This file has been started to present some of the information we have accumulated on the pool in order to stimulate students to raise further questions and devise problems that can be investigated at the pool. It is also intended … Continue reading
BACKGROUND :It is intended that,students can access this file as a resource for an assignment in high school biology or college ecology coursers. For several years now, students of biology and environmental systems classes of Pearson College have been doing … Continue reading
Biology Student Christina Fredericks did this preliminary research paper for her biology extended essay in 1988. She collected the protists ( Pyramimonas sp. ) from the high intertidal green tidepools at Race Rocks. Her research questions related to whether they … Continue reading
Garry Fletcher, ER Warden for Race Rocks visited the reserve on June 14, 2024 Greg Dickinson from Pearson College provided transport in Second Nature for the following group: Lisette and Mads – Mads is a former student and both are … Continue reading
Wardens Report by Garry Fletcher.. December 13, 2023 Past Wardens reports may be accessed at https://racerocks.ca/category/er-warden-report/ I got a ride out on the Second Nature vessel of Lester Pearson College. Greg and Cedrick were taking out two technicians to deal … Continue reading
The full pdf of this report is contained in this pdf: BC EAO Condition 39 Exisitng Shoreline Conditions Report – May 2023 – for engagement The purpose of this posting is to reference the part of the report referring to … Continue reading
Weather: wind mostly westerly averaging 30 to 40 k/hr sunny most of the day Visitors: no boats braved Race Rocks today, after the storm yesterday the swell was still big, the wind strong all day and the tidal variation caused … Continue reading
Watden’s Report, September 3, 2021 I was fortunate to be able to get out to Race Rocks on one of the last morning low tides of the season. I wanted to revisit intertidal locations around the island in order to … Continue reading
I wonder, does the fog horn go all night? Wind westerly At sunrise (530 am) between 30 and 35 knots, dropped to 20 knots midday for about an hour and then quickly came back up at 1800 hours between 35 … Continue reading
Expand this map of Great Race Rocks in order to see the numbered pegs in red around the shoreline. Some of these pegs were intended as intertidal locators, and some as subtidal tethering pegs. The ones with question marks still … Continue reading