Oystercatcher – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Ten Mile Point ER #66 Overview : Biological and Physical

1FebruaryGarry Fletcher66, Reports, Species ListAlaskan (Artemisia alaskana), Black (Haematopus bachmani), Callophyllis flabellulata, Ceramium sp., Costaria costata, D. ligulata, Desmarestia intermedia, Laminaria spp., Laurencia spectabilis, Odonthalia floccosa, Oystercatcher, P. tenue, Plocamium violaceum, sagebrush

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To provide an undisturbed, intertidal and subtidal study area accessible by road in the Greater Victoria Area Physical: The reserve includes about 450 m of intertidal shoreline along Cadboro Point, and extends seaward for 300-400 m. About 30% of its area is above mean low water, 70% below. Coastal features include a sheltered

Beresford Island ER #12 Overview: Physical and Biological

5AprilGarry Fletcher12, Reports, Species ListAbalone, Black, brandt's cormorant, Cassin's Auklet, Common Murre, Deermouse, Fork-tailed, Leach’s, Oystercatcher, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon spp. pealei, peromyscus maniculatus, Pigeon Guillemots, Storm-petrel

Original Purpose: To protect colonies of nesting seabirds and their habitat Physical: A small, rocky island, roughly oval in shape, which rises steeply from deep water to a rounded top. The shore is rock and the upper slopes tend to have less soil cover than Triangle and Sartine islands. A number of rocks and reefs