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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
“The ecological reserve is a good calving ground for caribou” Rod Karswell, 1975 includes letter from W.G Hazlewood includes report from Rosemary Fox See the 104 page PDF : carswell_1975_wildlife_inventory_gladys_lake_er