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Ecological Reserves of British
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Columbia
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by
ER Region (as at Oct 2002)
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Total Area **
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166,918
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**
Approximately 47,647 hectares of this total area covers marine waters.
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ER’s marked with an * are closed to
the public due to the sensitive nature of these areas. The closure at
Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve
covers the land component of the reserve only.
Note 2: Information extracted from brochure Ecological
Reserves in BC. BC Parks. 1995 and from BC Parks website
for ecological reserves.
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Map
Area Name and Location
Click underlined ER
name to access
ER # er knowledgebase
information
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Main Feature(s)
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Size
(ha)
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Kootenay
Region
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20
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Columbia
Lake Ecological Reserve, East side of Columbia Lake
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Rare limestone flora
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32
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Kootenay
Region
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32
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Evans
Lake Ecological Reserve, Valhalla Provincial Park
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Subalpine forests including a stand of rare yellow cedar
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185
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Kootenay
Region
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104
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Gilnockie Creek Ecological Reserve, E of Kingsgate
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Mature
western larch, seral lodgepole
pine. small wetiand
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58
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Kootenay
Region
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56
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Goosegrass Creek Ecological Reserve, W of Columbia Reach, Kinbasket Lake
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An elevational sequence of three biogeoclimatic
zones and a complete watershed
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2,185
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Kootenay
Region
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49
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Kingfisher
Creek Ecological Reserve, Hunters Range, ESE of Sicamous
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Representative
flora of northern Monashee Mountains
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1,441
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Kootenay
Region
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31
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Lew Creek Ecological Reserve, E of Upper Arrow Lake
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Three biogeoclimatic zones in one drainage basin
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815
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Kootenay
Region
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43
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Mount
Griffin Ecological Reserve, N of Mabel Lake
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Interior
cedar-hemlock and subalpine forest over wide elevational range
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1,376
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Kootenay
Region
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19
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Mount
Sabine Ecological Reserve, N of Canal Flats
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Mixed
conifer forest
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8
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Kootenay
Region
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26
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Ram
Creek Ecological Reserve, SE of Canal Flats
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Hotsprings and associated plants and burnt forest
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121
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Kootenay
Region
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61
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Upper
Shuswap River Ecological Reserve, E of Mabel
lake
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Excellent
alluvia stands of western redcedar
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70
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Kootenay
Region
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30
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Vance
Creek Ecological Reserve, N of Lumby
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Highly
diverse mixed conifer forest
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49
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National
Park Reserve
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44
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Now
part of Gwaii Haanas /
South Moresby National Park Reserve
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National
Park Reserve
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95
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Now
part of Gwaii Haanas /
South Moresby National Park Reserve
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National
Park Reserve
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96
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Now
part of Gwaii Haanas /
South Moresby National Park Reserve
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North Eastern BC
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50
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Cecil
Lake Ecological Reserve, NE of Fort St. John
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Sphagnum
bog community with black spruce
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129
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North Eastern BC
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107
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Chunamon Creek Ecological Reserve, NE of Germanson Landing
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Two
small drainages; Engelmann and white spruce forest
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344
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North Eastern BC
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8
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Clayhurst Ecological Reserve, S of Clayhurst
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Eroding
bluffs within Peace River parklands
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316
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North Eastern BC
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62
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Fort
Nelson River Ecological Reserve, N of Fort Nelson and Muskwa rivers
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White
spruce within alluvial stands of black cottonwood
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121
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North Eastern BC
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87
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Heather
Lake Ecological Reserve, NW of Mackenzie
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Excellent
aspen-dominated ecosystems
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235
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North Eastern BC
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148
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Kotcho Lake Ecological Reserve, 100 km ENE of Fort Nelson
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Nesting
colony of three species of gulls and other water birds on two flat islands;
also important as migration stopover
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64
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North Eastern BC
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152
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Ospika Cones Ecological Reserve, 50 km ENE of the N
end of Williston Lake
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Unique
spring pools forming their own lime- stone dams, surrounding wetlands,
forested slopes, subalpine and alpine habitats
above
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1,282
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North Eastern BC
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47
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Parker
Lake Ecological Reserve, W of Fort Nelson
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Extensive
bog habitat with pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
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259
