Since we have been recommending proposals for ERs for several areas, an update on the protection of the Mt. Elphinstone ecological reserves proposals was recently provided by Ross Muirhead of the Elphinstone Logging Focus group; “The Clack Creek Forest was logged in early 2020. However, out of the 5 x Rubus Navailis patches 2 were
From the website Elphinstone Logging Focus: Dakota Bear Sanctuary Needs Protection A history of the Struggle of the people of the Sunshine Coast who were involved in the effort to save this magnificant old growth forest
This report was published in April 2020 Authors: Karen Price , PhD., Rachel F. Holt, PhD., R.P.Bio and Dave Daust R.P.F., M.Sc. See the full pdf of the report here: bcs-old-growth-forest-report-web Conclusions Productive old forest has almost vanished across BC. Low productivity inaccessible old forest remains in some forest types. Forest policy in BC does
On July 11 2013, Ross Muirhead, Bill Legg and Hans Penner of Elphinstone Logging Focus, an environmental group based in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast, took Helen and I up to up to a small patch of forest presently included in a BC Timber Sales Block (BCTS) Cutblock DK045. They had identified this area with concern for
Ecological Reserve Attributes Conservation • Williams Creek Ecological Reserve is situated in the under represented Nass Mountains Ecosection (4.57%). The ecological reserve contributes minimally however to the representation of this ecosection (1.21% of the overall protected areas system representation of the ecosection). See the Complete PDF:williams_cr Williams Creek Ecological Reserve is situated in the Coastal
T.P Sullivan published a paper on a survey of Saturna Island Ecological reserve provided a description of its virgin Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) forest. The vegetation was quantitatively analyzed with respect to structure and composition. The tree strata dominated the structure of this reserve followed secondarily by the low shrub ad bryophyte strata. Pseudotsuga menziesii