trillium – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Bowser Ecological Reserve Annual Report 2023

29JanuaryGarry Fletcher135, Human Disturbance, Photos, Warden ReportsRed Squirrel, trail cam, trillium

by: Gerry van der Wolf Warden Bowser Ecological Reserve 2023 Annual Report – Bowser Ecological Reserve Photos to be added later: January 25, 2023 Gerry parked at the 90 km sign at 8:50 am and walked in to check on the monitoring equipment and will report to Jessica that all is well. Hazel met Gerry

Klanawa River ER #138 : Biological and Physical

16FebruaryGarry Fletcher138, Management, Rare Species, Reports, Species Listbugbane, Corydalis_scouleri, ericaceous shrubs, false lily-of-the-valley, foam flower, marbled murrelet, oregon fairybells, Oxalis oregana, redwood sorrel, rosy twistedstalk, Scouler's corydalis, star-flowered solomon’s seal, trillium

Physical: The Klanawa reserve runs along the river for about 2 km and is approximately 500 m wide with the river running through the center. This area includes part of the alluvial floodplain on the northwest and southeast sides of the Klanawa River and adjacent slopes to the southeast. Only the lower parts of the

Honeymoon Bay ER #113 Overview: Physical and Biological

12MarchGarry Fletcher113, Reports, Species ListAsarum caudatum, bleeding heart, clasping twistedstalk, Erythronium revolutum), false lily-of-the-valley, pink fawn lily, red columbine, Smith’s fairybells, star-lowered false Solomon’s-seal, trillium, wild ginger

Original Purpose: To preserve showy stands of the rare fawn lily. Physical: The reserve is located where Sutton and Millar creeks issue from the Vancouver Island mountains, depositing alluvial materials in a reach of reduced gradient, 1.5 km upstream from the creek mouth at Cowichan Lake. Sutton Creek winds through the middle of the reserve.