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North Eastern BC
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85
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Patsuk Creek Ecological Reserve, N of Mackenzie
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Paper
birch and other seral forest species
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554
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North Eastern BC
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91
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Raspberry
Harbour Ecological Reserve, Willisten Lake NW of Finlay
Forks
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Outstanding
lodgepole pure stands and adjacent bogs
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143
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North Eastern BC
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150
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Rolla
Canyon Ecological Reserve, near Dawson Creek
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Narrow
canyon and site of rare fossils
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43
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North Eastern BC
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46
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Sikanni Chief River Ecological Reserve, headwaters
of Sikanni Chief River
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Engelmann
spruce at northern extremity of range. subalpine
lichens
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2,401
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North Western BC
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58
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Blue/Dease Rivers Ecological Reserve, W of Lower Post
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Terrestrial
and aquatic communities in the boreal white and black spruce zone
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777
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North Western BC
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102
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Charlie
Cole Creek Ecological Reserve, S of Teslin Lake
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Unique
cone-shaped cold-water mineral springs used by ungulates as salt licks
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162
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North Western BC
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57
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Chickens
Neck Mountain Ecological Reserve, N of Dease Lake
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Climax
stand of white spruce and subalpine fir
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680
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North Western BC
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115
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Gingietl Creek Ecological Reserve, upstream of
mouth of the Nass River
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Undisturbed
watershed in virgin coastal western hemlock forest
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2,873
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North Western BC
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68
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Gladys
Lake Ecological Reserve, Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park
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Stone
sheep, mountain goats, caribou and their environment
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48,560
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North Western BC
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147
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Grayling
River Hot Springs Ecological Reserve, 67 km NE of Muncho Lake
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A
series of hot springs on both sides of the Grayling River; tufa
terraces, karst and caves, bats, and rare
vegetation
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1,421
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North Western BC
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59
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Ningunsaw River Ecological Reserve, SE of Bob Quinn Lake
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Coastal
western hemlock zone near its northern limit and asso-
ciated Englemann
spruce-sub- alpine fir and alpine tundra zones
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2,046
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North Western BC
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149
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Portage
Brule Rapids Ecological Reserve, 110 km SE of Watson Lake
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Hot springs formations on the banks of the Liard River; unusual vegetation including
rare plants; BWBS forests on river terraces
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724
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North Western BC
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80
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Smith
River Ecological Reserve, near junction with Liard River
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Representative
boreal white and black spruce forest
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1,326
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Northern Vancouver Island
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13
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*
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Anne Vallee (Triangle Island) Ecological Reserve,
outermost of Scott Islands
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Largest
seabird and sea lion colonies in the province
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85
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Northern Vancouver Island
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12
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*
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Beresford
Island Ecological Reserve, part of Scott Islands
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Seabird
colonies
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8
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Northern Vancouver Island
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109
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Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve, NW of Kyuquot
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Extensive
area of marine shoreline reefs and islets providing habitat for B.C.'s
prime sea otter population
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35,650
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Northern Vancouver Island
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75
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Clanninick Creek Ecological Reserve, N of Kyuquot
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Exceptional
old-growth Sitka spruce stand
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37
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Northern Vancouver Island
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126
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Claud Elliott Creek Ecological Reserve, NE Vancouver Island
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Representative
hemlock, amabilis fir and redcedar
forest
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231
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Northern Vancouver Island
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120
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Duke of
Edinburgh (Pine/Storm/Tree Islands) Ecological Reserve, NW of Port
Hardy
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Largest
seabird nesting colony in Queen Charlotte Strait
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660
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Northern Vancouver Island
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2
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East
Redonda Island Ecological Reserve, N end of Georgia Strait
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Representative
forest in three biogeoclimatic zones
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6,212
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Northern Vancouver Island
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40
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Kingcome River/Atlatzi River
Ecological Reserve, near head of Kingcome
Inlet
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Rich
alluvial swamps, bogs and forest
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414
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Northern Vancouver Island
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129
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Klaskish River Ecological Reserve, SW of Port Alice
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Estuarv and alluvial forest in coastal western hemlock zone,
native oysters
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132
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Northern Vancouver Island
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105
