The paleoecology of a raised bog and associated deltaic sediments of the Fraser River Delta
Nature's Effect on Development
Natural environments: The effects on child development - done through the SFPIRG ARX program
Legal comparison between German, Canadian, Irish and British environmental law in relation to wetlands, mires and peat bogs
Sensitive Ecosystems: an indicator of biological diversity in the Georgia and Okanagan basins
Submissions and Updates on the South Fraser Perimeter Road
The page with our submissions plus other links of interest
Society newsletters & ReportS - President's Reports
BBC TV's Gardeners World Peat Special
United Nations Environment Program - Peatlands are Quick and Cost-Effective Measure to reduce 10% of greenhouse emissions - December 11, 2007
Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area - Proposed Management Plan: Developed by the four levels of government that own the bog - presented to Delta Council on November 19, 2007
Environmental Bill of Rights - Legislation introduced
Latest Legal Opinion on the sale of the Bog.
The latest legal opinion on the sale of the Bog and the
Sunbury Neighbourhood Association's review of the EAO's Hydrology report.
Geophysiological Coupling of Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems - Klinger, Erickson - 1997 - This report shows the relationship between healthy fish and bogs.
The Ecosystem Review
The British Columbia government and the bog's landowners, Delta Fraser Properties Partnership, financed an extensive study of the bog. The Report concluded that "2,450 of the 2,800 hectares of ecologically available area are required to preserve the ecological integrity and viability of Burns Bog." The Synthesis Report contains scientific findings (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Conservation Covenant
The Conservation Covenant signed by the Governments of Canada, the Province of BC, the Greater Vancouver Regional District and the Corporation of Delta
Regulatory Options to Preserve Burns Bog
The focus of this brief (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) from West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) for the government of British Columbia is on the range of regulatory and legal options that governments have to preserve Burns Bog.
Survey of Potential Legislation for the Protection of Burns Bog
Similar to the previous document, Brent Lokash examines protection possibilities (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) for the Burns Bog Conservation Society.
Burns Bog Sustainable Development Strategy
A summary of Optimax Consulting's "model for ecological and economical balance." The full document is available in our office.
Learn more information about wetlands and the West Nile virus
This link is a five page FBCN brief entitled, West Nile Virus, Healthy Wetlands and Natural Predators. It presents information on mosquitoes, West Nile Virus, and the importance of natural predators of mosquitoes and maintaining healthy wetlands.
Fire in the Bog - An Ecological Tragedy?
In this article, our honourary chair, botanist, bog ecologist, English broadcaster and writer, David Bellamy answers questions regarding the potential ecological effects of the fire on the bog.
Burns Bog Ecosystem Review - GEOLOGY - AGRA - 1999
As part of the Burns Bog Ecosystem Review being undertaken on behalf of 569244 British Columbia Limited, AGRA Earth & Environmental was requested to conduct a geologic review of Burns Bog and surrounding lands. This report describes the geologic history, bedrock, surficial geology, stratigraphy, and geologic processes of Burns Bog (herein referred to as the bog) and the surrounding area. The work was subsequently extended to include a component of Delta owned lands in the Burns Bog area, as requested by the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) in association with Corporation of Delta.
