Purpose Statement

Aleza Lake Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement: BC Parks The Aleza Lake Ecological Reserve is located 50 km northeast of Prince George, 4 km southwest of Aleza Lake. Road access is south from old Highway 16, 3 km south of Aleza Lake Village. The ecological reserve is 242 ha in size, and protects forest ecosystems representative

KOTCHO LAKE ISLANDS ER #148

KOTCHO LAKE ISLANDS ER #148 ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect colonial water bird nesting sites and their migration stop over OVERVIEW Date established:  29 June 2000 See the full PDF: kotcho Location:  100 km ENE of Fort Nelson 59º04’N  121º07’W Total Area: 64 ha Land: 49 ha Foreshore: 15 ha Elevation: 623 m Access: Accessible by

Gingietl Creek Er # 115 Overview: Biological and Physical

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To conserve an undisturbed coastal watershed of wide elevational range for forest ecology, vegetation, wildlife ecology and hydrology studies. Access: Access by helicopter, or by logging road from the village of Gitwinksihlkw on the north side of Nass River. Physical: The reserve comprises the steep southeast facing drainage of Gingietl Creek and a

Skeena River Islands Overview: Biological and Physical

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To set aside unlogged floodplain islands for research on succession in black cottonwood communities. Physical: The reserve comprises three large and four small islands in a low-gradient reach of the Skeena River where reduced river velocities allow sediments from upstream to settle out, forming many bars and islands. The river is slightly sinuous

Blue/Dease River ER #58 Overview: Biological and Physical

Original Purpose: To establish a research area containing a variety of communities in the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone. Physical:: The reserve lies on a plain of low relief in the Liard River drainage. Micro-relief is provided by many glacial features, oriented in an east-west direction, including eskers, drumlins and morainal landforms. These show

Charlie Cole Creek Overview: Biological and Physical

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve three cold-water mineral springs, associated landforms, and vegetation, on the Kawdy Plateau Physical: This reserve, the only protected area located in the BC portion of the Yukon River basin, features three cold-water mineral springs, a rather unique phenomenon in northern British Columbia. Of the three springs, one is most conspicuous, having

Heather lake Ecological Reserve ER #87

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect representative trembling aspen stands and associated vegetation  and fauna within the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone OVERVIEW Physical: The reserve encompasses an elongate, well-drained, northwest-southeast trending ridge with a low, rounded summit. The ridge lies at the eastern edge of the floor of the Rocky Mountain Trench, a structurally controlled valley with considerable