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Megin River Ecological Reserve, NW of Tofino
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Typical
west coast alluvial and upland forests
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50
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Northern Vancouver Island
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140
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Misty
Lake Ecological Reserve, 12 km NW of Port McNeill
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Small
lake, one of three occurrences of the endemic giant black stickleback
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55
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Northern Vancouver Island
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123
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Mount
Derby Ecological Reserve, S of Port McNeill
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Alpine
peak and precipitous, partly forested slopes
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557
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Northern Vancouver Island
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125
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Mount
Elliott Ecological Reserve, S of Port McNeill
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Representative
subalpine subdrainage
surrounding a lake
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324
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Northern Vancouver Island
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118
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Nimpkish River Ecological Reserve, N of Vernon Lake
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Some of
Canada's tallest Douglas-firs
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18
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Northern Vancouver Island
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111
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*
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Robson
Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve, Tsitika Valley, Johnston Strait
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Killer
whales and a crucial part of their habitat; pristine estuary and forested
slopes
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1,715
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Northern Vancouver Island
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11
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*
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Sartine Island Ecological Reserve, part of Scott Islands
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Seabird
colonies
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13
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Northern Vancouver Island
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14
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*
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Solander Island Ecological Reserve, W of Brooks
Peninsula
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Seabird
colonies
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8
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Northern Vancouver Island
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119
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Tahsish River Ecological Reserve, S of Port McNeill
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Pristine
westcoast estuary
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70
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Northern Vancouver Island
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122
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Tsitika Mountain Ecological Reserve, S of Port
McNeill
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Alpine
communities, wet subalpine forest. unusual
terraced fen, and small lake
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554
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Northern Vancouver Island
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124
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Tsitika River Ecological Reserve, S of Port McNeill
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Low
elevation swamp / fen / bog complex
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110
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Okanagan
Area
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34
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Big
White Mountain Ecological Reserve, E of Kelowna
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Subalpine and alpine plant communities
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951
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Okanagan
Area
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51
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Browne
Lake Ecological Reserve, E of Kelowna
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Marsh
and forest rich in wildflowers
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124
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Okanagan
Area
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6
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Buck
Hills Road Ecological Reserve, S of Lumby
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Small
stand of mature western larch
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16
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Okanagan
Area
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77
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Campbell
Brown (Kalamalka Lake) Ecological Reserve, SW
of Vernon
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Ponderosa
pine-bunchgrass site, rattlesnake den
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107
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Okanagan
Area
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108
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Cougar
Canyon Ecological Reserve, E Side of Kalamalka Lake
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Mosaic
of plant communities in- cluding wetlands in
canyon setting
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550
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Okanagan
Area
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33
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Field's
Lease Ecological Reserve, W of Osoyoos Lake
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Semi-arid
shrub grassland communities
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4
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Okanagan
Area
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100
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Haynes'
Lease Ecological Reserve, N end of Osoyoos Lake
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Most
arid ecosystem in Canada with numerous rare plants and
animals
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101
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Okanagan
Area
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5
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Lily
Pad Lake Ecological Reserve, S of Lumby
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Undisturbed
bog lake on plateau
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101
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Okanagan
Area
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130
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Mahoney
Lake Ecological Reserve, S of Okanagan Falls
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Southern
interior saline lake with unique limnological
features of significance
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29
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Okanagan
Area
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22
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Ross
Lake Ecological Reserve, Skagit Valley Recreation Area
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Ponderosa
pine in coastal Douglas-fir forest
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61
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Okanagan
Area
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89
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Skagit River Cottonwoods Ecological Reserve, Skagit Valley Recreation Area
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Excellent
cottonwood stands
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69
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Okanagan
Area
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21
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Skagit River Forest Ecological Reserve, Skagit Vailey
Recreation Area
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Douglas-fir
forest
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73
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Okanagan
Area
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7
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Trout
Creek Ecological Reserve, SSW of Summerland
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Ponderosa
pine parkland
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75
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Okanagan
Area
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27
