History of Race Rocks.

The First Nations at Race Rocks: History and Prehistory	First Nations Burial Cairns at Race Rocks	History from Archives: 1890s to 1970s	The Lightkeepers of Race Rocks: 1860-1997
This file has a video and images of some of the demolition of historic structures which were on the island.	The History of the Lights at Race Rocks	History of the foghorn at Race Rocks	Francis G.Clements writes of his stay at the Race Rocks Port War Signal Station in 1939
Heritage Designation and Protection	Historic Artifacts of the Light Station	History of Communications from Race Rocks	The Lighthouse tower at Race Rocks (Imperial Light) .
See this file on the Lantern room of the Race Rocks tower	Historical markers & border monument.. Update with new Archival History	Bricks from the original engine room and buildings.	The original engine room and artifacts
Our file of the Shipwrecks of the Area	Archival Records on RR from the British Colonist	Archival Lighthouse reports	Trev and Flo Anderson: lighkeepers at Race Rocks and their early relationship with Pearson College
Contemporary History: Lightkeepers, 1975-1997	The Race Rocks Ecological Reserve History	Marine Protected Area Designation	History and background on Integrated Energy at Race Rocks.
History of development of the internet for racerocks.com	Archival record of Earthquake report at Race Rocks in 1872

There are many spring and early summer flowering plants to observe on Race Rocks but most of them are introduced species. I has happy to find the fringed redmaids (Calandrinia ciliata) growing in a dense mat near the top of east beach. This small annual flowering plant species is one of the few native species found here.

I have started on the thistle removal program again, only this year I am starting off double-gloved! It has heightened my awareness of how many introduced species there are on the island. It would be impossible to remove them all. Below are photos taken today of some of the introduced “weedy” plants in flower.

: red stemmed stork’s bill

: dove’s foot crane’s bill

: ribwort plantain

: sow thistle

: groundsel

: spotted Medick

Facility work

weeding/clearing walkways
thistle removal

Vessels

ecotourism: 8
private: 1

Weather

Winds calm in the am building to WNW 25 in the pm. Skies partly cloudy. Day time temperature: low 9, high 12.

Race Rocks Ecological Reserve-

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