Big Creek ER #127 Overview- Physical and Biological

Physical: Biological: Most of the reserve consists of steep east to southeast-facing slopes formed by downcutting of Big Creek into the lava plateau. Small areas of more level topography include the Big Creek fan and terraces above the Chilcotin River. Surficial materials are primarily glacial till and fluvial deposits. Soils of grasslands and open woodland

Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve Overview: Biological and Physical

COUGAR CANYON ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve representative Interior Douglas-Fir ecosystems, together witha chain of small lakes and associated wetland. Physical: The reserve lies on the moderately rugged western slopes of the Grizzly Hills. The ma jor physical feature is a narrow, relatively straight, sometimes canyon- like valley the length of the reserve. This appears to