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Whipsaw
Creek Ecological Reserve, SW of Princeton
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Douglas-fir
and Ponderosa pine stands
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32
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Prince
George Area
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84
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Aleza Lake Ecological Reserve,
NE of Prince George
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Representative
sub-boreal forest. lakes and wetland ecosystems
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242
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Prince
George Area
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86
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Bednesti Lake Ecological Reserve, W of Prince George
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Kettle
lake wetland succession
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139
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Prince
George Area
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71
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Blackwater Creek Ecological Reserve, NW of Mackenzie
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Boreal
forest and portion of extensive low moor area
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234
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Prince
George Area
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79
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Chilako River Ecological Reserve, S of Vanderhoof
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Wetland
and forest ecosystem mosaic
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64
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Prince
George Area
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82
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Cinema
Bog Ecological Reserve, NNE of Quesnel
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Lowland
black spruce sphagnum bog
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68
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Prince
George Area
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60
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Drywilliam Lake Ecological Reserve, S of Fraser Lake
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Excellent
old growth stand of Douglas-fir
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95
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Prince
George Area
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134
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Ellis
Island Ecological Reserve, W of Vanderhoof on
Fraser Lake
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inland
breeding colony of herring and ring-billed gulls
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1
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Prince
George Area
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36
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Mackinnon
Esker Ecological Reserve, NW of Prince George
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Long
compound esker, well- developed lichen communities
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583
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Prince
George Area
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78
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Meridian
Road (Vanderhoof) Ecological Reserve, S of Vanderhoof
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Engelmann
spruce-subalpine fir-lodgepole
pine forest
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262
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Prince
George Area
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72
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Nechako River Ecological Reserve, W of Prince George
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Southern
occurrence of excellent tamarack stand
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133
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Prince
George Area
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39
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Sunbeam
Creek Ecological Reserve, N of McBride
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Representative
subalpine plant communities
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511
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Prince
George Area
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41
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Tacheeda Lakes Ecological Reserve, N of Prince George
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Representative
forest communities on the McGregor Plateau
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526
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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145
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Burnt
Cabin Bog Ecological Reserve, 15 km SE of Smithers
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Large
wetland complex with a variety of bog, fen, swamp and shallow water habitats;.resident beaver and moose
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670
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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103
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Byers/Conroy/Harvey/Sinnett Islands Ecological Reserve, Hecate Strait, NW of Bella Bella
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Important
seabird and marine mammal breeding areas
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12,205
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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146
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Catherine
Creek Ecological Reserve, 12 km SE of Hazelton
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Stand
of large old growth western redcedar in the Moist
Cool ICH subzone
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45
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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25
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*
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Dewdney
and Glide Islands Ecological Reserve, eastern Hecate Strait
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Variety
of maritime bog, pond and scrub forest communities
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3,845
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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52
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Drizzle
Lake Ecological Reserve, SE of Masset
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Lake and surrounding bogs unique species of stickleback
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837
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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133
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Gamble
Creek Ecological Reserve, E of Prince Rupert
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North
coastal forest/ bog complex and occurrence of amabilis
fir near northern limit of its range
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1,026
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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93
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Lepas Bay Ecological Reserve, off NW corner of Graham Island
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Seabird
colonies, mainly petrels
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4
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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23
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*
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Moore/McKenny/Whitmore Islands Ecological Reserve,
eastern Hecate Strait
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Diverse
seabird colonies
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73
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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81
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Morice River Ecological Reserve, SW of Houstcn
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Burnt
sub-boreal spruce forest
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358
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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10
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Rose
Spit Ecological Reserve, NE point of Graham Island
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Sand
spit, open dunes and shoreline meadows
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170
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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63
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Skeena River Ecological Reserve, near mouth of Exchamsiks River
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Mature
cottonwood on floodplain islands
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91
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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38
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Takla Lake Ecological Reserve, E of Hazelton
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Most
