Warden’s Report, Trout Creek Ecological Reserve, Oct 5. 2014

Ecological Reserve Warden Laurie Rockwell reports on his trip to his reserve: ◦  it was an absolutely superb fall day;15c at 8.30,a periodic light breeze, and sunshine flirting for prominence with wispy clouds. ◦  I saw of heard 15 species of birds that were for the most part active and vocal. I was delighted to

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

Chunamon Creek Ecological Reserve Overview: Physical and Biological

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To establish a research area containing Sub-Boreal Spruce and Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir ecosystems. Physical: From its western boundary along the summit of the Butler Range at the 1500 m elevation, the reserve slopes moderately to the northeast for nearly three kilometres, to its base at the 875 m level. Average slope is 10-15º.