Submissions and Updates on the South Fraser Perimeter Road
The page with our submissions plus other links of interest
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
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.