northerly known occurrence of Douglas-fir
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263
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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73
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Torkelsen Lake Ecological Reserve, W of Babine Lake
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Low
moor wetlands with cloudberry
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182
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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9
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Tow
Hill Ecological Reserve, NE Graham Island
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Forested
sand dunes and swamp and peat bogs
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514
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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45
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Vladimir
J. Krajina (Port Chanal)
Ecological Reserve, W coast of Graham Island
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Virgin
marine shoreline, forest, muskeg and alpine communities, rare mosses, large
seabird colonies
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9,834
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Queen Charlotte Islands / Prince Rupert Area
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114
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Williams
Creek Ecological Reserve, SE of Terrace
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Representative
coastal western hemlock forest and outstanding terraced bogs
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700
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Southern Vancouver Island
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28
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Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve,
Sechelt
Peninsula
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Coastal
bog lake
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228
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Southern Vancouver Island
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24
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*
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Baeria Rocks Ecological Reserve, Barkley Sound
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Seabird
colonies and subtidal marine life
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53
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Southern Vancouver Island
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151
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Ballingall Islets Ecological Reserve, 7 km NNE of Ganges
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Nesting
colony of glaucous-winged gulls, double-crested
cormorants and pigeon guillemots
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0.2
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Southern Vancouver Island
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135
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Bowser
Ecological Reserve, 15 km N of Parksville
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A
high-productivity Douglas-fir forest with small inclusions of wetlands
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116
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Southern Vancouver Island
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121
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Brackman Island Ecological Reserve, N of Sidney
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Pristine,
ungrazed Gulf island vegetation and marine buffer
|
35
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Southern Vancouver Island
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17
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*
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Canoe
Islets Ecological Reserve , near S end of Valdes Island
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Seabird
colony
|
1
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Southern Vancouver Island
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1
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*
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Cleland
Island Ecological Reserve, Clayoquot Sound, W
of Tofino
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Great
diversity of seabird colonies
|
8
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Southern Vancouver Island
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136
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Comox
Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve, 8 km SW of Courtenay
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Bluffs
and shallow soils with an assemblage of regionally rare plants and
communities
|
47
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Southern Vancouver Island
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128
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Galiano Island Ecological Reserve, N end of Galiano Island
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Rare
undisturbed peat bog ecosystem in dry coastal Douglas-fir zone
|
30
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Southern Vancouver Island
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117
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Haley
Lake Ecological Reserve, SW of Nanaimo
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Population
of endangered Vancouver Island marmots and their habitat
|
120
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Southern Vancouver Island
|
113
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Honeymoon
Bay Ecological Reserve, Cowichan Lake
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Outstanding
population of pink fawn lily (Erythronium revolutum)
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8
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Southern Vancouver Island
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137
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Hudson
Rocks Ecological Reserve, 25 km N of Newcastle Island
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Nationally
significant breeding colony of pelagic cormorants
|
50
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Southern Vancouver Island
|
138
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Klanawa River Ecological Reserve, 20 km SE of Bainfield
|
Floodplain
Sitka spruce forest and largest
population of rare redwood sorrel
|
90
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
139
|
|
Ladysmith
Bog Ecological Reserve, 10 km S of Nanaimo
|
Diverse
CDF forest, fen and bog communities; rare plants associated with beaver
ponds and small lakes
|
141
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
4
|
|
Lasqueti Island Ecological Reserve, Strait of Georgia, N of Parksville
|
Shoreline
forest with large Rocky Mountain junipers
|
201
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
37
|
|
Mount
Maxwell Ecological Reserve, Saltspring Island
|
Garry
oak stand
|
65
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
16
|
|
Mount Tuam Ecological Reserve, Saltspring Island
|
Arbutus
/ Douglas-fir forest
|
254
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
112
|
|
Mount
Tzuhalem Ecological Reserve, NW of Duncan
|
Outstanding
Garry oak vvoods with profusion of spring
wildflowers, rare plants
|
18
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
54
|
|
Nitinat Lake Ecological Reserve, E shore of Nitinat Lake
|
Steep
west coast forest; maritime population of Douglas-fir
|
79
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
94
|
|
Oak Bay
Islands Ecological Reserve, E of Victoria
|
Natural
meadow communities, rare plants, seabirds and marine life
|
211
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
97
|
|
Race
Rocks Ecological Reserve, SW of Victoria
|
Outstanding
marine community, sea lion haul-out, seabirds
|
220
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
18
|
*
|
Rose
Islets Ecological Reserve, N of Reid Island
|
Seabird
colony
|
1
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
83
|
|
San
Juan Ridge Ecological Reserve, E of Port Renfrew
|
Protection
of rare white avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum)
|
98
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
141
|
|
San
Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve, 5 km NE of Port Renfrew
|
Early seral floodplain plant communities; rare Tooth-leaved
monkey-flower
|
79
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
67
|
|
Satellite
Channel Ecological Reserve, N of Saanich Peninsula
|
Rich subtidal marine life
|
343
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
15
|
|
Saturna
Island Ecological Reserve, southern ridge of Saturna Island
|
Coastal
Douglas-fir forest
|
131
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
90
|
|
Sutton
Pass Ecological Reserve, W of Port Alberni
|
Rare
adder's tongue fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum)
|
3
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
66
|
|
Ten
Mile Point Ecological Reserve, Victoria
|
Inter-
and subtidal marine life Rich subtidal
marine life
|
11
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
132
|
|
Trial
Islands Ecological Reserve, S of Oak Bay
|
The
most outstanding assemblage of rare and endangered plant species in B.C.
|
23
|
|
|
Southern Vancouver Island
|
142
|
|
Woodley
Range Ecological Reserve, 2 km N of Ladysmith
|
CDF
forest, woodland and species-rich meadows on shallow soils; rare plants
|
166
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
69
|
|
Baynes Island Ecological Reserve, Squamish River
|
Undisturbed
alluvial black collonwood forest
|
71
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
48
|
|
Bowen
Island Ecological Reserve, W of Apodaca Provincial Park
|
Various
forest communities of Douglas fir; dry subzone of
western hemlock zone
|
397
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
98
|
|
Chilliwack
River Ecological Reserve, S of Chilliwack
|
Mature
alluvial forest with large western red cedars, hybrid spruces
|
86
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
76
|
|
Fraser
River Ecological Reserve, N of Chilliwack
|
Serial
alluvial cottonwood and willow forest
|
76
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
116
|
|
Katherine
Tye (Vedder Crossing)
Ecological Reserve, SE of Chilliwack
|
Rare
white phantom orchid (Cephalanthera austiniae) and its habitat
|
3
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
143
|
|
Liumchem Ecological Reserve, 16 km S of Chilliwack
|
Subalpine plant communities; interesting plant occurrences on
limestone; spotted owl habitat
|
2,190
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
99
|
|
Pitt
Polder Ecological Reserve, S of Pitt Lake
|
Two
forested hills surrounded by swamp, fen and beg communities
|
88
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
106
|
|
Skagit River Rhododendrons Ecological Reserve, Skagit Valley Recreation Area
|
Two
stands of Pacific rhododendrons (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
|
70
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
92
|
|
Skihist Ecological Reserve, NE of Lytton
|
Ungrazed Ponderosa pine-bunchgrass site
|
36
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
131
|
|
Stoyoma Creek Ecological Reserve, near Boston Bar
|
Exceptional
diversity of conifers and the juncture of three biogeoclimatic
zones
|
76
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
74
|
|
UBC
Endowment Lands Ecological Reserve, Pacific Spirit Park
|
Second-growth
Puget Sound lowland forest
|
90
|
|
|
Vancouver Area
|
144
|
|
Yale
Garry Oak Ecological Reserve, E of Yale
|
Isolated
stand of Garry oaks and associated vegetation
|
12
|
|
|
Williams Lake / Kamloops Area
|
127
|
|
Big
Creek Ecological Reserve, SW of Williams Lake
|
Representative
natural grasslands of Chilcotins
|
257
|
|
|
Williams Lake / Kamloops Area
|
55
|
|
Cardiff Mountain Ecological
Reserve, W of Taseko
River
|
Example
of lava plateau, basalt columns and crater lake
|
65
|
|
|
Williams Lake / Kamloops Area
|
65
|
|
Chasm
Ecological Reserve, N of Clinton
|
Ponderosa
pine at its northern limit
|
197
|
|
|
Williams Lake / Kamloops Area
|
101
|
|
Doc
English Bluff Ecological Reserve, SE of Williams Lake
|
Limestone
cliff with rare plant species, colony of vhite-throated
swifts
|
52
|
|
|
Williams Lake / Kamloops Area
|
64
|
|
Ilgachuz Range Ecological Reserve, N of Anahim Lake
|
Volcanic
mountain mass with various alpine vegetation communities
|
2,914
|
|
|
Williams Lake / Kamloops Area
|
42
|
*
|
|